NFL Salary
Pay vs Performance
Arizona Cardinals roster · each player vs his own position market · APY basis · updated 2026-10-27Contracts
Lens
Whole roster on one map · no position filtering
Roster contracts
57
Roster APY
$235.7M
Rookie-scale deals
26
Top-quartile deals
13
League median APY
$1.5M
Market read
18roster contracts rank above their position market's median in both pay and role.
1top-quartile contracts here sit in the bottom half of their market's role.
2below-median contracts return top-quartile role in their markets.
Pay vs role
Cardinals roster · 57 contracts plotted · each vs his own position market
Snap-share percentile
0255075100
League median payLeague median roleRole ahead of payPremium starterLow-cost depthPay ahead of roleCollierDuvernayStills
14
10
85
3
7
4
73
72
5
25
22
15
51
17
97
1
50
56
65
28
6
95
89
16
91
81
52
33
87
21
80
50
82
42
79
47
20
43
54
71
66
29
58
86
36
24
35
13
84
78
55
89
34
26
44
57
4
0255075100
Pay percentile (APY)
Veteran dealRookie scaleLimited sample
Biggest rank gaps
Arizona Cardinals roster · role lens · gap within each position marketRole ahead of pay
+124
Dante StillsEDGE
PAY 172
ROLE 48
$993K
59.6% snaps
Rookie scale
+100
Denzel BurkeCB
PAY 133
ROLE 33
$1.1M
88.6% snaps
Rookie scale
+79
Jerome FordRB
PAY 134
ROLE 55
$330K
24.8% snaps
One-year
+78
Xavier WeaverWR
PAY 208
ROLE 130
$953K
24% snaps
Rookie scale
+70
Bradyn SwinsonLB
PAY 248
ROLE 178
$248K
2.1% snaps
One-year
+66
Elijah HigginsTE
PAY 126
ROLE 60
$1M
40.1% snaps
Rookie scale
Pay ahead of role
-158
Devin DuvernayWR
PAY 92
ROLE 250
$1.9M
0% snaps
One-year
-72
Karson ShararLB
PAY 141
ROLE 213
$1.2M
0% snaps
Rookie scale
-72
Simi FehokoWR
PAY 117
ROLE 189
$1.4M
5.6% snaps
One-year
-59
Reggie VirgilWR
PAY 144
ROLE 203
$1.2M
3.8% snaps
Rookie scale
-59
James ConnerRB
PAY 35
ROLE 94
$3M
8.2% snaps
One-year
-53
Andrew BillingsDT
PAY 48
ROLE 101
$2.5M
4.6% snaps
One-year
OCT 27
6:05 PM
RB
SIGNED
Signed by the Arizona Cardinals
official transaction · QUOTE“filed 2026-10-24”
OCT 27
4:44 PM
DB
ROSTER MOVE
Re-signed to the practice squad
OCT 27
4:44 PM
OL
ROSTER MOVE
Re-signed to the practice squad
OCT 26
6:07 PM
LWR
STATUS
Ruled OUT — Jalen Brooks — out for the season with a wrist injury
ACTIVE → OUT
OCT 26
2:32 PM
C
INJURY
Status changed to Inactive — Knee
OUT → INACTIVE
official · QUOTE“status change recorded Oct 25, 2:42 PM ET”
OCT 26
2:32 PM
QB
INJURY
Status changed to Inactive — Back
QUESTIONABLE → INACTIVE
official · QUOTE“status change recorded Oct 25, 2:44 PM ET”
OCT 26
2:32 PM
RB
INJURY
Status changed to Inactive — Ankle
OUT → INACTIVE
official · QUOTE“status change recorded Oct 25, 2:42 PM ET”
