This week, the NFL had its fourth week of revealing players in the “NFL Top 100.” This week was about revealed Nos. 61-70. Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride came in at No. 65. On Thursday, a player the Cardinals will face as an opponent in 2025 was included.
Coming in at No. 63 is Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen. He was No. 35 in 2024.
NFL Top 100 Players of 2025:@Jaguars DE Josh Hines-Allen lands at No. 63 on the list! @NFLFilmspic.twitter.com/qyfCOSTTPM
— NFL (@NFL) July 24, 2025
Center Mitch Morse, the Jaguars’ starter last season in the final year of his NFL career, said that players like Hines-Allen make him glad he wasn’t a tackle.
Tight end Evan Engram called him a “game-wrecker” in both against the run and rushing the passer.
His sack production declined last season. After 17.5 sacks in 2023 with 17 tackles for loss and 33 quarterback hits, making the Pro Bowl for the first time, he had eight sacks, 10 tackles for loss and 19 quarterback hits last season.
The Cardinals will host the Jaguars in 2025 in Week 12. Luckily, they have the tackle quality to be able to handle or at least limit him.
‘NFL Top 100’ opponents for Cardinals in 2025
Of the 30 players in the top 100 revealed as of the end of last week, the Cardinals face the following:
- DE Josh Hines-Allen, Jacksonville Jaguars (No. 63)
- QB Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers (No. 68)
- QB Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks (No. 72)
- RB Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers (No. 73)
- DT Vita Vea, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 75)
- WR Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals (No. 77)
- QB Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys (No. 79)
- DE Rashan Gary, Green Bay Packers (No. 80)
- RB Kyren Williams, LA Rams (No. 85)
- S Jessie Bates III, Atlanta Falcons (No. 92)
- LB Lavonte David, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 96)
- WR Drake London, Atlanta Falcons (No. 97)
- DL Leonard Williams, Seattle Seahawks (No. 99)
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