The Facts: Edmonds has been the Cardinals' best backup running back for three years. The starting job now looks to be his to lose. For all of Arizona's activity this offseason, the backfield was somewhat on the backburner. The team let Kenyan Drake walk one year after franchise tagging him and signed Steelers castoff James Conner. None of the Cardinals' seven draft picks in 2021 were running backs. That leaves the 25-year-old Edmonds atop their depth chart heading into the summer. "It's now or never," Edmonds said. "I've finally got my opportunity really and truly in front of me to have a pretty big role in this offense. It's something I've been dying for, praying for, since my first three years in the NFL. It seemed like it would never happen, but I've finally got this opportunity, and I've got to make the most of it."

Diehards Line: The Cardinals are certainly counting on him to. Holding the No. 16 overall pick, they passed on the opportunity to select Alabama's Najee Harris in favor of linebacker Zaven Collins. According to NFL.com, that might be the biggest endorsement of Edmonds, who's averaged 4.8 yards per carry in Kliff Kingsbury's offense. The question is, how will he handle a larger load? Edmonds has just two games with more than 11 carries. He got 27 in a 2019 contest against the Giants, amassing a career-high 126 yards and three touchdowns. But he was injured a week later. In one of two starts last year, he rushed 25 times for 70 yards against the Dolphins. Those shortcomings have understandably produced skepticism about his viability as an every-down back. But this summer, Edmonds gets his chance to answer all the questions and silence the doubters.