Cardinals star tight end Trey McBride is eligible to sign an extension. He would become a free agent after the 2025 season.

The highest-ranked player on the Cardinals should be no surprise — it is tight end Trey McBride. He comes in at No. 42, the third-highest-ranked tight end, excluding the yet unknown top 10 players. The only tight ends above him are Brock Bowers of the Las Vegas Raiders at No. 40 and San Francisco’s George Kittle at No. 13.

A look at tight end Trey McBride, what he did in 2024, his contract status and his outlook on the team for 2025.

The Arizona Cardinals enter free agency with $67.8 million in effective cap space, the fourth most in the NFL.

Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride hauls in a touchdown catch against the AFC during the 2025 Pro Bowl Games. Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon catches a 21-yard touchdown pass from ...

The Cardinals narrowly missed the playoffs in a very competitive NFC West, and they dropped several close one-score games down the stretch of the season that kept them from what would’ve been their first postseason appearance since the 2021 season.