Should I start C.J. Stroud or Kyler Murray in Week 10?
Updated Nov 10, 10:11 AM ET. Week 11 answers post Tuesday.
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Week 10 verdict
Start C.J. Stroud over Kyler Murray
- Market projects
- 17.4
- recent weeks avg
- CLE D vs QB
- 14.8
- 8th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 98%
- Through Week 9
- Market projects
- 16.9
- recent weeks avg
- GB D vs QB
- 13.9
- 6th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 86%
- Through Week 8
Start C.J. Stroud over Kyler Murray in Week 10: 17.4 to 16.9 PPR points a game over recent weeks. Murray faces GB, which allows the 6th fewest fantasy points to QBs. Murray is listed out.
Should I drop Kyler Murray for C.J. Stroud?
Not on these numbers alone. Kyler Murray projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games) and C.J. Stroud 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts C.J. Stroud over Kyler Murray. Kyler Murray is listed out.
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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.
QB16 · HOU · bye 8
2026 vs pass yds line 6-2
- Market-based projection
- 16.9 pts a game Wk 9 price
- Overall rank
- 143
QB22 · MIN · bye 6
2026 vs pass yds line 2-4
- Market-based projection
- 15.9 pts a game Wk 9 price
- Overall rank
- 156
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The gap
- Board size306 draftable players
Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.
Where the draft room stands
Live drafts hold no current pick on C.J. Stroud, and the board ranks him 143rd overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 30.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Kyler Murray, and the board ranks him 156th overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 18.
The market-based projections
The market has C.J. Stroud at 1.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
The market-based projection for Kyler Murray is 0.9 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
C.J. Stroud's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.
This season so far
Through Week 9, C.J. Stroud has been on the field for 98 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 304 times and thrown 9.7 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 41 of 304 dropbacks and scrambled 10 times.
In Week 6 against JAX he completed 24 of 34 passes for 312 yards, threw 3 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 1 time for 5 yards.
In Week 7 against NYG he completed 17 of 28 passes for 153 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 4 yards.
In Week 9 against LAC he completed 21 of 35 passes for 384 yards, threw 5 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 2 times for 20 yards.
Through Week 8, Kyler Murray has been on the field for 86 percent of MIN snaps, dropped back 184 times and thrown 7.7 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 27 of 184 dropbacks and scrambled 16 times.
In Week 5 against NO he completed 24 of 29 passes for 229 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 7 times for 54 yards.
In Week 7 against IND he completed 14 of 24 passes for 150 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 3 times for 41 yards.
In Week 8 against DET he completed 17 of 29 passes for 210 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 3 times for 36 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025 C.J. Stroud played 14 games and scored 216.5 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing QB21.
He threw for 3041 yards on 423 attempts with 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran for 209 yards and 1 touchdown.
That came to 30.2 attempts a game at 7.2 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 93 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
In 2025 Kyler Murray played 5 games and scored 80.8 PPR points, 16.2 a game, finishing QB38.
He threw for 962 yards on 161 attempts with 6 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran for 173 yards and 1 touchdown.
That came to 32.2 attempts a game at 6.0 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 99 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
C.J. Stroud was available for 9 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 Kyler Murray scored 16.2 PPR points a game and C.J. Stroud 15.5, 0.7 a game between them.
C.J. Stroud finished QB21 that year and Kyler Murray QB38.
C.J. Stroud had 262 more pass attempts than Kyler Murray, 423 to 161.
C.J. Stroud had 2079 more passing yards than Kyler Murray, 3041 to 962.
This season C.J. Stroud holds the bigger snap share, 98 percent against 86 percent.
Their target share this season is the same, 0 percent each.
Byes and availability
C.J. Stroud is off in Week 8 and Kyler Murray in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.
Kyler Murray is listed as out on the injury report.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Kyler Murray for C.J. Stroud?
Not on these numbers alone. Kyler Murray projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games) and C.J. Stroud 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts C.J. Stroud over Kyler Murray. Kyler Murray is listed out.
Should I drop C.J. Stroud for Kyler Murray?
Not on these numbers alone. C.J. Stroud projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games) and Kyler Murray 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts C.J. Stroud over Kyler Murray. Kyler Murray is listed out.
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