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• Cardinals' Michael Carter: Earns 21 touches in season finale

  01/06/2025 • By RotoWire

  Carter racked up 17 carries for 43 yards and one touchdown and hauled in all four targets for 16 yards during Sunday's 47-24 victory versus the 49ers. With James Conner (knee) and Trey Benson (ankle) on injured reserve, Carter was tasked with leading the Cardinals backfield Week 18, as he started and dominated touches among his position mates. With 21 touches overall, he outproduced DeeJay Dallas (two touches for 27 total yards) and Tony Jones (four carries for 55 yards and one TD), and Carter salvaged a poor per-touch performance with a four-yard score early in the fourth quarter. Carter ends the 2024 campaign with 35 rushes for 131 yards (3.7 YPC) and one TD to go with 11 catches (on 11 targets) for 57 yards in three appearances, all of which occurred Weeks 16-18 with Conner and Benson either banged-up or sidelined.

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• Cardinals' Michael Carter: Sleeper RBs

  01/04/2025 • By Jamey Eisenberg

  James Conner (knee) and Trey Benson (ankle) are out for Week 18 against San Francisco, so Carter will start against the 49ers, and he should be considered a No. 2 running back in all leagues. The 49ers have allowed three running backs in a row to score at least 13.2 PPR points, and Carter did a nice job in Week 17 at the Rams after Conner left with 13 carries for 70 yards and two catches for 11 yards on two targets for 10.1 PPR points. He also scored 9.8 PPR points in Week 16 at Carolina with five carries for 18 yards and five catches for 30 yards on five targets.

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• Cardinals' Michael Carter: Jumps to active roster

  01/01/2025 • By RotoWire

  The Cardinals signed Carter off the practice squad to the active roster Wednesday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports. Arizona placed its top two running backs, James Conner (knee) and Trey Benson (ankle), on injured reserve over the last two days, necessitating at least one promotion to the active roster. Carter has received ample playing time the past two games, racking up 25 touches for 129 yards from scrimmage and no touchdowns. He'll likely serve as the team's No. 1 back Sunday against the 49ers, while DeeJay Dallas handles change-of-pace work out of the backfield.

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• Cardinals' Michael Carter: Week 18 Waiver Priority List

  12/31/2024 • By Jamey Eisenberg

  We'll see what happens with James Conner (knee) and Trey Benson (ankle) in Week 18, but if both are out, then Carter should be considered a low-end No. 2 running back in all leagues against San Francisco. The 49ers have allowed three running backs in a row to score at least 13.2 PPR points, and Carter did a nice job in Week 17 at the Rams after Conner left with 13 carries for 70 yards and two catches for 11 yards on two targets. Now, if Benson (41 percent rostered) is able to play against the 49ers, then he would be the preferred Cardinals running back, but Benson has been out for the past two games.

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• Cardinals' Michael Carter: Shifts back to practice squad

  12/31/2024 • By RotoWire

  Carter reverted to the Cardinals' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction report. He was the beneficiary of No. 1 RB James Conner lasting just 12 offensive snaps in Week 17 before seemingly aggravating a knee injury. Carter stepped in for Conner and parlayed 57 (of 79) snaps into 15 touches for 81 yards from scrimmage, including 70 yards on the ground (a 5.4 average). Meanwhile, fellow reserve back DeeJay Dallas (11 snaps) had just one catch and no carries for a second straight contest. With the status of both Conner and rookie third-rounder Trey Benson (ankle) up in the air for a Week 18 matchup with the 49ers, Carter could be Arizona's lead runner in the regular-season finale.

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