The word has been that Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray is going to elevate his game to the level of the elite quarterbacks for the last 3 years. He’s being paid that way now but has yet to provide the consistent fantasy numbers required to be anointed into that category.
Below, we look at Kyler Murray‘s 2022 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
Murray flashed the signs of greatness in 2020 when he accounted for 37 touchdowns (26 passing, 11 rushing) and made a lot of noise by rushing for 819 yards. He missed 3 games last season and his numbers for both total touchdowns (29) and rushing yards (423) took a significant hit.
Kyler Murray’s ADP: 54.41
(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at the time of publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)
It’s hard to argue Murray’s ADP because it isn’t often that an offense is built around a quarterback from the day he arrived at a franchise, but that is exactly what the Cardinals did when they installed Kliff Kingsbury’s offense that was a glove fit for what Murray ran in college.
His ADP ranking has him settled in as the No. 5 quarterback, trailing Lamar Jackson (Baltimore Ravens) at 45.28 and ahead of Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals) at 57.97 and Jalen Hurts (Philadelphia Eagles) at 60.39.
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Kyler Murray’s 2021 stats
Games: 14
Passing yards: 3,787
Completions | attempts: 333 | 481
Passing touchdowns: 24
Interceptions: 10
Carries | rushing yards: 88 | 423
Rushing touchdowns: 5
Where should you draft Murray?
Murray has about as many weapons as any quarterback in the league and the offense is continually adding component pieces to the mix. While I might lean a little toward Burrow to supplant him at No. 5, the placement of Murray here seems logical.
The more significant issue I have with undersized rushing quarterbacks is their potential for injury. If last year was any indication, despite Murray making a name for himself as a runner, the Cardinals’ offense is designed more around keeping him in the pocket and doing damage with his arm more than his legs.
We’ve seen the same happen with a player like Jackson, who became a fantasy star because he ran for 1,000 yards and a season and mixed in enough passing production to make him a star. However, the production is marginal when the rushing numbers aren’t there in a given week.
I would have Murray ranked slightly lower than he is, which likely means when he does come off draft boards it will either be to someone else or he will come to your roster as more of a bargain a round or so after his ADP number would indicate.
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