What will the Arizona Cardinals do at RT with Jonah Williams going on injured reserve?

TEMPE — In Kelvin Beachum, the Arizona Cardinals have an experienced veteran to lean on with starting right tackle Jonah Williams headed to injured reserve.

Beachum stepped into Williams’ spot to play 39 snaps and close out Week 1 on Sunday.

“There’s a comfort level with Beach being the vet that he is and how many games he’s played,” head coach Jonathan Gannon said Wednesday. “Who’s ever in there we feel good about getting the job done.”

Beachum started 48 games for the Cardinals over 2020-22 with nearly every snap coming at right tackle. He took on more of a reserve role in 2023, appearing in 11 games (two starts) as Arizona’s swing tackle.

“It hurts any time one of your starting offensive linemen goes down,” quarterback Kyler Murray said Wednesday. “I’ve obviously been around (Beachum) for quite some time now, so I’m very comfortable with him being in the game.”

In each of his previous seasons with the team, Beachum was rated by PFF as much better in pass blocking than run blocking.

The opposite was true on Sunday with two sacks allowed on four pressures.

“The calls are the same, everything’s the same. It’s just a different person in there,” tight end Trey McBride said Wednesday.

Behind Beachum, the Cardinals have three depth options on the practice squad with regular season experience and can look for further external options.

Jackson Barton has nine games of regular season experience and appeared in one game for Arizona last year. Luke Tenuta played three games for the Green Bay Packers in 2022.

Charlie Heck, who has appeared in 41 games for the Houston Texans since 2020, was signed to the practice squad on Wednesday. Nearly all of his snaps have come at right tackle.

“We feel good about the plan moving forward,” Gannon said.