Hjalte Froholdt
Arizona CardinalsModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 17 games
Draft & College
He went earlier than consensus.
Comps
STM Take
Three-year Arizona chapter tier 4 (#31), tier 6 (#44), tier 4 (#32) plus the Danish-born NFL story makes Froholdt one of the more unusual journeyman success stories at the position. The Arkansas technical foundation plus the Arizona offensive line continuity creates the structural fit that captures the tier 4 ceiling. The 2026 question is whether Froholdt holds tier 4-5 across another Cardinals season or whether the rank drifts back toward tier 6.
Froholdt came out of Arkansas as the New England Patriots' 4th-round pick (118th overall) in 2019 and was one of the first Danish-born players to be drafted into the NFL. He bounced through New England and Cleveland before landing with the Arizona Cardinals where he has anchored the interior across three seasons. His STTM career runs tier 8 (#63) in 2022 with Cleveland, tier 4 (#31) in 2023, tier 6 (#44) in 2024, and tier 4 (#32) in 2025 with Arizona.
Strengths
- Three-year tier 4-6 STTM range with Arizona confirms the structural starter ceiling exists in the right team-fit environment.
- Danish-born path to the NFL plus seven years of multi-team survival gives him the rare international-pathway résumé at the position.
Concerns
- Career STTM volatility between tier 4 and tier 6 across the Arizona years shows the ceiling is scheme- and team-fit dependent, not structural.
- Arizona's broader offensive line investment pattern signals the front office may still draft an upgrade ahead of the next Froholdt extension window.
What to watch: Whether Froholdt holds tier 5 or better in 2026 with Arizona's continued offensive line stability, or whether the rank drifts back toward the tier 6 floor.