The Cardinals will face Falcons RB Bijan Robinson, another ‘NFL Top 100’ opponent for them.<\/p>\n
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<\/a> tight end Trey McBride came in at No. 65. On Friday, two Cardinals opponents for 2025 rounded out the week.<\/p>\n Coming at No. 62 was Atlanta Falcons<\/a> running back Bijan Robinson, his debut in the top 100.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> tight end Jonnu Smith, who was Robinson’s teammate in 2023, described him as “AI (Allen Iverson) with the ball in his hands.<\/p>\n “The way he’s able to manipulate cuts, it doesn’t look like they are things the human body can do”<\/p>\n Guard Chris Lindstrom, the standout guard on the Falcons, raved about Robinson as a person and a teammate.<\/p>\n Matt Judon, who played for the Falcons last season, said, “Bijan with the ball is pure poetry.”<\/p>\n Even Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> running back Saquon Barkley had good things to say. “I think Bijan’s the next great one,” he said. “Bijan is definitely the next great one.”<\/p>\n The Arizona native (from Tucson) had 1,456 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns in 2024, and he had 61 receptions for 431 yards and another score.<\/p>\n When the Cardinals played the Falcons and Robinson in 2023, the return of quarterback Kyler Murray to the lineup, Robinson had 95 rushing yards and a touchdown in a 25-23 Cardinals win.<\/p>\n The Cardinals will play the Falcons at home in Week 16, their final home game of the regular season, and will have to handle Robinson when playoff berths and division titles could be on the line.<\/p>\n ‘NFL Top 100’ opponents for Cardinals in 2025<\/p>\n Of the 30 players in the top 100 revealed as of the end of last week, the Cardinals face the following:<\/p>\n RB Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons (No. 62)DE Josh Hines-Allen, Jacksonville Jaguars (No. 63)QB Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers<\/a> (No. 68)QB Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks<\/a> (No. 72)RB Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers (No. 73)DT Vita Vea,\u00a0Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>\u00a0(No. 75)WR Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> (No. 77)QB Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys<\/a> (No. 79)DE Rashan Gary, Green Bay Packers (No. 80)RB Kyren Williams, LA\u00a0Rams<\/a>\u00a0(No. 85)S Jessie Bates III,\u00a0Atlanta Falcons<\/a>\u00a0(No. 92)LB Lavonte David, Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> (No. 96)WR Drake London,\u00a0Atlanta Falcons<\/a>\u00a0(No. 97)DL Leonard Williams, Seattle Seahawks (No. 99)<\/p>\n Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire’s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. 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