PJ Mustipher holds the NT · Depth spot in Arizona Cardinals’s nose tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

PJ Mustipher played 15 games in 2025 with a 31% snap share.

PJ Mustipher is a nose tackle who played five seasons at Penn State, appearing in 53 games with 29 starts and recording 145 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and one pass defensed. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Denver on 5/12/23, then moved through the Broncos practice squad, Saints active roster, Eagles organization and Cardinals practice squad before signing a future contract with Arizona on 1/6/25. In 2025, Mustipher appeared in 15 games, posting 32 tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass defensed.

Saints2023

Cardinals2024 — present

CollegePenn StateAcquiredAcquired from Denver Broncos · drafted thereHometownOwings Mills, MD