WOLF AND LUKE

Wolf & Luke present the 2024 Arizona Cardinals Bye Week Awards

Nov 14, 2024, 8:07 AM

Hit the NSYNC track, because we’re celebrating the Arizona Cardinals’ bye week by handing out some midseason awards.

Wolf & Luke asked their co-hosts, Ron Wolfley and Luke Lapinski, to make picks for the Cardinals’ MVP, most impactful rookie, best second-year player, glue guy and more through the team’s 6-4 start that has it in the NFC West lead.

Arizona Sports hosts and editors also made their picks to gather a larger pool of voters.

Here’s what we came up with.

Wolf & Luke present the 2024 Arizona Cardinals Bye Week Awards

MVP 

— RB James Conner (6 votes)
— QB Kyler Murray (5 votes)
— S Budda Baker (0 votes)
— TE Trey McBride (0 votes) 

Wolf’s pick: James Conner 

Luke’s pick: Kyler Murray 

MOST IMPACTFUL ROOKIE 

— WR Marvin Harrison Jr (7 votes)
— CB Max Melton (3 votes)
— RB Trey Benson (1 vote)
— TE Tip Reiman (0 votes) 

Wolf’s pick: Marvin Harrison Jr.

Luke’s pick: Marvin Harrison Jr.

BEST 2ND YEAR PLAYER 

— OT Paris Johnson Jr (8 votes)
— DB Garrett Williams (3 votes)
— DT Dante Stills (0 votes)
— CB Starling Thomas V (0 votes) 

Wolf’s pick: Paris Johnson Jr.

Luke’s pick: Paris Johnson Jr.

GLUE GUY 

— S Budda Baker (5 votes)
— LB Kyzir White (3 votes)
— RB James Conner (2 votes)
— TE Trey McBride (1 vote)

Wolf’s pick: Kyzir White 

Luke’s pick: Budda Baker 

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER 

— DB Garrett Williams (7 votes)
— QB Kyler Murray (2 votes)
— WR Michael Wilson (1 vote)
— DT Dante Stills (1 vote) 

Wolf’s pick: Dante Stills 

Luke’s pick: Garrett Williams 

BEST MOMENT 

— Kyler Murray’s 50-yard TD run vs. the 49ers (6 votes)
— Chad Ryland’s game-winning field goal against the Dolphins (2 votes)
— Kyler Murray getting his helmet knocked off against the Jets and then throwing a decisive TD three plays later (2 votes)
— Emari Demercado 53-yard TD just before halftime vs. the Bears (1 vote) 

Wolf’s pick: Kyler Murray getting his helmet knocked off against the Jets and then throwing a decisive TD three plays later

Luke’s pick: Kyler Murray’s 50-yard TD run vs. the 49ers

BIGGEST SURPRISE

— The Cardinals in 1st place in the NFC West at the bye week (8 votes)
— Kicker Chad Ryland (3 votes)
— How many injuries the Cardinals defense has overcome (0 votes) 

Wolf’s pick: Cardinals in 1st place 

Luke’s pick: Chad Ryland 

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