Manages 160 yards from scrimmage
Benjamin notched 34 carries for 118 yards and one touchdown, gathered in six of seven targets for 42 yards and returned seven kickoffs for 162 yards in nine appearances during the 2021 campaign.
A 2020 seventh-round pick, Benjamin filled in when injuries impacted the Cardinals' skill-position ranks this season. Most of his usage occurred in games in which one of fellow running backs James Conner or Chase Edmonds was sidelined, but Benjamin wasn't very efficient on the ground, averaging 3.5 yards per carry. On a positive note, though, Benjamin ranked first on the team with 23.1 yards per kick return among Cards with at least five opportunities. With both Conner and Edmonds set to be unrestricted free agents in the offseason, Benjamin could have a more prominent role in 2022, depending on the composition of the backfield following free agency and the draft.
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WR | ARI
Higher expectations in store
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A.J. Green
WR | ARI
To profit from Hopkins' ban
Green should benefit from DeAndre Hopkins' six-game suspension to begin the 2022 season, Jess Root of USA Today reports.
Marquise Brown
WR | ARI
On pace for volume sans Hopkins
Brown may need to take on a larger role in the Cardinals offense to begin the upcoming season after DeAndre Hopkins was suspended six games Monday for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances, Lindsay Jones of The Athletic reports.
Kyler Murray
QB | ARI
Impacted by Hopkins suspension
Murray will be without DeAndre Hopkins to start the 2022 season after the NFL handed the wide receiver a six-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances, The Athletic reports.
DeAndre Hopkins
WR | ARI
Won't appeal suspension
Hopkins withdrew the appeal of the six-game suspension he received from the NFL on Monday for violating the league's performance-enhancing substances policy, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
DeAndre Hopkins
WR | ARI
Handed six-game suspension
The NFL issued a six-game suspension to Hopkins on Monday for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Keaontay Ingram
RB | ARI
Falls to Arizona
The Cardinals selected Ingram in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft, 201st overall.
Cameron Thomas
DL | ARI
Heads to desert
The Cardinals selected Thomas (hamstring) in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft, 87th overall.
Trey McBride
TE | ARI
First tight end off the board
The Cardinals selected McBride in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft, 55th overall.
Marquise Brown
WR | ARI
To receive fifth-year option
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