The Cardinals have a very potent WR corps and teams better watch out for these guys. 24-year old Larry Fitzgerald is a big guy at 6′3″, 226 pounds and he has a great set of hands. Fitzgerald played in 15 games for the Cardinals last season and he caught 100 passes for 1,409 yards (14.1 avg) with 10 TD grabs. Fitzgerald might even have a better season in 2008 if Anquan Boldin doesn’t give it his all this season due to a dispute over his contract. Fitzgerald has now played in 60 games in his NFL career and he has caught 330 passes for 4,544 yards (13.8 avg) with 34 TD grabs. He has also carried the ball 16 times for 55 yards (3.4 ypc) in his career.
27-year old Anquan Boldin is also a very physical receiver as he stands at 6′1″, 217 pounds and like Fitzgerald he has a good set of hands. Boldin is fearless when going over the middle but it sometimes gets him injured. Boldin played in 12 games for the Cardinals last season and he caught 71 passes for 853 yards (12.0 avg) with 9 TD grabs. He also carried the football 1 time for 14 yards last year. Look for Boldin to increase his numbers in 2008 as he will be playing with dollar signs going through his head. Boldin has now played in 68 games in his NFL career and he has caught 413 passes for 5,458 yards (13.2 avg) with 29 TD grabs. He has also carried the ball 24 times for 130 yards (5.4 ypc) in his career.
The Cardinals expect 2nd year receiver Steve Breaston to battle for the #3 WR job during training camp. He played in all 16 games last season and he only caught 8 passes for 92 yards (11.5 avg). He also carried the football 2 times for 8 yards (4.0 ypc) last year. Breaston is a outstanding special teams player but he looks to be ready to help out on offense too.
27-year old Jerheme Urban stepped up last season and he should challenge Breaston for the #3 WR job in 2008. Urban played in 10 games for the Cardinals last season and he caught 22 passes for 329 yards (15.0 avg) with 2 TD grabs. Urban will also have to hold off rookie Early Doucet if he wants to get a few grabs in 2008. Urban has now played in 21 games in his NFL career and he has caught 35 passes for 597 yards (17.1 avg) with 3 TD grabs.
22-year old Early Doucet reminds a lot of people of Anquan Boldin and the Cardinals hope he can be that good. Doucet played in 10 games (9 starts) for LSU last season and he caught 57 passes for 525 yards (9.2 avg) with 5 TD grabs. Doucet should have a good career with the Cardinals but he will have to earn his way up the depth chart starting in training camp. Doucet played in 47 games (23 starts) at LSU and he caught 160 passes for 1,943 yards (12.1 avg) with 20 TD grabs.
32-year old Sean Morey is part of the ex-Steeler pipeline to Arizona. He is a great special teams player who can help out a little bit on offense. Morey played in 15 games with the Cardinals last season and he caught 8 passes for 131 yards (16.4 avg). He also carried the football 1 time for 13 yards last season. Morey will likely get most of his playing time on special teams unless the Cardinals suffer a few injuries at WR. Morey has now played in 62 games in his NFL career and he has caught 11 passes for 168 yards (15.3 avg).
PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE 2008 SEASON: A+