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LB · #10 · Arizona Cardinals · week 9 · Sun Nov 8

Josh Sweat

  • ROLE a starter
  • CLASS 2018 · R4 P130
  • EXP 8 seasons
  • AGE 29-31
  • DEPTH LDE1
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Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment

As of week 9, Josh Sweat was an LB for ARI, age 29.4, 8 seasons of experience, drafted in round 4. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 8 games on 57% of snaps; his line was 2.6 tackles a game, 0.4 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 130 games (postseason included) over 8 seasons. His injury history held 14 episodes (ankle 4, hip 2, concussion 1), 2 of them reaching OUT, 4 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was an ankle injury in 2025 week 18.

The full read

In short

In short

Josh Sweat is a starter at left defensive end for ARI — 79% of the snaps in his best week of 8. His team has not listed him on the final report.

We have made a call on him in week 9

It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.

How our calls are checked

Our call

Injury report

Our scale

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.

No dated practice report for him in week 9

The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Tackles / game2.6 range 0.0–6.0

    wk 1–8 · 8 games

  • Sacks / game0.4 range 0.0–1.0

    wk 1–8 · 8 games

  • Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 1–8 · 8 games

  • Snap share57.5% range 44–79

    wk 1–8 · 8 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 53%wk 1
  2. 49%wk 2
  3. 44%wk 3
  4. 54%wk 4
  5. 59%wk 5
  6. 79%wk 6
  7. 57%wk 7
  8. 65%wk 8

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202680

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 1Not injury related9Questionable
2025 · wk 17ankle2Questionable
2025 · wk 13eye1—
2025 · wk 11Not injury related4—
2024 · wk 21ankle1—
2024 · wk 17ankle1—
2024 · wk 13Not injury related5—
2024 · wk 10hip1—
2024 · wk 8Not injury related1—
2023 · wk 15Not injury related1—
2023 · wk 3toe1—
2022 · wk 18neck1Out
2022 · wk 2Not injury related18—
2021 · wk 19illness1Questionable
2021 · wk 12knee2—
2021 · wk 10concussion1Questionable
2020 · wk 16wrist1Out
2020 · wk 15shoulder1—
2019 · wk 9ankle1—
2018 · wk 10hip1Questionable

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 14 episodes · plus 6 not injury related · 54 weeks on a report · same site more than once: ankle ×4

  • ruled out
  • questionable
  • listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status. One that began after week 18 is in the table above and not drawn here.

The rest of his team's report in week 9

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Kendrick BourneWRUNKteam's word—
James ConnerRBUNKteam's word—
Bam KnightRBDNPteam's wordOut
Jon Gaines IIGDNPteam's wordOut
Starling Thomas VCBUNKteam's wordOut
Eku LeotaLBUNKteam's wordOut
Max MeltonCBLTDteam's wordQuestionable
Isaiah AdamsGLTDteam's wordQuestionable
Walter NolenDTLTDteam's wordQuestionable
Jeremiyah LoveRBUNKteam's wordIR
Jayden WilliamsTDNPteam's wordOut
Albert ReeseOTUNKteam's wordOut

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

Role

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 9

RoleLB1 · 57% snaps
Season2026 · 8 games through wk 8
Per game2.6 tackles · 0.4 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career8 seasons · 130 games before 2026
Injuries14 episodes · last: ankle, 2025 wk 18
Bioage 29.4 · 8 seasons' experience · drafted round 4

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

AI-generated · who he is

Josh Sweat, a linebacker out of Florida State with 8 years of experience, is on this week's watch list because he is on the club report. The club has named it not injury related, a resting player, and he did not participate in practice Thursday. He sat the last game. Over the last four weeks, he has taken the most snaps at his role.

What the AI text stands on

FactValueWhere we hold it
RoleLB, defenseR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeksmost snapsR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Why he is on this week's watch liston this week's club reportR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury named by the clubNot injury related - resting playerthe club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Practice ThursdayDid Not Participate In Practice (Not injury related - resting player)the club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
practice.finalDNPthe club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
last_game.statussatR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.missingfalseR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.n_games8R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
return_state.activatedfalseR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.q_play_rate_shrunk0.7852R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.stylemiddleR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.late_add_rate0.619R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
PositionLBnflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Years of experience8nflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
CollegeFlorida Statenflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Draftedround 4, pick 130, PHI 2018nflverse draft_picks · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Height (inches)77R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weight (lb)265R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Age at the start of the week29.6R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season8R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: ankle3R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: eye1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: hip1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: toe1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET

Written by grok-4.7, Thu Nov 5 · 4:31 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at left defensive end — 79% of the snaps in his best week of 8
Listed on the depth chartfirst at left defensive end
Snaps played57% a week on average over 8 weeks, 79% at his highest
Build6 ft 5 in · 265 lb
CollegeFlorida State
Drafted2018, round 4 pick 130, by PHI
Age29-31 at the season's start
Experience8 seasons