Kyler Murray
26-Year-Old
2023 Pass/Rush Stats
YDS
1799
TD
10
INT
5
YDS
244
TD
3
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Murray missed the first half of last season recovering from ACL surgery. Perhaps to be expected, when he returned Week 10, he didn’t look like his usual dual-threat self, with his passing game particularly rusty. His last three games, though, showed marked improvement as he averaged 241 passing yards with six TDs and one interception. Murray rarely looked deep in his eight games, however, ranking 27th in downfield rate as just 7.8 percent of his attempts traveled beyond 20 yards. His 7.3-yard average target depth ranked 22nd, his 6.7 YPA 24th. When he did go deep, he wasn’t good, completing just nine of 28 attempts for one TD and three interceptions. In Murray’s defense, he didn’t have much with which to work. That’s not the case this year after the team made Marvin Harrison the fourth overall pick in the draft. The consensus top collegiate WR, Harrison is legit No. 1 wideout at 6-3, 209, assuming he develops quickly as expected. Tight end Trey McBride is probably the No. 2 target after WR Marquise Brown left in free agency and WR Rondale Moore was traded. WR Michael Wilson, a 2023 third-round pick, was efficient last year on limited targets. Murray’s rushing production gives him a solid fantasy floor, now 18 months or so removed from the knee injury. He’ll need that to stick in the top 10 of fantasy QBs. He’ll also need good health -- his last full season came in 2020. Read Past Outlooks
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New target in form of Harrison
Murray will be throwing to a new No. 1 wide receiver in 2024 and beyond after the Cardinals selected Marvin Harrison, fourth overall, in this year's draft.
ANALYSIS
Murray's 2023 debut was delayed due to a torn ACL in his right knee that he suffered Dec. 12, 2022. Upon his return Week 10, he started the final eight games of the campaign, completing 176 of 268 passes (65.7 percent) for 1,799 yards, 10 touchdowns and five interceptions while rushing 44 times for 244 yards and three more TDs. By the end of the season, second-year TE Trey McBride had transformed into Murray's favorite target, and after the offseason departure of Marquise Brown (Chiefs), the quarterback was in search of a dynamic weapon in the passing game. The arrival of Harrison provides just that for Murray, who also will have RB James Conner and WR Michael Wilson at his disposal.
Murray's 2023 debut was delayed due to a torn ACL in his right knee that he suffered Dec. 12, 2022. Upon his return Week 10, he started the final eight games of the campaign, completing 176 of 268 passes (65.7 percent) for 1,799 yards, 10 touchdowns and five interceptions while rushing 44 times for 244 yards and three more TDs. By the end of the season, second-year TE Trey McBride had transformed into Murray's favorite target, and after the offseason departure of Marquise Brown (Chiefs), the quarterback was in search of a dynamic weapon in the passing game. The arrival of Harrison provides just that for Murray, who also will have RB James Conner and WR Michael Wilson at his disposal.
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18.3%Avg Target Depth
7.7 YdsSack Rate
6.3%Avg Receiver YAC
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Measurables Review
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Height
5' 10"Weight
207 lbsHand Length
9.50 inArm Length
28.50 in
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Team drafts exciting WR prospect
Murray will gain a significant weapon in the passing game, as the Cardinals selected wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. fourth overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
ANALYSIS
Harrison was the first non-quarterback drafted in 2024, and the highly touted wide receiver compiled 2,474 receiving yards and 28 receiving touchdowns across the past two seasons at Ohio State. Murray has played his best football when he has a go-to wide receiver, as Murray has a 98.4 passer rating in 31 games with DeAndre Hopkins and an 87.0 rating in 34 games without Hopkins. Arizona's hoping Harrison will become the team's go-to option in the passing game, just as Hopkins was for the Cardinals from 2020 to 2022.
Harrison was the first non-quarterback drafted in 2024, and the highly touted wide receiver compiled 2,474 receiving yards and 28 receiving touchdowns across the past two seasons at Ohio State. Murray has played his best football when he has a go-to wide receiver, as Murray has a 98.4 passer rating in 31 games with DeAndre Hopkins and an 87.0 rating in 34 games without Hopkins. Arizona's hoping Harrison will become the team's go-to option in the passing game, just as Hopkins was for the Cardinals from 2020 to 2022.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Murray tore the ACL and meniscus in his right knee Week 13 last season and is not expected to play any sooner than Week 4 this year. Joshua Dobbs and perhaps fifth-round pick Clayton Tune will take snaps until Murray is healthy. The bigger question is whether Murray will run as usual when he returns. The rushing -- he was on pace for about 700 yards last year -- propped up his fantasy value as his passing struggled. His YPA dropped to 6.1 -- last among 33 qualified QBs, largely because Murray just didn't throw downfield. His 6.6 average target depth ranked 28th, nearly a yard and a half off 2021, and only 27.4 percent of his attempts traveled more than 10 yards (sixth fewest). When he did go downfield, it usually didn't go well (1/6 TD/INT), as his on-target percentage on attempts of 20-plus yards dropped by nearly 23 percentage points to 36.7 percent (31st) and his 24.5 completion percentage was the worst of any qualified QB besides Jimmy Garoppolo. Part of the issue was Arizona's wideout corps, which was without DeAndre Hopkins the first six games due to suspension and then without Marquise Brown the next five games due to injury. That situation got worse this offseason when Hopkins was released in May. That leaves Brown as the No. 1 with two 5-7 WRs in Rondale Moore and Greg Dortch vying with 2023 third-round pick Michael Wilson for the No. 2 job. A healthy year out of tight end Zach Ertz, coming off an ACL tear, is even more important.
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Solid finish to rehab season
Murray completed 22 of 30 pass attempts for 262 yards and a touchdown while adding 33 rushing yards on five attempts in Sunday's 21-20 loss to the Seahawks.
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Throws three TDs to upset PHI
Murray completed 25 of 31 pass attempts for 232 yards, three touchdowns and one interception while rushing five times for 24 yards in Sunday's 35-31 win over the Eagles.
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To play through illness Sunday
Murray (illness) is listed as active Sunday at Philadelphia.
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Likely to play in Week 17
Murray (illness) is in line to play in Sunday's game in Philadelphia, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Listed as questionable
Murray (illness) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Philadelphia, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
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