Navy’s James Cardinali Is a Big, Disciplined OT With Room to Grow
James Cardinali is a 6-foot-6, 280-pound offensive tackle for Navy who arrived via the Naval Academy Prep School and has the size, academic profile, and military-academy discipline that coaches love in a developmental lineman. In the 2026 season, he is listed as a sophomore tackle, but public stat lines are essentially empty because offensive line production is mostly tracked by film, snaps, and trench play rather than box-score numbers. His differentiators are frame, toughness, and the kind of buy-in Navy demands; he looks like a smart fit for a program that values consistency, grit, and long-term upside over instant flash.
