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Kyler Murray
Kyler Murray is a quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings. Depth chart: QB1.
Scouting report
Kyler Murray: the full picture
Kyler Murray at a glance
Kyler Murray is a 29-year-old quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, listed at 5'10" and 207 pounds. The Arizona Cardinals drafted Murray 1st overall in the first round in 2019, out of Oklahoma; this is year eight in the league.
2026 projection
Our season projection has Murray at 236.4 PPR points for 2026, which ranks QB24 at the position and works out to 14.6 points per game over 17.0 projected games.
2026 season so far
Through 1 game of 2026, Murray has scored -0.4 PPR points, or -0.4 per game. That is -0.2% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Murray would finish with about -6 points, behind the 236.4 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is -0.4 points in Week 1 against GB, the QB37 finish that week. Murray has cleared the 18-point mark we count as a usable QB start in 0 of 1 game, a 0% consistency rate.
Career track record
By season-long PPR scoring, Murray has finished as QB3 in 2020, QB10 in 2021, QB18 in 2022, QB26 in 2023, QB10 in 2024 and QB38 in 2025. Four of those 7 seasons ended inside the top twelve. The high-water mark is 378.7 PPR points in 2020. Across 88 regular-season games on record, the totals read 20,478 passing yards, 121 passing touchdowns, 3,202 rushing yards and 32 rushing touchdowns.
Kyler Murray by the numbers
Murray has been the highest-scoring quarterback of the week 5 times, finished in the weekly top five at the position 23 times and finished in the top twelve 46 times. The career high is 37.9 PPR points, set in Week 9 of 2020 against MIA, the top QB score of that week. The game log also shows 7 games of 30 or more PPR points, 15 300-yard passing games and 24 games with three or more touchdowns. In all, Murray has reached 20 points in 41 games, 47% of career appearances.
Contract
Murray is playing on a one-year, $1.3 million contract signed with the Minnesota Vikings in 2026, an average of $1.3 million per year. The deal runs through the 2026 season.
Dynasty market
In dynasty formats Murray carries a GV stock price of 4,146, which ranks 54th overall and QB16 among quarterbacks out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Murray 59th overall. Value has moved down 9.5 since the previous model run. The closest profiles by the similarity model are Sam Darnold, Mac Jones and Jameis Winston. See where Murray sits on the trade value chart.
Latest news
5 news items linked to Murray in the past two weeks, the most recent on September 21, 2026. Read the latest Kyler Murray news.
2026 projected stat line
- Projected PPR
- 236.4
- PPR / game
- 14.6
Kyler Murray fantasy outlook
Kyler Murray enters the 2026 season with MIN and ranks QB24 and #43 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 236.4 PPR points across 16.2 games, or 14.6 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a strong starter tier. The preseason depth chart lists Kyler Murray as QB1, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Kyler Murray produced 77.8 PPR points in 5 games (15.6 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 52%, with a 50% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. Availability is the main uncertainty because the current injury designation is Out.
Week 1 projection
Kyler Murray is projected for 15.4 PPR points at home against GB in week 1, with a likely range of 0.0 to 34.4.
Trade value
Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 9.5 since the previous model run (falling).
- Redraft
- 48.0
- Dynasty
- 40.2
- Superflex redraft
- 87.4
- Superflex dynasty
- 81.6
- TE premium dynasty
- 24.2
Career stats
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Pass yds | Pass TD | Int | Rush yds | Rush TD | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MIN | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | -0.4 |
| 2025 | ARI | 5 | 110 | 161 | 962 | 6 | 3 | 173 | 1 | 77.8 |
| 2024 | ARI | 17 | 372 | 541 | 3,851 | 21 | 11 | 572 | 5 | 297.2 |
| 2023 | ARI | 8 | 176 | 268 | 1,799 | 10 | 5 | 244 | 3 | 146.4 |
| 2022 | ARI | 11 | 259 | 390 | 2,368 | 14 | 7 | 418 | 3 | 200.5 |
| 2021 | ARI | 14 | 333 | 481 | 3,787 | 24 | 10 | 423 | 5 | 300.5 |
| 2020 | ARI | 16 | 375 | 558 | 3,971 | 26 | 12 | 819 | 11 | 378.7 |
| 2019 | ARI | 16 | 349 | 542 | 3,722 | 20 | 12 | 544 | 4 | 285.3 |
Quarterbacks ranked near Kyler Murray
- Bryce Young QB21 · 246.7 PPR
- Tyler Shough QB22 · 241.5 PPR
- Daniel Jones QB23 · 239.4 PPR
- Joe Burrow QB25 · 212.5 PPR
- Cam Ward QB26 · 199.9 PPR
- Michael Penix Jr. QB27 · 199.9 PPR
Minnesota Vikings fantasy players
- Justin Jefferson WR · 281.5 PPR
- Aaron Jones RB · 175.5 PPR
- Jordan Addison WR · 148.9 PPR
- T.J. Hockenson TE · 118.9 PPR
- Jauan Jennings WR · 110.3 PPR
- Josh Oliver TE · 66.7 PPR
Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.