DT · Arizona Cardinals · week 7 vs Denver Broncos · Sun Oct 25 · 4:05 PM ET

Darius Robinson

ROLE in the rotation
CLASS 2024 · R1 P27
EXP 2 seasons
AGE under 25
DEPTH RDE2

As of week 7, Darius Robinson was a DL for ARI, age 25, 2 seasons of experience, drafted in round 1. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 6 games on 36% of snaps; his line was 2.3 tackles a game, 0.2 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 21 games (postseason included) over 2 seasons. His injury history held 3 episodes (calf 1, chest 1, groin 1), 2 of them reaching OUT; the last was a groin injury in 2025 week 12.

The full read

How our call moved in week 7

100500

his club's word: Questionable74%74%87%87%87%87%87%87%87%87%

Thu 7:52 PM ETSun 12:05 PM ET

our call, P(plays)
club report (public)

74% LIKELY → 87% EXPECTED

Every call we wrote for him in week 7, earliest first, as written.

In short

Darius Robinson is in the rotation at right defensive end for ARI — 43% of the snaps in his best week of 7. He has a back injury. In week 7 he practised limited every day the report covers. His team has listed him Questionable.

The reader concurs · grade D

The only passage is a feature on Robinson's pass-rush development and does not mention his back, his practice participation, or his status for Sunday (P1). It does indicate he is an active contributor this season, albeit with reduced snaps for performance reasons rather than health — 'his effectiveness against the run has declined, and his playing time has been reduced' (P1) — which is a usage note, not an availability contradiction. With nothing written against the club's own steady Limited/Limited week and a Questionable tag, I have no prose-based reason to dissent from the PLAY call, but the passages are effectively silent on availability. It would need to know: Arizona's final Friday/Saturday injury report designation for Darius Robinson (Questionable vs. Doubtful/Out) for the Oct 25 game; Any coach (Jonathan Gannon) comment during the Oct 19-24 week on Robinson's back; Saturday practice/estimated participation or any elevation/inactive-list reporting on Sunday Oct 25; Status of other Cardinals interior defensive linemen, which would affect whether a limited backup is rested

What the read cites

	What was reported	Source
1	“While his pass-rush has improved, his effectiveness against the run has declined, and his playing time has been reduced.”	Arizona Republic · 2026-10-24
2	“Cardinals defensive lineman Darius Robinson has dramatically improved his pass-rushing performance this season.”	Arizona Republic · 2026-10-24

10versions in week 7

9average, every player

29most for one player

How the call moved

EXPECTED since Fri Oct 23 · 3:14 AM ET · 61 h before kickoff · 23 h before the club. Biggest move: 74% → 87%, Fri Oct 23 · 1:33 AM ET to Fri Oct 23 · 3:14 AM ET, after: hurt in practice (Limited Participation in Practice).

His team's word: Questionable

This is the TEAM'S OWN ANNOUNCEMENT, not a reading of ours. His team filed him on the injury report and we are restating it so the record is complete. There is nothing early about repeating an announcement — what we say ahead of one is on the week's page. Source: his team's published inactive list, on the day.

Practice in week 7

Fri	Thu
LPdated Fri Oct 23	LPdated Fri Oct 23

Shape of the week: steady. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.

Head start

His club's word Sat Oct 24 · 2:02 AM ET
Kickoff Sun Oct 25 · 4:05 PM ET

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

Tackles / game2.6 range 0.0–6.0
wk 1–7 · 7 games
Sacks / game0.3 range 0.0–1.0
wk 1–7 · 7 games
Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–7 · 7 games
Snap share36.1% range 31–43
wk 1–7 · 7 games

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

35%wk 1
43%wk 2
31%wk 3
31%wk 4
36%wk 5
38%wk 6
39%wk 7

Missed while on the injury report

Season	Weeks on the report	Missed while listed
2026	1	0

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

Medical history

When	Injury	Weeks on a report	Worst status
2026 · wk 7	back	1	Questionable
2025 · wk 11	groin	2	Questionable
2025 · wk 5	chest	3	Out
2024 · wk 8	Not injury related	1	Out
2024 · wk 6	calf	11	Out

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

Injury history by season · 4 episodes · plus 1 not injury related · 18 weeks on a report

2024

Not injury related · 1wcalf · 11w

2025

groin · 2wchest · 3w

2026

back · 1w

Weeks 1–18

ruled out
questionable

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

Our past calls vs what happened

Wk 7PLAY 74% ✓ rightafter his team's announcement; played

Season on him: 1 of 1 graded call of ours right. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.

The rest of his team's report in week 7

Player	Pos	Practice	Whose word	Call	Chance he plays	Band
Isaac Seumalo	G	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
James Conner	RB	UNK	team's word	—
Budda Baker	S	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Josh Sweat	LB	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Andrew Wingard	S	DNP	team's word	Out
Jedrick Wills	T	FULL	ours	PLAY	66%	LIKELY
Devin Duvernay	WR	DNP	ours	PLAY	79%	LIKELY
Zachary Carter	DT	UNK	team's word	—
Jon Gaines II	G	DNP	team's word	Out
Garrett Williams	CB	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Tip Reiman	TE	UNK	team's word	—
Max Melton	CB	DNP	team's word	Questionable
Walter Nolen	DT	DNP	team's word	Out
Jeremiyah Love	RB	DNP	team's word	Out
Albert Reese	OT	UNK	team's word	—
Carson Beck	QB	DNP	team's word	Questionable

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

The evidence behind his earlier calls