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1996 Arizona Cardinals
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 300 points (18.8/g), 22nd of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 397 points (24.8/g), 26th.
Differential of -97 points (-6.1/g), 26th.
Expected W-L: 5.4-10.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.6/g), 26th.
Coached by Vince Tobin (7-9-0)
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1996 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Boomer Esiason | 35 | 12 | 8 | 190 for 339, 2,293 yards, 11 td, 14 int, & 15 rushes for 52 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1984 |
| QB | Kent Graham | 28 | 4 | 8 | 146 for 274, 1,624 yards, 12 td, 7 int, & 21 rushes for 87 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 8th / 211th pick / 1992 |
| RB | LeShon Johnson | 25 | 2 | 8 | 141 rushes for 634 yards, 3 td, & 15 catches for 176 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 84th pick / 1994 |
| RB | Leeland McElroy | 22 | Rook | 6 | 89 rushes for 305 yards, 1 td, & 5 catches for 41 yards and 1 td | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1996 |
| FB | Larry Centers* | 28 | 6 | 14 | 116 rushes for 425 yards, 2 td, & 99 catches for 766 yards and 7 td | Phoenix Cardinals / 5th / 115th pick / 1990 |
| WR | Rob Moore | 28 | 6 | 15 | 58 catches for 1,016 yards, 4 td | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1990 Supp |
| WR | Frank Sanders | 23 | 1 | 16 | 69 catches for 813 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for -4 yards and 0 td | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 47th pick / 1995 |
| TE | Pat Carter | 30 | 8 | 16 | 26 catches for 329 yards, 1 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1988 |
| LT | Lomas Brown* | 33 | 11 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
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| LG | Duval Love | 33 | 11 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 274th pick / 1985 |
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| LG | Rob Selby | 29 | 5 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 75th pick / 1991 |
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| C | Mike Devlin | 27 | 3 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 136th pick / 1993 |
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| C | Aaron Graham | 23 | Rook | 7 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 112th pick / 1996 |
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| RG | Anthony Redmon | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 139th pick / 1994 |
| RT | Joe Wolf | 30 | 7 | 15 | 2 fumbles recovered | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1989 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Michael Bankston | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 100th pick / 1992 |
| LDT | Eric Swann* | 26 | 5 | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 6th pick / 1991 |
| RDT | Bernard Wilson | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | Simeon Rice | 22 | Rook | 15 | 12.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1996 |
| LLB | Seth Joyner | 32 | 10 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 208th pick / 1986 |
| MLB | Eric Hill | 30 | 7 | 16 | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1989 |
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| RLB | Jamir Miller | 23 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1994 |
| LCB | Aeneas Williams* | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1991 |
| RCB | Ronnie Bradford | 26 | 3 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 105th pick / 1993 |
| SS | Matt Darby | 28 | 4 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 139th pick / 1992 |
| FS | Brent Alexander | 25 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Kevin Butler | 34 | 11 | 0 | 14 of 17 field goals & 17 of 19 extra points | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1985 |
| P | Jeff Feagles | 30 | 8 | 0 | 76 punts for a 43.8 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Marcus Dowdell | 26 | 4 | 0 | 34 punt returns for a 8.7 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 276th pick / 1992 |
| KR | Leeland McElroy | 22 | Rook | 6 | 54 kick returns for a 21.3 average and 0 td | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1996 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Brent Alexander | 25 | DB | 16 | 15 | 189 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 7/10/1971 | 2 | |
| Stevie Anderson | 26 | WR | 8 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Grambling State | 5/12/1970 | 2 | Phoenix Cardinals / 8th / 215th pick / 1993 |
| Michael Bankston | 26 | DE-NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-5 | Sam Houston State | 3/12/1970 | 4 | Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 100th pick / 1992 |
| Tommy Bennett | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 219 | 6-2 | UCLA | 2/19/1973 | Rook | |
| Ronnie Bradford | 26 | DB | 15 | 11 | 188 | 5-10 | Colorado | 10/1/1970 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 105th pick / 1993 |
| Lance Brown | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Indiana | 2/2/1972 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 161st pick / 1995 |
| Lomas Brown* | 33 | T | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-4 | Florida | 3/30/1963 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
| Kevin Butler | 34 | K | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/24/1962 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1985 |
| Pat Carter | 30 | TE | 16 | 16 | 256 | 6-4 | Florida State | 8/1/1966 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1988 |
| Larry Centers* | 28 | FB | 16 | 14 | 225 | 6-0 | Stephen F. Austin | 6/1/1968 | 6 | Phoenix Cardinals / 5th / 115th pick / 1990 |
| Ryan Christopherson | 24 | RB | 6 | 0 | 237 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 7/26/1972 | 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 169th pick / 1995 |
| Matt Darby | 28 | DB | 15 | 15 | 200 | 6-2 | UCLA | 11/19/1968 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 139th pick / 1992 |
| Greg Davis | 31 | K | 9 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | The Citadel | 10/29/1965 | 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 246th pick / 1987 |
| Mike Devlin | 27 | C-G | 11 | 11 | 305 | 6-2 | Iowa | 11/16/1969 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 136th pick / 1993 |
| James Dexter | 23 | T-G | 6 | 1 | 319 | 6-7 | South Carolina | 3/3/1973 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 137th pick / 1996 |
| Marcus Dowdell | 26 | WR | 15 | 0 | 179 | 5-10 | Tennessee State | 5/22/1970 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 276th pick / 1992 |
| Jerry Drake | 27 | DT-DE | 11 | 0 | 310 | 6-5 | Hastings | 7/9/1969 | 1 | |
| Ernest Dye | 25 | T-G | 8 | 1 | 330 | 6-6 | South Carolina | 7/15/1971 | 3 | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 18th pick / 1993 |
| Anthony Edwards | 30 | WR | 16 | 1 | 195 | 5-10 | New Mexico Highlands | 5/26/1966 | 7 | |
| Eric England | 25 | DE | 11 | 1 | 283 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 3/25/1971 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 89th pick / 1994 |
| Boomer Esiason | 35 | QB | 10 | 8 | 224 | 6-5 | Maryland | 4/17/1961 | 12 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1984 |
| Jeff Feagles | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 3/7/1966 | 8 | |
| Aaron Graham | 23 | C | 16 | 7 | 301 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 5/22/1973 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 112th pick / 1996 |
| Kent Graham | 28 | QB | 10 | 8 | 231 | 6-5 | Notre Dame,Ohio State | 11/1/1968 | 4 | New York Giants / 8th / 211th pick / 1992 |
| Jarius Hayes | 23 | TE | 4 | 0 | 266 | 6-3 | North Alabama | 3/27/1973 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 212th pick / 1996 |
| Eric Hill | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 258 | 6-2 | LSU | 11/14/1966 | 7 | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1989 |
| Terry Hoage | 34 | DB | 5 | 3 | 201 | 6-2 | Georgia | 4/11/1962 | 12 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1984 |
| Terry Irving | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | McNeese State | 7/3/1971 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 115th pick / 1994 |
| D.J. Johnson | 30 | DB | 8 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 7/14/1966 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 174th pick / 1989 |
| LeShon Johnson | 25 | RB | 15 | 8 | 205 | 6-0 | Northern Illinois | 1/15/1971 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 84th pick / 1994 |
| Kevin Jordan | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | UCLA | 12/14/1972 | Rook | |
| Matt Joyce | 24 | G-T | 2 | 0 | 300 | 6-7 | Richmond | 3/30/1972 | 1 | |
| Seth Joyner | 32 | LB-DB | 16 | 16 | 241 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 11/18/1964 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 208th pick / 1986 |
| Trey Junkin | 35 | TE-LB | 10 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 1/23/1961 | 13 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 93rd pick / 1983 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Kansas | 12/3/1969 | 1 | |
| Wesley Leasy | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Mississippi State | 9/7/1971 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 224th pick / 1995 |
| Duval Love | 33 | G | 9 | 8 | 275 | 6-3 | UCLA | 6/24/1963 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 274th pick / 1985 |
| Chris Maumalanga | 25 | DT | 1 | 0 | 300 | 6-2 | Kansas | 12/15/1971 | 2 | New York Giants / 4th / 128th pick / 1994 |
| Oscar McBride | 24 | TE | 2 | 1 | 266 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 7/23/1972 | 1 | |
| J.J. McCleskey | 26 | DB | 5 | 0 | 180 | 5-8 | Tennessee | 4/10/1970 | 2 | |
| Devon McDonald | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 11/8/1969 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 107th pick / 1993 |
| Leeland McElroy | 22 | RB | 16 | 6 | 212 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 6/25/1974 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1996 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 246 | 6-0 | North Alabama | 9/20/1973 | Rook | |
| Johnny McWilliams | 24 | TE | 12 | 0 | 271 | 6-4 | USC | 12/14/1972 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 1996 |
| Jamir Miller | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 252 | 6-5 | UCLA | 11/19/1973 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1994 |
| Rob Moore | 28 | WR | 16 | 15 | 203 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 9/27/1968 | 6 | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1990 Supp |
| Brad Ottis | 24 | DE | 11 | 1 | 281 | 6-5 | Wayne State (NE) | 8/2/1972 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 56th pick / 1994 |
| Tito Paul | 24 | DB | 16 | 3 | 195 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 12/7/1972 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 167th pick / 1995 |
| Anthony Redmon | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 308 | 6-5 | Auburn | 4/9/1971 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 139th pick / 1994 |
| Simeon Rice | 22 | DE | 16 | 15 | 268 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/24/1974 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1996 |
| Frank Sanders | 23 | WR | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-2 | Auburn | 2/17/1973 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 47th pick / 1995 |
| Rob Selby | 29 | G-T | 13 | 5 | 290 | 6-4 | Auburn | 10/11/1967 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 75th pick / 1991 |
| Ben Smith | 29 | DB | 2 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Georgia | 5/14/1967 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 22nd pick / 1990 |
| Cedric Smith | 28 | FB | 15 | 2 | 238 | 5-11 | Florida | 5/27/1968 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 131st pick / 1990 |
| Joe Staysniak | 30 | G | 9 | 0 | 292 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 12/8/1966 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 185th pick / 1990 |
| Eric Swann* | 26 | DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 307 | 6-5 | Wake Technical Community College | 8/16/1970 | 5 | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 6th pick / 1991 |
| Ryan Terry | 25 | RB | 5 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | Iowa | 9/20/1971 | 1 | |
| Aeneas Williams* | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | Southern | 1/29/1968 | 5 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1991 |
| Bernard Wilson | 26 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 303 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 8/17/1970 | 3 | |
| Joe Wolf | 30 | T-G | 16 | 15 | 293 | 6-6 | Boston College | 12/28/1966 | 7 | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1989 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 16 | 243.1 | 6-2.1 | 4.0 |