Donnie Druin· Oct 6, 2026
Druin states that because Arizona signed Jedrick Wills Jr. directly off Buffalo's practice squad, Wills will be on the Cardinals' 53-man roster for at least three weeks.
“Since the Cardinals signed him directly off another team's practice squad, Wills is guaranteed to be on the 53-man roster for three weeks at minimum per NFL rules.”
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Jedrick Wills to make the roster
“Since the Cardinals signed him directly off another team's practice squad, Wills is guaranteed to be on the 53-man roster for three weeks at minimum per NFL rules.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+178 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- ARI
- skill:
- 178
- player:
- Jedrick Wills
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he makes the 53
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1.78
- the naive guess:
- he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks on the53:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 14
- first week on the53:
- 5
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 0
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