Dream Team Project
Arizona Cardinals Dream Team
The all-time Cardinals lineup, position by position. Every player here suited up for the Cardinals. Disagree with a pick? Leave a comment or nominate someone below.
How we pick
One real lineup per franchise, judged on what each player did in this uniform: impact, playoff moments and longevity with the team first, league honors second. Players are measured against their own era, and every entry is checked against the team site, the Pro Football Hall of Fame or Pro Football Reference.
The roster
Our picks, grouped by unit.
Offense
11 playersQB
Kurt Warner
Late-career revival that took the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl.
Led team to Super Bowl XLIII; 2008 Pro Bowl; Cardinals Ring of Honor
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
RB
Charley Trippi
Star of the Million Dollar Backfield and hero of the 1947 title game.
1947 NFL champion; 2× Pro Bowl; 1948 1st-team All-Pro; NFL 1940s All-Decade
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
WR
Larry Fitzgerald
Seventeen seasons, one team, and second all-time in NFL receiving yards.
11× Pro Bowl; 2008 1st-team All-Pro; NFL 2010s All-Decade; Cardinals Ring of Honor
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
WR
Anquan Boldin
Fearless over the middle; the other half of a great receiving pair.
2003 Offensive Rookie of the Year; 3× Pro Bowl
Sources: Wikipedia
WR
Roy Green
Converted safety who became the league's most dangerous deep threat.
2× Pro Bowl; 2× 1st-team All-Pro (1983, 1984); led NFL in receiving yards 1984
Sources: Wikipedia
TE
Jackie Smith
Hall of Fame tight end who spent 15 seasons with the Cardinals.
5× Pro Bowl (1966-1970); 4× 2nd-team All-Pro; Hall of Fame
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
LT
Luis Sharpe
Thirteen-year left tackle across St. Louis, Phoenix and Arizona.
3× Pro Bowl (1987-1989); 2× 2nd-team All-Pro
Sources: Wikipedia; web search results (position)
LG
Irv Goode
Versatile ten-year lineman who settled in at left guard.
2× Pro Bowl (1964, 1967)
Sources: Wikipedia
C
Tom Banks
Center of the mid-70s line that protected the passer better than any other.
4× Pro Bowl (1975-1978); 1976 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Wikipedia
RG
Ken Gray
Standout right guard of the 1960s St. Louis teams.
6× Pro Bowl; 2× 1st-team All-Pro (1964, 1969)
Sources: Wikipedia
RT
Dan Dierdorf
Hall of Fame right tackle and leader of the great 70s line.
6× Pro Bowl; 5× 1st-team All-Pro; NFL 1970s All-Decade
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
Defense
11 playersDT
Eric Swann
Disruptive tackle who made back-to-back Pro Bowls in the mid-90s.
2× Pro Bowl (1995, 1996)
Sources: Wikipedia
DT
Darnell Dockett
Relentless lineman who had three sacks in Super Bowl XLIII.
3× Pro Bowl; 2009 2nd-team All-Pro; record-tying 3 sacks in Super Bowl XLIII
Sources: Wikipedia
DE
Calais Campbell
Towering end who anchored the line for nine seasons, then came back.
2× Pro Bowl with ARI (2014, 2015); 2× 2nd-team All-Pro with ARI
Sources: Wikipedia
EDGE
Chandler Jones
Set the team's single-season sack record and was twice an All-Pro.
3× Pro Bowl with ARI; 2× 1st-team All-Pro (2017, 2019); led NFL with team-record 17 sacks in 2017
Sources: Wikipedia
LB
Larry Stallings
Fourteen-year Cardinal who missed two games in 11 seasons as a starter.
1970 Pro Bowl; 14 seasons, all with the Cardinals
Sources: Wikipedia
LB
E. J. Junior
First-round linebacker and an All-Pro on the 1984 team.
2× Pro Bowl (1984, 1985); 1984 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Wikipedia
LB
Karlos Dansby
Playmaking linebacker of the Super Bowl XLIII team over three stints.
2013 2nd-team All-Pro; eight seasons with ARI
Sources: Wikipedia
CB
Roger Wehrli
Hall of Fame corner that quarterbacks avoided for 14 seasons.
7× Pro Bowl; 5× 1st-team All-Pro; NFL 1970s All-Decade
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
CB
Aeneas Williams
Hall of Fame corner who was the franchise's best player of the 90s.
6× Pro Bowl with ARI; 2× 1st-team All-Pro with ARI; NFL 1990s All-Decade
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
S
Larry Wilson
Pioneer of the safety blitz and one of the toughest players ever.
8× Pro Bowl; 6× 1st-team All-Pro; led NFL in interceptions 1966
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
S
Adrian Wilson
Imposing safety who spent 12 seasons in the Arizona secondary.
5× Pro Bowl; 2009 1st-team All-Pro; Cardinals Ring of Honor
Sources: Wikipedia
Special Teams / Coaching
4 playersK
Jim Bakken
Seventeen-year kicker named to two NFL All-Decade teams.
4× Pro Bowl; 2× 1st-team All-Pro (1975, 1976); NFL 1960s & 1970s All-Decade
Sources: Wikipedia
P
Rich Camarillo
Four Pro Bowls in five seasons as the Phoenix punter.
4× Pro Bowl with PHX; 1992 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Wikipedia
RET
Patrick Peterson
Eight-time Pro Bowl corner whose rookie year as a returner was historic.
NFL-record-tying 4 punt return TDs in 2011; led NFL in punt return yards 2011; 8× Pro Bowl
Sources: Wikipedia
COACH
Jimmy Conzelman
Coached the Chicago Cardinals to the 1947 NFL championship.
1947 NFL champion head coach; Western Division titles 1947 & 1948; Hall of Fame
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
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