Cardinals, RB Tyler Allgeier Agree To Deal
The Cardinals will retain James Conner for 2026. He will have a new teammate in the backfield for 2026, however.
Arizona has agreed to terms with Tyler Allgeier, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. This will be a two-year, $12.25MM pact. Allgeier will again find himself as part of a running back tandem after being in such a situation with the Falcons.
Allgeier once appeared to be the Falcons future RB. The 2022 fifth-round pick had a strong rookie campaign, finishing with 1,174 yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns. However, the organization used the eighth-overall pick on Bijan Robinson in 2023, and Allgeier proceeded to start only five games over the following three years.
Still, the RB managed to carve out an important role in Atlanta. Allgeier finished his sophomore campaign with 876 yards from scrimmage, and he added another 732 yards in 2024. Robinson’s league-leading 2,298 yards in 2025 led to a career-low 610 yards for Allgeier. Still, the RB2 managed to finish with a career-high eight touchdowns.
It will be interesting to see how the roles shake out in Arizona in 2026. Conner topped 1,000 yards from scrimmage in each of his first four seasons with the Cardinals, culminating in a 2024 campaign where he collected a career-high 1,508 offensive yards. However, the veteran was limited to only three games this past year thanks to a season-ending foot injury. He should be ready to go for 2026, but there’s a chance he returns to a split backfield with Allgeier now on the roster.
Ben Levine contributed to this post.
NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/12/22
Thursday has featured several rookie deals finalized. Here are the mid- and late-round draftees to sign their four-year contracts today:
Arizona Cardinals
- RB Keaontay Ingram (sixth round, USC)
- OL Lecitus Smith (sixth round, Virginia Tech)
- LB Jesse Luketa (seventh round, Penn State)
Atlanta Falcons
- RB Tyler Allgeier (fifth round, BYU)
- G Justin Shaffer (sixth round, Georgia)
- TE John FitzPatrick (sixth round, Georgia)
Buffalo Bills
- LB Terrel Bernard (third round, Baylor)
Cleveland Browns
- CB Martin Emerson (third round, Mississippi State)
- DE Alex Wright (third round, UAB)
- WR David Bell (third round, Purdue)
- RB Jerome Ford (fifth round, Cincinnati)
- WR Mike Woods (sixth round, Oklahoma)
- DE Isaiah Thomas (seventh round, Oklahoma)
- C Dawson Deaton (seventh round, Texas Tech)
Dallas Cowboys
- DT John Ridgeway (fifth round, Arkansas)
Denver Broncos
- WR Montrell Washington (fifth round, Samford)
Detroit Lions
- TE James Mitchell (fifth round, Virginia Tech)
Houston Texans
- RB Dameon Pierce (fourth round, Florida)
- DT Thomas Booker (fifth round, Stanford)
Jacksonville Jaguars
- RB Snoop Conner (fifth round, Ole Miss)
- CB Gregory Junior (sixth round, Ouachita Baptist)
- CB Montaric Brown (seventh round, Arkansas)
Las Vegas Raiders
- G Dylan Parham (third round, Memphis)
- DT Matthew Butler (fifth round, Tennessee)
- T Thayer Munford (seventh round, Ohio State)
- RB Brittain Brown (seventh round, UCLA)
Miami Dolphins
- DE Cameron Goode (seventh round, California)
Minnesota Vikings
- DE Esezi Otomewo (fifth round, Minnesota)
- RB Ty Chandler (sixth round, North Carolina)
- T Vederian Lowe (sixth round, Illinois)
- WR Jalen Nailor (sixth round, Michigan State)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- RB Rachaad White (third round, Arizona State)
- CB Zyon McCollum (fifth round, Sam Houston State)
- TE Ko Kieft (sixth round, Minnesota)
- OLB Andre Anthony (seventh round, LSU)
Tennessee Titans
- RB Hassan Haskins (fourth round, Michigan)
- WR Kyle Philips (fifth round, UCLA)
- CB Theo Jackson (sixth round, Tennessee)
- LB Chance Campbell (sixth round, Ole Miss)