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Kyler Murray 2022 Outlook: Rushing and Touchdown Efficiency Can Unlock His Ceiling
3 years agoArizona Cardinals' fourth-year quarterback Kyler Murray enters 2022 with one of the league's best passing and rushing ability combinations. This gives him a ceiling of the overall QB1 for fantasy. However, unlocking his potential is highly dependent on three factors: rushing production holding steady throughout the season, touchdown efficiency continuing to improve, and passing production treading water during wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins' six-game suspension. Murray has tended to scale back his rushing as the season wears on, which has helped his durability but hurt his fantasy managers. His touchdown rate in his first three years in the league has improved each season but has never been a strong point, finishing 27th, 19th, and 12th over his first three years. The addition of his former college teammate, wide receiver Marquise Brown, should help address the early-season absence of Hopkins while also unlocking the potential of the passing game upon his return. The opportunity is there for Murray to be an elite fantasy producer, and it is well worth taking the chance at his ADP hovering just inside the top-60 as the QB5.
