Arizona RB Keaontay Ingram has ‘huge fantasy potential’

Among the the Arizona Cardinals’ offensive additions in the 2022 NFL Draft was USC functioning back again Keaontay Ingram.

And with Chase Edmonds off to Miami, Ingram has a possibility to get paid meaningful snaps in an offense that ranked 10th in speeding yards (122.2 for every video game) and touchdowns (23).

On best of his probable benefit on the depth chart, ESPN’s Eric Moody thinks Ingram has main prospective fantasy football upside in Yr 1.

Keaontay Ingram, RB, Arizona Cardinals. Ingram replaces Chase Edmonds, who averaged 13.3 touches final 12 months and signed with the Dolphins all through the offseason. With his hurrying and acquiring skills, Ingram can assistance Arizona fill this void. James Conner was re-signed just after a amazing 2021 year, but Ingram may well have substantial fantasy possible in 2022 supplied Conner’s injury history.

Ingram finished with 911 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 5.8 yards for each have as a Senior at USC previous period. He also additional 156 receiving yards on 22 catches.

Despite the fact that Moody was a lover of the Ingram variety, ESPN’s Area Yates was not leaping for joy at the team’s second-spherical assortment of restricted conclude Trey McBride.

Arizona traded away its initial-round decide on for former Baltimore Ravens WR Marquise Brown and nonetheless had a couple positions of have to have heading into Round 2.

But as a substitute of introducing another move rusher or cornerback, Arizona opted to give quarterback Kyler Murray yet another weapon in McBride.

McBride concluded his four-year profession at Colorado Condition with 2,100 yards and 10 touchdowns on 164 catches.

TE Trey McBride to the Cardinals at No. 55. Candidly, my solution would be none of the picks. These groups operate around the clock for a complete 12 months to get to draft weekend, and whilst it’s evident that not all picks will operate out, I can mainly have an understanding of the “why” guiding them. McBride was clearly the top rated restricted stop in this year’s class, but the purpose I chose him here is that Arizona ran much more sets with at minimum 4 receivers on the subject than any other team in the NFL previous yr and produced a steep investment decision in Zach Ertz. Until the Cardinals are setting up to evolve into a additional two-restricted close-heavy workforce, McBride may possibly have to hold out for actively playing time.

Apart from Ertz, Maxx Williams could be yet another identify fighting for enjoying time, even though, it’s unclear if he’ll be ready. The restricted end is coming off a period-ending knee harm and is in the approach of rehabbing. Head coach Kliff Kingsbury told reporters right after the McBride collection that a timetable for Williams’ return was not regarded.