While Jacoby Brissett’s prolific 2025 season and proven ball distribution skills would provide a more stable 2026 floor for Trey McBride, Marvin Harrison Jr. and Michael Wilson, a developmental rookie could lead to inconsistent targets and lower immediate efficiency. The Cardinals’ have expressed interest in Alabama’s Ty Simpson, though veteran bridge options like Brissett and Gardner Minshew make more sense for a rebuilding roster.
Brissett under center is best case scenario for fantasy football. However, if Simpson goes to Arizona, dynasty leaguers could be presented with a strategic “buy-low” opportunity on McBride/Wilson/Harrison if their market value dips due to rookie-year growing pains. Their long-term value remains insulated regardless of the short-term quarterback volatility.
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Trey McBride had a team leading 10 receptions for 76 yards and one score in the Arizona Cardinals’ 37-14 defeat at the hands of the Cincinnati Bengals. McBride has now set the single season reception record for tight ends with 119.
McBride has lived up to the pre-season hype, delivering a historic season, in addition to the receptions record he also has 1,174 yards and 11 touchdowns this year.
McBride was a second round pick for all of draft season and has delivered on the investment fantasy managers made in him. He’s also shown to be quarterback proof so he’ll remain an elite option at tight end regardless of who’s playing quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals in 2026.
Author: David Leonard Jr. (@RealDelcoDave)
Jacoby Brissett will have another weapon on hand week 16 vs. the Falcons. Marvin Harrison Jr. will return from a heel injury.
In his absence, receiver Michael Wilson and Trey McBride have put up fantasy week winning numbers. Wilson has 2 WR1 weeks since week 11 and McBride is the overall TE1 in fantasy football. While Harrison should eat into some target share, expect this to be another game where the Cardinals go into throw mode as they are No.1 in team pass plays per game at 42.6.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
As the Arizona Cardinals fall to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, quarterback Jacoby Brissett delivers another strong outing, posting his third straight game over 300-yard performance, with two touchdowns and one interception. Arizona’s run game mustered just 95 rushing yards, with Bam Knight accounting for 62 of them. Knight also added 3 receptions for 36 yards and a touchdown, giving him a productive fantasy day.
Marvin Harrison Jr. returned to the lineup after missing two games due to an appendectomy, finishing with 6 catches for 69 yards. His return brought fellow wideout Michael Wilson back to earth; after having back-to-back 100 yards games, Wilson managed only 3 receptions for 36 yards. Tight end Trey McBride, the TE1 on the season, once again led all Arizona pass catchers with 8 receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown, continuing his elite fantasy production.
Author: Jake Lewis (@Lewylewis5)
The Arizona Cardinals got run out of their own stadium on Sunday, despite the best efforts of Jacoby Brissett’s connections with Michael Wilson and star pass-catcher Trey McBride.
Tight end McBride finished the game having tallied 10 catches (11 targets) for 115 yards. He added a trip to the endzone even as the Cardinals fell 41-22 to the visiting 49ers (7-4). It was just another day at the office for the tight end, who added a second-straight 100-yard performance to his season resume. More improbably, after accounting for just six touchdowns the previous three seasons combined, he notched his sixth touchdown in his last five games in 2025, giving him seven on the season.
In all likelihood, McBride will finish the week as TE1 (Jake Ferguson and Brock Bowers yet to play). McBride now has 71 catches on the season, a cool 15 more than any other tight end, as well as nearly 50 total fantasy points between he second place. Regardless of what happens this evening, the Colorado State product will maintain his stranglehold on the overall TE1 ranking for the season.
Author: Samwise (@BuyAndSellYou)
The Arizona Cardinals lost handily to the Seattle Seahawks but tight end Trey McBride was a lone bright spot. McBride recorded his first 100 yard game of the season and increased his touchdown total to six.
The Arizona tight end also joined elite company, becoming just the third tight end to have five or more receptions in ten consecutive games, joining Travis Kelce and Tony Gonzalez. He is also the first tight end to have five receptions in each of his first nine games to start a season.
Trey McBride is an elite tight end and despite the Cardinals struggles he will continue to be an elite tight end.
Author: David Leonard Jr. (@RealDelcoDave)
