While names such as tight end Trey McBride, wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and running back James Conner will continue to do heavy lifting for offensive coordinator Drew Petzing, the Cardinals will need a few more names to emerge. Enter: second-year running back Trey Benson.

So, which teams will have the top defenses in the NFL this year? Let’s take a look. The defending champs are soaring into the second spot for a multitude of reasons. They retained almost all their core talent,

Cornerback is one of the toughest NFL positions to play, and Arizona Cardinals second-round pick Will Johnson is learning that quickly.

Frequently, despite poor performances over overall and plenty of tough losses, it felt as if the Cardinals were out performing expectations, and accounting for low talent levels with schematics. But it does lend itself to a question, particularly about the defense in the 2025 season.

Alabama linebacker Mack Wilson will be calling the defensive signals for the Cardinals. Wearing the green dot for the Arizona defense comes after Wilson started a career-high 16 games for the Cardinals in 2024.

The NFL continues to reveal players in the yearly offseason "NFL Top 100." Three Arizona Cardinals players made the list, with linebacker Josh Sweat at No. 95, tight end Trey McBride at No. 65 and safety Budda Baker at No. 34, making the list for the sixth straight year. Several players the Cardinals will face in 2025 continue to be revealed.

Should the Cardinals keep six cornerbacks similar to last year, that leaves just three spots for all of Kei'Trel Clark, Darren Hall, Denzel Burke, Elijah Jones, Jaylon Jones and Steven Gilmore to fight over.

The Philadelphia Eagles (-7) will be one of the NFL survivor pool picks some players jump on in Week 1. With a matchup against the Dallas Cowboys to open the 2025 NFL schedule, this is a popular pick for 2025 NFL survivor pool players who may have mapped out their strategy before the season.