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ARI · LDE · #10

Josh Sweat

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Josh Sweat is the starting LDE for the Arizona Cardinals.

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Josh Sweat this week

The Arizona Cardinals play next in Week 6, on the road against the Los Angeles Rams on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Josh Sweat is listed as the starter at LDE going into that game.

At LDE for the Arizona Cardinals, Eku Leota and Jordan Burch are next in line behind him.

Josh Sweat's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 21-45 vs DET (Oct 11); L 24-36 at NYG (Oct 4); L 30-36 at SF (Sep 27).

Josh Sweat wears No. 10, is 29 years old, is listed at 6' 5", 265 lbs, has 9 years of NFL experience, came out of Florida State.

Is Josh Sweat playing this week?

Josh Sweat is expected to start at LDE for Arizona Cardinals. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

ARI LDE Depth

1Josh SweatStarter
2Eku Leota
3Jordan Burch

Arizona Cardinals Starting Lineup

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Age
29
Height
6' 5"
Weight
265
Experience
9 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026ARI562100
    2025ARI1619131202
    2024PHI15249802
    2023PHI162576.501
    2022PHI1624121111
    2021PHI151777.504
    2020PHI13239602
    2019PHI12156401
    2018PHI210000
    Career9 yrs1101546556113

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    6
    +0.0/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    1
    -0.6/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    9
    Games
    110
    Tackles
    154

    #89 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Josh Sweat is rated 76 (Solid): production, role and draft slot rank 74th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 61% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    67th percentile
    Beats 67% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 16 games
    2026 + 2025 · 702 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 130 · 2018 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Lvs DETTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 21-45

    Oct 4L@ NYGTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 24-36

    Sep 27L@ SFTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 30-36

    Sep 20Lvs SEATKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 7-31

    Sep 13W@ LACTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 26-14

    Josh Sweat's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Josh Sweat plays 52% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share52%

    College

    Florida State

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