Jeremiyah Love
A first-round-caliber rookie back who profiles as Arizona's lead ball-carrier, but the only substantive coverage I could surface is about the high-ankle sprain that has shadowed him since his preseason debut, so treat the role projection as more confident than the week-to-week status.
Role
Expected to be the Cardinals' primary back under Mike LaFleur's staff — early-down volume plus a real passing-game role, which is the reason he was rostered essentially universally (99%+) coming out of drafts. The competition for the leftover work is the incumbent committee (Trey Benson chief among them), and the practical question is whether Arizona splits touches to protect the ankle rather than whether anyone unseats him outright. I did not find current snap-share or target-share numbers, so those specifics are unverified.
Talent evaluators had him as one of the best fantasy RB prospects in years — three-down skill set, receiving chops, and no established veteran ahead of him on the depth chart. When healthy he should command a heavy touch share on a team with no reason to ration him.
High-ankle sprains linger. He missed all of camp practice and two preseason games with this, and a recurring 'Questionable (ankle)' tag mid-season suggests it never fully resolved — capping his snaps, his burst, and his goal-line and pass-protection usage while a healthier committee mate absorbs work.
Where analysts split
Whether the ankle is a chronic drag on his workload or just a maintenance item: optimists read the practice absences as load management on a back the staff plans to feed regardless, sceptics think a re-aggravated high ankle means a genuine touch split and diminished efficiency until a bye or full rest.
Research confidence: thin. Outlooks are grounded in web search over current reporting and refreshed through the season.
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