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Andrew Wingard Arizona Cardinals · #28

Safety · 6' 0", 205 lbs · Arvada, CO · Age 30

Andrew Wingard is a Safety for the Arizona Cardinals, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 23 tackles and 1 interceptions.

SafetyUndrafted8-yr veteran
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Arizona Cardinals · #28 · Safety
Andrew Wingard
Season avg23 tkl · 0 sacks · 1 int
Career avg369 tkl · 2 sacks · 7 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
23tkl
0sacks
1int
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Scouting report

Andrew Wingard — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

B+
Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Andrew Wingard is a Safety for the Arizona Cardinals, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 23 tackles and 1 interceptions.
C+
Coverage
A
Ball skills
A
Run support
C+
Coverage
Strong · defense
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A
Ball skills
Elite · defense
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A
Tackling
Elite · defense
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A
Splash plays
Elite · defense
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C+
Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Andrew Wingard stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #141 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
152Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Andrew Wingard — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Tackling
23 TKL
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C+
Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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A
Coverage
1 PD
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A+
Splash
1 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Andrew Wingard

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
4
pd
0–7
1
int
0–1
38
tackles
11–66
0
ff
0–1
9
games
4–13
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 1 → projected 4 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+3.0
Age curve
-0.4
Net vs last season+2.6 pd
Everything it reads
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8 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
real
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
auto
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
+dev
🕰
Position aging curve
age 30 — applied to the projection
curve
🏈
Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
+ctx
🏥
Availability signal
games last 3: 8 / 16 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Andrew Wingard career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
201916280011
202013495200
202115881101
202217371110
202317452110
20248153000
202516849100
2026 in progress · 4 games4231110
Career10636922742.0
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Arizona Cardinals built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
74off index
99def index
+39net
88%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B- (74), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 57, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Andrew Wingard

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1996-12-05

The beginning

Andrew Wingard is a Safety for the Arizona Cardinals, in his 8th NFL season.

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Andrew Wingard is an Arizona Cardinals safety, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has recorded 369 tackles, 2 sacks and 7 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 23 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Wingard goes from here.

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Wingard's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
205 lbs
Born
Arvada, CO
Age
30
Jersey
#28
Background

Andrew Wingard is from Arvada, CO and is 30 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays safety at 6' 0", 205 lbs.

Over 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has recorded 369 tackles, 2 sacks and 7 interceptions. Wingard is currently on the Arizona Cardinals roster.

The person

Andrew Wingard is a rotational starter in the secondary who has recorded 369 tackles with 7 interceptions and 22 passes defensed across 8 seasons (2019–2026).

Coverage production7 career interceptions and 22 passes defensed.
Tackling369 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking4 forced fumbles and 2 sacks on the blitz.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Durability106 career games played.
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FAQ

Andrew Wingard — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Andrew Wingard, answered.

What position does Andrew Wingard play?
Andrew Wingard is a Safety for the Arizona Cardinals.
When was Andrew Wingard drafted?
Andrew Wingard entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Andrew Wingard played?
8 (2019–2026).
What are Andrew Wingard's career stats?
He has recorded 369 tackles, 2 sacks and 7 interceptions.
Andrew Wingard career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
6
since 2020
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk15 · Concussion2025 Wk14 · Concussion (Out)2025 Wk12 · Back2024 Wk10 · Knee (Questionable)2024 Wk9 · Knee (Questionable)2024 Wk8 · Knee (Questionable)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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