The Arizona Cardinals’ No. 28 has a longer, if uneven, lineage than most numbers. Elijah Jones holds the current mark, wearing 28 as a cornerback who spent last season on injured reserve and now competes for a roster spot four weeks before the season opener against New Orleans. The countdown highlights a parade of players who carried No. 28 across eras, including Ahmad Rashad in the early 1970s, Justin Bethel, Rashard Mendenhall, and J.J. Arrington, among others. The piece notes there have been no legendary 28s, but several who left meaningful marks—Bethel on special teams and Rashad as a future Pro Bowler after leaving Arizona. The roster glimpse and history create a fresh fantasy lens: a single digit with a surprisingly varied impact across decades of Cardinals football.

Elijah Jones is the contemporary focal point, with the 28 jersey signaling opportunity and a path for fantasy upside if he wins a role in the secondary. The historical roll call also nods to Rashad’s eventual stardom and Bethel’s special-teams durability, illustrating how a number can outgrow its role on one team and carry forward as a thread through an organization’s evolving depth chart. In weekly fantasy projections, No. 28 becomes a curiosity—could Jones or a future 28 wear bring a sleeper bonus, or does the legacy tilt toward the more storied players who wore it previously?