Roy Lopez

Lopez is back in the desert on a real contract after a career-best 2025 season in Detroit, and Arizona's own depth-chart breakdown has him penciled in as the starting nose tackle ahead of Andrew Billings. He's a true run-stuffing space-eater on a line that also features Walter Nolen III and Darius Robinson.

Strengths: Stout, well-built nose tackle who commands double teams and set career highs in sacks and pressures last season.

Weaknesses: Not an impact pass rusher at his position, so his value is mostly tied to two-down run defense rather than big plays.

Lopez is a good return fit because he knows the market, knows the organization and comes back after his best pass-rush season. He is a sturdy interior worker rather than a star, but the 2025 pressure growth gives Arizona a reason to expect more disruption from its rotation.

Strengths: Experienced starter, strong interior motor, local connection and career-best 2025 sack/pressure production. He offers a balanced blend of run-defense work and some interior rush.

Weaknesses: His career production is still modest, and he has been more rotational than dominant. He must prove the Detroit pressure bump is repeatable back in Arizona.