4 Defensive Arizona Cardinals Who Could Be Cut

Everyone's favorite UDFA is going to need major fireworks for his preseason grand finale if he's going to earn a roster spot with the Cardinals. This isn't to say that he's been bad, rather, it’s a matter of how deep the position group is on paper and how it continues to be in practice.

Five spots are taken with Calais Campbell, Dalvin Tomlinson, Walter Nolen, Darius Robinson, and Dante Stills, with LJ Collier proving he was worth his contract extension. Arizona will hold on to, at best, one more defensive lineman, so Simmons has his back against the wall.

Kyon Barrs

Simmons isn't the only defensive lineman facing a now-or-never preseason game this weekend. Barrs' NFL journey started as a UDFA before he spent time in the UFL last season. Although he's managed to crack the box score in both games (Simmons did not), he could be a victim of circumstance rather than his play.

He and Simmons will compete with each other for that spot with some other guys, but it's unlikely they both stay.

Elliott Brown

Brown played in the CFL the last two seasons with the Edmonton Elks and made it to the desert via a futures deal. He made a standout play with a TFL against the Denver Broncos this past weekend, but the linebacker position has been anything but steady.

We think, key being the operative word, we know how this linebacker battle will wind up, but Brown still has a chance to beat out some of the veterans on the team.

Elijah Jones

The defensive back room has not lived up to the hype through the preseason so far, and Jones hasn't been an exception.

Although he's still getting his feet back under him after missing his rookie season due to injury, the urgency for steady play at the position isn’t helping his case. A need for depth could keep him around, but he's already on thin ice -- right, wrong, or indifferent.