The Cardinals’ 2026 rookie class arrives at camp Wednesday carrying more immediate expectation than any in recent franchise history, because it’s headlined by the No. 3 overall pick: Jeremiyah Love, the Doak Walker Award winner and unanimous All-American from Notre Dame, drafted to be the engine of Mike LaFleur’s outside-zone offense from day one. He’s one of roughly a dozen rookies in camp — and unusually, several others have realistic paths to major roles immediately.
The most-watched of them practices at quarterback: third-rounder Carson Beck, whose reported 13-hour days at the facility read differently with Jacoby Brissett holding out for a new deal. And the class’s quiet theme is the offensive line, where tackle Jayden Williams and guards Chase Bisontis and Ka’ena De Cambra were drafted as a package to install the new scheme’s movement-based blocking — three rookies who could plausibly produce two starters. The full class and what each is playing for is below.
Cardinals Training Camp 2026
Rookies to Watch at Camp
The No. 3 pick, the QB apprentice, and a line drafted in bulk
LoveNo. 3 Overall
BeckThe QB Wildcard
3Rookie OL
~12In the Class
The 2026 Class, Player by Player
| Player |
Pos |
Draft Slot |
What to Watch |
| Jeremiyah Love |
RB |
1st round, No. 3 overall |
The Doak Walker winner and unanimous All-American from Notre Dame — the face of the rebuild at 6-0, 214 |
| Carson Beck |
QB |
3rd round, No. 65 |
Reportedly putting in 13-hour facility days while the veteran ahead of him holds out |
| Jayden Williams |
OT |
Mid-round |
Drafted for LaFleur’s zone scheme; a genuine chance to start as a rookie |
| Chase Bisontis |
G |
Mid-round |
Interior competition arrives in pairs… |
| Ka’ena De Cambra |
G |
Mid-round |
…he and Bisontis were drafted to push the incumbent guards immediately |
| Reggie Virgil |
WR |
Late round |
Speed for the WR-room scramble behind Harrison and Wilson |
| Harrison Wallace III |
WR |
Late round |
The other rookie claimant in that same fight |
| Jameson Geers |
TE |
Late round |
Developmental depth behind McBride |
| Elijah Culp |
CB |
Late round |
Joining the roster’s deepest room — special teams is the path |
| Kaleb Proctor |
DT |
Late round |
A front seven with open jobs is a rookie DT’s best-case landing spot |
| Cameron Robertson & Karson Sharar |
LB |
Late round |
Two linebackers, one likely spot — a camp battle within the class |
Love’s Canton Cameo
Hall of Fame Game rosters are usually backup showcases, but league reporting has flagged the possibility of Love taking a few snaps in Canton on August 6 — a No. 3 pick’s debut on national TV, at the game honoring Larry Fitzgerald, would be the perfect franchise torch-pass.
The Beck Timeline
Every credible projection has Brissett starting Week 1 and Beck starting games at some point in 2026 — the rookie’s camp isn’t about winning September, it’s about shortening the wait. The open practices will show exactly how many second-team reps he owns.
Where the Late Picks Live
For the class’s back half — Culp, Proctor, Robertson, Sharar and the receivers — the math is special teams: cover a punt in the Raiders game, exist on Duvernay’s return units, and a 53-man seat follows. It’s unglamorous and it’s everything.
The Bottom Line
A No. 3 pick built to carry the offense, a rookie quarterback circling a holdout, and a line drafted three-deep for the new scheme — this class is the LaFleur rebuild in miniature. Where they slot is in the projected depth chart, and their first audition in the Hall of Fame Game preview.
