October 4, 2025
Arizona Cardinals kicker
Chad Ryland has connected on eight of 10 field goal attempts and all eight of his extra-point tries through his first four games of 2025. Both he and the Cardinals should have plenty of opportunities to put points on the board in Week 5 against the Tennessee Titans, who are allowing an average of 30 points per game so far this season. Ryland also has the benefit of playing this week at home in Arizona, eliminating any weather concerns from the equation. The 25-year-old profiles as a low-end starting fantasy kicker option in Week 5 against Tennessee.
--Will BradySource: RotoBaller
October 4, 2025
Arizona Cardinals tight end
Trey McBride has been the clear No. 1 option in the passing game for Cardinals quarterback
Kyler Murray so far in 2025. Through four games, McBride has recorded 24 catches for 234 yards and a touchdown on 35 targets. The 25-year-old has a favorable matchup in Week 5 against the Tennessee Titans. Tennessee's defense ranks in the bottom 10 in the NFL in yards per pass attempt allowed (7.4), and Titans opponents are averaging 30 points per game. In Week 5, McBride is a must-start fantasy tight end.
--Will BradySource: RotoBaller
October 4, 2025
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver
Michael Wilson is off to a quiet start to the 2025 season, recording just six catches for 36 yards and a touchdown on 14 targets through his first four games. He saw a season-high six targets in Week 4, but Arizona wide receiver
Zay Jones (concussion) is slated to return in Week 5 after missing Week 4 and could eat into Wilson's target share. Wilson and the Cardinals are favored by more than a touchdown in their Week 5 matchup against the Tennessee Titans, which could lead to a run-heavy game script. Wilson should remain off of fantasy radars this Sunday.
--Will BradySource: RotoBaller
October 4, 2025
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver
Marvin Harrison Jr. rode a big second half to his best performance of the season in Week 4, recording six catches for 66 yards and a touchdown on 10 targets against the Seattle Seahawks. The talented 23-year-old has logged 16 receptions for 208 yards and two scores across his first four games of 2025. Harrison Jr. will look to build off of his encouraging Week 4 in a Week 5 matchup against the Tennessee Titans. Heading into Sunday, Tennessee ranks in the bottom 10 in the NFL in yards per pass attempt allowed (7.4). Harrison Jr. profiles as a low-end fantasy WR2 in Week 5.
--Will BradySource: RotoBaller
October 4, 2025
Arizona Cardinals running back
Emari Demercado should be in line for a significant workload increase in Week 5 against the Tennessee Titans, with Cardinals running backs
James Conner (ankle) and
Trey Benson (knee) both on Injured Reserve. However, Demercado still figures to split playing time with Arizona backs
Michael Carter and
Bam Knight. On the plus side, all three Cardinals running backs have a favorable matchup against a Tennessee run defense that has allowed the fifth-most rushing yards in the NFL so far in 2025. Demercado has recorded 751 yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns on 125 total touches across 31 career games with Arizona. In Week 5, he profiles as a high-end RB3/flex option for fantasy managers.
--Will BradySource: RotoBaller
October 4, 2025
Through the first four weeks of the season, Arizona Cardinals quarterback
Kyler Murray has completed 66.9% of his passes for 742 yards, six touchdowns, and three interceptions. The 28-year-old has also recorded 25 rush attempts for 148 yards, but has not yet found the end zone with his legs. Murray could be well-positioned for success in Week 5 against the Tennessee Titans. Tennessee ranks 23rd in the NFL in yards per pass attempt allowed (7.4), and Titans opponents are averaging 30 points per game. Murray could also be called upon for more production as a rusher, given Arizona's uncertain situation at running back after losing both
James Conner (ankle) and
Trey Benson (knee) to injury. In Week 5, Murray profiles as a low-end fantasy QB1 in single-quarterback leagues and a must-start QB in two-quarterback formats.
--Will BradySource: RotoBaller
October 4, 2025
Arizona Cardinals running back
Michael Carter is expected to see a significant workload in Week 5 after
Trey Benson (knee) was placed on injured reserve. "He's played a lot of snaps for us over the last couple years and he's going to now," general manager Monti Ossenfort said regarding Carter's expected workload. Indeed, Carter played roughly 75 percent of the offensive snaps between Weeks 17 and 18 last season, rushing for 5.4 yards per carry in one of those games and scoring a touchdown in the other. He should face plenty of competition from
Emari Demercado, but the general manager's comments indicate that the Cardinals could be headed for more of a true backfield split than people originally expected, even after Carter logged just one touch through the first four weeks of the season. Demercado is a high-end RB3/flex option, while Carter is best viewed as a mid-to-low RB3/flex.
--Andersen PickardSource: RotoBaller
October 3, 2025
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver
Zay Jones (head) has cleared the league's concussion protocol and was removed from the final Week 5 injury report on Friday, according to Zach Gershman of AZCardinals.com. Jones will be able to suit up on Sunday versus the visiting Tennessee Titans. The 30-year-old veteran suffered a concussion in Week 3 and was forced to sit out last Thursday night's loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 4. Now that he's back, he'll resume his role as the Cardinals' No. 3 behind
Marvin Harrison Jr. and
Michael Wilson. Arizona's inconsistent passing attack has barely been able to support Harrison as fantasy relevant through four weeks, let alone Wilson and Jones. In three games into his second season with the Cards, Jones has a measly three receptions on four targets for 29 scoreless yards. Continue to ignore him in fantasy in his return.
--Keith HernandezSource: AZCardinals.com - Zach Gershman
October 3, 2025
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver
Greg Dortch (collarbone) is listed as questionable to play in Week 5 on Sunday against the winless Tennessee Titans. Dortch was limited in practice all week and could be a true game-time decision for Sunday's contest in the desert. The 27-year-old wideout had his best game of the season in last Thursday night's loss to the Seattle Seahawks, catching four of his five targets for 35 yards and no touchdowns. He carried the ball one time for a pickup of four yards. Dortch is more of a gadget player for the Cardinals than a true receiver that should be taken seriously in fantasy. At best, he's a bench stash in much deeper leagues. He will most likely have a smaller role this weekend against Tennessee with
Zay Jones being cleared from his concussion. Dortch has only eight catches on nine targets for 47 yards and no scores through four weeks in 2025.
--Keith HernandezSource: AZCardinals.com - Zach Gershman
October 3, 2025
Arizona Cardinals running back
Emari Demercado served as the team's RB2 in Week 4 behind
Trey Benson (knee). However, with Benson now on Injured Reserve due to a knee injury, it does not appear that Demercado is a lock to assume Arizona's RB1 role. Demercado has appeared in 31 games for the Cardinals since the start of 2023, but he has not recorded more than four carries in a game since October of his first season with the team. That could indicate that Arizona feels comfortable with Demercado as the team's passing-downs back, but that veteran back
Michael Carter could assume the bulk of the early-down work. Heading into a Week 5 matchup against the Tennessee Titans, Demercado profiles as a decent flex option for fantasy managers, but Carter should be the preferred play.
--Will BradySource: RotoBaller
October 3, 2025
Arizona Cardinals running back
Michael Carter could be in line to take over as the team's primary early-down back with running backs
James Conner (ankle) and
Trey Benson (knee) both currently on Injured Reserve. Carter figures to split touches in Week 5 against the Tennessee Titans with
Emari Demercado and possibly
Bam Knight, but earlier reporting has indicated that Carter could be the team's preferred choice to assume the majority of the rush attempts. Carter has recorded 2,131 yards from scrimmage and nine touchdowns on 439 touches across 49 career NFL games (22 starts). He profiles as a high-end RB3/flex option in a favorable Week 5 matchup against Tennessee.
--Will BradySource: RotoBaller
October 2, 2025
ESPN's Adam Schefter said on the Thursday edition of his podcast that he thinks Arizona Cardinals running back
Michael Carter will be "thrust to prominence" following injuries to fellow Cardinals backs
James Conner (ankle) and
Trey Benson (knee). Carter has been active for just one of Arizona's games so far in 2025 and opened the season behind Conner, Benson, and
Emari Demercado on the team's running back depth chart. However, Schefter reports that Demercado is expected to remain Arizona's third-down back, creating an opportunity for Carter to step in as the team's primary rusher. Carter has recorded 2,131 yards from scrimmage and nine touchdowns on 439 touches across 49 career NFL games (22 starts). Heading into a Week 5 matchup against the Tennessee Titans, Carter profiles as a high-end fantasy RB3/flex option.
--Will BradySource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
October 2, 2025
Arizona Cardinals running back
Emari Demercado will "be what he's always been, a third-down back," according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The Cardinals have plenty of available playing time in their backfield after losing
James Conner (ankle) for the season and
Trey Benson (knee) for four to six weeks due to a meniscus injury. However, Schefter reports that it could be Cardinals running back
Michael Carter, not Demercado, who sees the most backfield touches. Demercado has recorded 21 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown on six total touches so far in 2025. The 26-year-old has appeared in 31 career games for the Cardinals but has not logged more than four carries in a game since October 2023. Heading into a Week 5 matchup against the Tennessee Titans, Demercado looks like a low-end flex option in deep leagues at best.
--Will BradySource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
October 2, 2025
Arizona Cardinals running backs
Emari Demercado and
Michael Carter are splitting reps at practice on Thursday out of the backfield during individual work in the portion of practice open to the media, according to Tyler Drake.
James Conner (ankle) was lost for the year in Week 3, and now
Trey Benson (knee) is on Injured Reserve (out at least four games), paving the way for Demercado and Carter to take over backfield duties in the desert. Carter said on Wednesday that he will start for the Cardinals in Week 5 against the Tennessee Titans, but fantasy managers should take those comments with a grain of salt. Based on what is transpiring in practice, it looks like the Cardinals could employ a committee approach this weekend, splitting the workload down the middle among Demercado and Carter. Both RBs have been popular waiver-wire additions this week, but fantasy managers may want to temper expectations if they're splitting touches down the middle.
--Keith HernandezSource: Arizona Sports - Tyler Drake
October 2, 2025
Arizona Cardinals running back
Michael Carter is a suddenly relevant fantasy name who is sending managers rushing to the waiver wires this week ahead of a matchup against the lowly Tennessee Titans. The fifth-year back told reporters on Wednesday that he's poised to start the game after the Cardinals lost their top two runnings backs,
James Conner (ankle) and
Trey Benson (knee), in back-to-back weeks. While Benson should return this year, the Arizona Republic reports the Cards could turn to a committee approach with Carter,
Emari Demercado, and Zonovan Knight, but it was Carter who took snaps first at Wednesday's practice. Carter was a top-30 fantasy running back in 2021, and the opportunity gives him the chance at becoming a valuable fantasy add, especially during bye weeks.
--Nick PiotrowiczSource: Arizona Republic
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