Arizona Cardinals
0 roto titles · 57 seasons (1970–2026) · STL → PHX → ARI
Nearly, but not yet. In 57 seasons the Arizona Cardinals have peaked at 2nd of 28, in 1984. They have finished in the top three five times without ever closing it out. Their average finish is 16.4 all time, against 18.9 over the last ten seasons, a step down from the franchise norm.
The best single roto season in franchise history belongs to Trey McBride in 2025, worth a 4.3 z-score. Larry Fitzgerald is the franchise’s most persistent roto presence, owning 8 of its 50 best seasons. Read the All-Franchise Team below knowing its slots are strict: Carson Palmer, Jake Plummer and Kurt Warner all out-rate somebody who made it, and missed only because their position ran out of room.
Roto championships
No Roto Champ titles yet. Their best finishes are in the graph below.
Roto finish by season
Where Arizona Cardinals placed in each season’s Roto Champ standings (1st at the top). Gold dots are championship seasons; hover a point for detail.
Season by season
Where they finished each year, with a link to that season’s best-lineup roster (QB · RB · RB · WR · WR · WR · TE · FLEX by ½PPR points).
| Season | Finish | Roster |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16th of 32live | View roster → |
| 2025 | 16th of 32 | View roster → |
| 2024 | 13th of 32 | View roster → |
| 2023 | 28th of 32 | View roster → |
| 2022 | 24th of 32 | View roster → |
| 2021 | 8th of 32 | View roster → |
| 2020 | 8th of 32 | View roster → |
| 2019 | 18th of 32 | View roster → |
All-Franchise Team
Arizona Cardinals’ all-time First, Second, and Third teams, a full skill lineup by ½PPR fantasy points.
🏆 First Team
Second Team
Third Team
Who just missed
- QBCarson Palmerposition full5 seasons975.5
- QBJake Plummerposition full6 seasons972.6
- QBKurt Warnerposition full5 seasons879.5
- RBWayne Morrisposition full8 seasons782.0
- RBEarl Ferrellposition full8 seasons742.8
- WRDavid Bostonposition full4 seasons605.7
- WRErnie Jonesposition full5 seasons577.6
- RBJim Otisposition full6 seasons555.6
- WRMichael Floydposition full4 seasons544.0
- WRChristian Kirkposition full4 seasons527.7
Closest to making it, by ½PPR points. Position full: rated above someone who did make a team, but every slot at their position was already taken.
Best roto seasons
The franchise’s top individual player-seasons by z-score, all-time (each measured against his own position that year).
| # | Player | Season | Z |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARI2025 | 4.3 | |
126Rec1,239Rec Yds11Rec TD | |||
| 2 | ARI2016 | 4.1 | |
1,239Rush Yds16Rush TD80Rec879Rec Yds | |||
| 3 | STL1970 | 3.1 | |
977Rush Yds11Rush TD32Rec365Rec Yds | |||
| 4 | STL1983 | 3.1 | |
78Rec1,227Rec Yds14Rec TD | |||
| 5 | ARI2026 | 3.1 | |
42Rec308Rec Yds3Rec TD | |||
| 6 | STL1984 | 3.0 | |
78Rec1,555Rec Yds12Rec TD | |||
| 7 | ARI2024 | 3.0 | |
111Rec1,146Rec Yds2Rec TD | |||
| 8 | STL1987 | 3.0 | |
91Rec1,117Rec Yds8Rec TD | |||
| 9 | ARI2008 | 2.9 | |
96Rec1,434Rec Yds12Rec TD | |||
| 10 | ARI2005 | 2.8 | |
103Rec1,409Rec Yds10Rec TD | |||
| 11 | ARI1997 | 2.7 | |
97Rec1,584Rec Yds8Rec TD | |||
| 12 | STL1979 | 2.7 | |
1,605Rush Yds8Rush TD41Rec308Rec Yds | |||
