Arizona Cardinals' underrated $5 million WR pegged for breakout 2025 season

The Arizona Cardinals are looking for a spark successful their discourtesy for nan 2025 season. That whitethorn commencement pinch their receiving corps.

Last year, nan Cardinals mostly recovered themselves astir nan mediate of nan battalion among nan remainder of nan convention successful violative categories. However, their passing crippled classed worse than most, astatine 18th successful nan league, averaging 214.1 yards per game.

Granted, a batch of that has to do pinch backmost Kyler Murray, who is without a uncertainty successful a prove-it season. Murray surely has nan weapons, too.

He has erstwhile first-round prime Marvin Harrison Jr., on pinch this year's free supplier pickup Zay Jones, not to mention tight extremity Trey McBride. However, CBS Sports' Garrett Podell believes that nan receiver who could make a astonishing effect for Arizona and its discourtesy is nary different than Michael Wilson.

"Pro Bowl tight extremity Trey McBride and 2024 4th wide prime wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. get nan spotlight pinch nan Arizona Cardinals, but 2023 third-round prime wide receiver Michael Wilson could beryllium connected nan verge of a breakout successful 2025," Podell wrote. "He was 3rd connected nan squad successful targets (71), catches (47) and receiving yards (548) successful 2024, but backmost Kyler Murray thinks Wilson has nan expertise to beryllium a 1,000-yard receiver."

As WR3, Wilson has posted 500-plus gait seasons successful each of his 2 years, pinch a full of 7 touchdowns. His backmost believes he tin spell good beyond that.

"Mike [Wilson] is simply a 1,000-yard receiver. I genuinely judge Mike tin person 1,000 yards and beryllium very comparable to nan guys we spot doing it twelvemonth successful and twelvemonth out," Murray said connected April 9, via PHNX Cardinals podcast. "It's each astir opportunities, staying patient and nan relationship we person connected nan field, but ... he's sewage it. He tin play receiver."

Podell believes that will spell a agelong measurement successful Wilson having a breakout twelvemonth successful 2025.

"Given that benignant of belief from his quarterback, Wilson could make a immense leap successful nan coming season," Podell added.

If Wilson does person a breakout season, on pinch nan pieces of nan discourtesy clicking, nan Cardinals could beryllium headed backmost to nan playoffs for nan first clip successful 4 years.