NFC West: 2025 Offensive Skill Position Comparisons

Is the Cardinals offense primed to emerge as the surprise of the NFC West this season?

Here is a look at how projected starters at the offensive skill positions in the NFC West compare with regard to their 2024 PFF grades.

QB:

1. SFO: Brock Purdy —- 82.4
2. ARI: Kyler Murray —- 82.1
3. SEA: Sam Darnold —- 80.7
4. LAR: Matthew Stafford —- 74.7

RB:

1. ARI: James Conner —- 90.4
2. SEA: Kenneth Walker III —- 88.5
3. LAR: Christian McCaffrey —- 71.3
4. SFO: Kyren Williams —- 69.1

TE:

1. SFO: George Kittle —- 92.1
2. ARI: Trey McBride —- 86.8
3. LAR: Tyler Higbee —- 76.4
4. SEA: Noah Fant —- 66.0

WR-1:

1. LAR: Puka Nacua —- 92.5
2. SEA: Jaxon Smith-Njigba —- 81.0
3. ARI: Marvin Harrison Jr. —- 77.7
4. SFO: Brandon Aiyuk —- 74.6

WR-2:

1. SFO: Jauan Jennings —- 83.1
2. SEA: Cooper Kupp —- 71.4
3. LAR: Davante Adams —- 64.4
4. ARI: Michael Wilson —- 62.9

Commentary:

By applying my customary point tally where each team gets 4 points for #1s, 3 points for #2s, 2 points for #3s and 1 point for #4s, here are the results:

Total Position Points:

1. SFO —- 14
2. ARI —- 13
3. LAR, SEA —- 12

2024 Offensive PFF Team Rankings:

Overall:

1. SFO —- 5
2. ARI —- 7
3. LAR —- 9
4. SEA —- 16

Passing:

1. SEA —- 7
2. ARI —- 8
3. LAR —- 19
4. SFO —- 20

Rushing:

1. SEA —- 6
2. ARI —- 9
3. SFO —- 13
4. LAR —- 22

Receiving:

1. LAR —- 3
2. SFO —- 6
3. SEA —- 8
4. ARI —- 11

Pass Blocking:

1. ARI —- 4
2. SFO —- 11
3. SEA —- 26
4. LAR —- 30

Run Blocking:

• SF0 —- 3
• LAR —- 6
• ARI —- 14
• SEA —- 24

Offensive Rankings Team Points:

1. ARI —- 18
2. SFO —- 17
3. SEA —- 14
4. LAR —- 13

Commentary:

It’s remarkable to think of how close all 4 offenses in the NFC West were in terms of production and offensive efficiency, last season. 3 of 4 NFC West offenses in PFF’s overall Top 10. All 4 NFC West receiving rankings in the top 11.

Check out the 2024 Offensive NFC West DVOA rankings:

1. SFO —- 9
2. LAR —- 10
3. ARI —- 11
4. SEA —- 18

Get this —- because Klint Kubiak is now the OC in SEA, all 4 offenses in the NFC West are run-heavy, play-action oriented schemes. The major difference for the Cardinals has been this:

2024 NFC West Offenses —- use of motion percentages:

1. SFO —- 80.3%
2. LAR —- 78.6%
3. SEA —- 73.0%
4. ARI —- 56.6%

Yet, as we have reported and discussed during OTAs, the Cardinals’ 2025 offense is planning to increase their use of motion, perhaps very significantly.

**“Hope is...