Arizona Cardinals: Top 5 breakout player candidates for 2018

GLENDALE, AZ - DECEMBER 03: Tight end Ricky Seals-Jones #86 of the Arizona Cardinals lines up during the NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams at the University of Phoenix Stadium on December 3, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Rams defeated the Cardinals 32-16. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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GLENDALE, AZ – DECEMBER 03: Tight end Ricky Seals-Jones #86 of the Arizona Cardinals lines up during the NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams at the University of Phoenix Stadium on December 3, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Rams defeated the Cardinals 32-16. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

4. Ricky Seals-Jones, TE

The Cardinals need someone to step up at the tight end position with Jermaine Gresham providing more of a block-first, catch-second style of play.

Ricky Seals-Jones came out in a class loaded at the tight end position and didn’t blow anyone away with his athletic ability at the 2017 Scouting Combine.

He was essentially a big wide receiver at Texas A&M where he was productive, especially from 2014-15 where he caught 89 passes for 1,025 yards and eight touchdowns.

Seals-Jones stepped up as injuries piled up for the Cardinals at tight end and wound up catching 12 passes as a rookie with three going for touchdowns.

He made Troy Niklas expendable and the Cardinals believe in his ability to add another mismatch element to the offense going forward.

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