12 days remain until the Cardinals open the 2025 season in New Orleans. A look at No. 12 across Cardinals history highlights how rarely that number has been a catalyst, with Pharoh Cooper and John Brown among the stronger recent contributors and Colt McCoy’s tenure as a backup quarterback noteworthy in the era. The current No. 12 belongs to Blake Gillikin, the Cardinals’ punter entering his third season, anchoring special teams as the kickoff to game prep for the Saints fades into Week 1.

Cardinals coverage from Cards Wire’s Jess Root recaps the legacy of No. 12 and teases Rise Up, See Red podcast episodes for deeper dive on this franchise thread. Fantasy readers get a compact narrative: the No. 12 legacy isn’t a fantasy cornerstone, but the current punting situation and historical backups inform depth and positional volatility as the season approaches.