Man, Cardinals fans are putting their money where their mouth is for rookie Jeremiyah Love. The dude, who was the third overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, has his rushing touchdowns line set at a solid 5.5 over on FanDuel Sportsbook, and guess what? Most of the cash is pouring in on the over. That’s a serious vote of confidence from the fan base, especially for a guy tasked with being a top seven running back in the NFL right from the jump.
Rushing Attack: All In On Love
It’s no secret the Arizona Cardinals are absolutely *all in* on their rushing attack for the 2026 season. Seriously, there might not be another running back room in the entire league that’s seen this kind of investment. So it makes total sense that when folks asked who’d lead the team in rushing touchdowns this year, assuming everyone’s healthy, Jeremiyah Love was the guy fans were pointing to. This isn’t just any rookie, right? This is the third overall pick, expected to perform like a top seven back from day one, especially after his studio portrait at the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh back in April.
Stacked Backfield: A Shared Load?
But let’s pump the brakes just a tiny bit on the touchdown race. The chatter among us fans is that a “Bijan Robinson level slow play” isn’t necessarily a bad thing for Love. Remember, Tyler Allgeier and James Conner,if he’s healthy, that’s a big “if” sometimes,are also sitting in that backfield. Love doesn’t have to be a one-man wrecking crew like Robinson was in his rookie season in terms of leading the team in touchdowns. If his overall trajectory follows Robinson’s, where he builds up, that’s more than enough to justify being the third overall pick. Think about it: if Love takes that kind of path, he might not actually lead the team in rushing touchdowns this year.
It’s not just Love either. Allgeier didn’t lead the team in rushing touchdowns during Robinson’s rookie season, so maybe it’s Conner who steps up. Or, and this is where it gets interesting, we could see a scenario where all three of them,Love, Allgeier, and Conner,each finish the 2026 season with somewhere between 4-6 rushing touchdowns. At that point, it just boils down to how the game flows and who gets the carries in red zone situations.
So while the hype is real, and the money is flowing in on Love hitting that over 5.5 rushing touchdowns, it’s gonna be fascinating to see how this incredibly stacked Cardinals backfield plays out. Will Love live up to the immediate fan expectation on the touchdown front, or will we see a more even spread with Allgeier and a healthy Conner getting their share? This kind of production from their backfield is gonna have serious implications for how that Cardinals offense performs, and whether they can make a real playoff push this season. It’s definitely a storyline worth watching as the season unfolds.
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