NFL Top 100: Many Arizona Cardinals opponents in players 40-31

Last week, the next 10 players in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2026 were revealed. It was players 40-31.

We are still waiting to see where Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride is ranked. The two Cardinals players to make the list so far are outside linebacker Josh Sweat, coming in at No. 78, and safety Budda Baker, who was No. 75.

Players 40-31, revealed last week, are as follows:

• No. 40: 49ers OT Trent Williams
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• No. 39: Chargers QB Justin Herbert

• No. 38: Eagles CB Cooper DeJean

• No. 37: Lions OT Penei Sewell

• No. 36: Cowboys WR George Pickens

• No. 35: Browns EDGE Jared Verse

• No. 34: Eagles RB Saquon Barkley

• No. 33: Lions QB Jared Goff

• No. 32: Broncos OLB Nik Bonitto

• No. 31: Cowboys QB Dak Prescott

These are all pertinent players to the Cardinals. The Cardinals will face nine of the 10 in 2026. Only Verse is not a Cardinals opponent this coming season, although he played the Cardinals twice last season as a member of the LA Rams.

Of the 70 players revealed, the Cardinals will face 36 of them.

• No. 100 Saints DE Cameron Jordan

• No. 97 Seahawks LB Ernest Jones

• No. 96 Saints RB Travis Etienne

• No. 95 Jets LB Demario Davis

• No. 94 Chiefs C Creed Humphrey

• No. 89 Rams RB Kyren Williams

• No. 88 Lions LB Jack Campbell

• No. 86 Chargers LB Tuli Tuipulotu

• No. 85 49ers QB Brock Purdy

• No. 84 Rams OLB Byron Young

• No. 81 Commanders LB Bobby Wagner

• No. 79 Chiefs TE Travis Kelce

• No. 73 Broncos DL Zach Allen

• No. 68 Broncos WR Courtland Sutton

• No. 64 Saints WR Chris Olave

• No. 60 Raiders TE Brock Bowers

• No. 59 Broncos QB Bo Nix

• No. 56 Eagles QB Jalen Hurts

• No. 55 Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb

• No. 54 49ers LB Fred Warner

• No. 53 Rams WR Davante Adams

• No. 50 Chargers S Derwin James

• No. 47 Eagles CB Quinyon Mitchell

• No. 46 49ers TE George Kittle

• No. 45 Eagles LB Zack Baun

• No. 43 Chiefs DT Chris Jones

• No. 42 Broncos OT Garett Bolles

• No. 40 49ers OT Trent Williams

• No. 39 Chargers QB Justin Herbert

• No. 38 Eagles CB Cooper DeJean

• No. 37 Lions OT Penei Sewell

• No. 36 Cowboys WR George Pickens

• No. 34 Eagles RB Saquon Barkley

• No. 33 Lions QB Jared Goff

• No. 32 Broncos OLB Nik Bonitto

• No. 31 Cowboys QB Dak Prescott

Player No. 40: 49ers OT Trent Williams

Player No. 40: 49ers OT Trent Williams

Player No. 39: Chargers QB Justin Herbert

Player No. 38: Eagles CB Cooper Dejean

Players No. 37: Lions OT Penei Sewell

Player No. 36: Cowboys WR George Pickens

Player No. 35: Browns EDGE Jared Verse

Player No. 34: Eagles RB Saquon Barkley

Player No. 32: Broncos OLB Nik Bonitto

Player No. 31: Cowboys QB Dak Prescott

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