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We have not yet finished the first week of NFL free agency, but the Arizona Cardinals have not done much. They have re-signed several of their own players and added one player from outside the organization.

It is still early and they could still sign several players, but it appears that they are willing to lean on some youth in key roles.

Which young players appear to be on their way to a prominent role this coming season, barring other moves in free agency?

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The Cardinals have not made any moves on the offensive line, which makes it appear that they are willing to roll with Jones and Justin Murray.

Kliff Kingsbury is already on the record as saying they are expecting a lot from Jones in 2022.

He played guard for the first time and had plenty of ups and downs.

Moore had a limited role as a rookie because of the receivers ahead of him on the depth chart. As of right now, he is slated to be the Cardinals No. 2 receiver after DeAndre Hopkins.

Even if they add someone to play the Z like A.J. Green last season, Moore will at least be WR3.

After being inactive his entire rookie season, he had a few opportunities to play last season and showed there is some potential. As of right now, with the re-signing of James Conner and the departure of Chase Edmonds, he is slated to be the No. 2 running back.

He has some of the same skills and abilities that Edmonds has, so they could be counting on him to be the guy to spell Conner.

Of course, this is still early.

Lawrence has already had a prominent role and was a starter for much of the season. However, with Jordan Phillips gone, the starting defensive line appears to be set with J.J. Watt, Zach Allen and Lawrence.

If you havent caught it from comments about Lawrence by the coaches, they really, really like him.

He just has to stay healthy.

The Cardinals went and released Jordan Hicks, whom Collins was supposed to supplant in the starting lineup as a rookie. Hicks didnt let that happen and Collins saw his playing time and role decrease over the course of the season.

With Hicks gone, the job is Collins to lose.

The Cardinals already relied heavily upon Simmons last season, as he played over 90% of the teams defensive snaps. He was used in a variety of roles.

He again will be called upon to do a lot.

He was already counted on as a rookie to be a starter. He struggled late in the year. But it appears they will roll with him again. Robert Alford, Antonio Hamilton and Kevin Peterson are all free agents. The Cardinals signed Jeff Gladney.

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