The Cardinals are a downfield passing game and that’s the reason the TEs don’t get the ball much.  25-year old Ben Patrick will likely get a lot of P.T. in 2010.  He played in 9 games (7 starts) for the Cardinals last season and he caught 12 passes for 146 yards (12.2 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  Patrick has now played in 27 games (13 starts) in his NBA career and he has caught 30 passes for 323 yards (10.8 avg) with 4 TD grabs.  He has the best upside as a receiver of the Cardinals’ TEs.

32-year old Anthony Becht is a big guy at 6’5″, 272 pounds and he is solid run blocking.  He’s also a nice, big target when the Cardinals get near the Red Zone.  Becht played in 16 games (10 starts) for the Cardinals last season and he caught 7 passes for 61 yards (8.7 avg) with 1 TD grab.  He has now played in 158 games (129 starts) in his NFL career and he has caught 185 passes for 1,511 yards (8.2 avg) with 21 TD grabs.

27-year old Stephen Spach comes to training camp #3 on the depth chart for the Cards.  Spach played in 7 games (5 starts) for the Cardinals last season and he caught 4 passes for 38 yards (9.5 avg).  He has now played in 34 games (12 starts) in his NFL career and he has caught 13 passes for 95 yards (7.3 avg).

26-year old Dominique Byrd is in camp trying to revive his NFL career.  He last played in 2007 with the Rams.  Byrd has played in 14 games (0 starts) in two years in the NFL and he has caught 6 passes for 83 yards (13.8 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Byrd is a sleeper at TE for the Cardinals as he has a lot of talent as a receiver.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE CARDINALS FBs in 2010:  C-

The Arizona Cardinals didn’t use a fullback much last season but that could change in 2010 due to the fact that they will be running more.  As of right now, 27-year old Nehemiah Broughton appears to be atop of the depth chart heading into training camp.  Broughton has not played in the NFL since the 2006 season with the Redskins.  He has played in 6 games (0 starts) in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 1 time for 3 yards.

3rd year FB Reagan Maui’a is #2 on the depth chart despite not playing in a game yet in his NFL career.  He is a big guy at 6’0″, 260 pounds so he could earn his paycheck by blocking for Tim Hightower and Chris Wells.

25-year old Charles Ali is #3 on the depth chart but he could easily move up it.  He did not play last season.  Ali is another big guy at 6’2″, 260 pounds and his game is also blocking.  He has played in 28 games (4 starts) in his NFL career and he has caught 4 passes for 13 yards (3.3 avg).

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE CARDINALS FBs in 2010:  D-

UPDATE:  (8/9/2010) – The Cardinals have released Charles Ali due to a lingering hamstring issue.