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Kyler Murray Delivers Potentially Deceptive Performance

By Matt Schauf | Updated on Sun, 06 Oct 2024, 10:03 PM EDT
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Cardinals QB Kyler Murray posted a top 5 fantasy line among Week 5 QBs, with the Sunday night and Monday night games yet to go. He ran for 83 yards on 7 carries, including a 50-yard TD scamper. Murray added 195 yards and a TD passing, with 1 INT and a sack taken.

2024 Fantasy Football Impact

We'll take the strong fantasy outing in a surprising win at San Francisco. But this marked Murray's third game (among five) with less than 200 yards passing. He has thrown just 1 TD pass in four of five.

He also has just the one rushing score. And Sunday marked just the second time Murray has reached 20 fantasy points in a game this year (depending on your scoring format).

Murray did enter Week 5 with his highest Pro Football Focus passing grade since 2021, ranking 10th among qualifying QBs. He also brought a career-high 9.2-yard average target depth.

All of that could mean Murray's en route to settling into stronger fantasy production as he gets comfier with his receivers and a coaching staff that arrived last year (when Murray missed the season's first half). Or perhaps he's destined to average fantasy scores on the starter fringe for 12-team leagues.

Next week sends Murray to Green Bay to face a middling defense. Then comes a Week 7 home date with the Chargers, who entered Week 5 as the No. 3 defense in total DVOA and No. 2 against the pass.

Expect Murray to land among our top 12 QBs for Week 6. We'll see beyond that.

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Matt has earned two Fantasy Pros accuracy awards for IDP rankings and won thousands of dollars as a player across best ball, dynasty, and high-stakes fantasy formats. He has been creating fantasy football content for more than 20 years, with work featured by Sporting News, Rotoworld, Athlon, Sirius XM, and others. He's been with Draft Sharks since 2011.
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