Start Brock Purdy or Kyler Murray? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 6:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : Kyler Murray: Listed Questionable (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Brock Purdy over Kyler Murray
- Market projects
- 20.6
- recent weeks avg
- LV D vs QB
- 20.8
- 5th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 98%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 17.4
- recent weeks avg
- BUF D vs QB
- 22.3
- 4th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 84%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Kyler Murray for Brock Purdy?
Not on these numbers alone. Kyler Murray projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 9 games) and Brock Purdy 158 (17.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Brock Purdy over Kyler Murray. Kyler Murray is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Brock Purdy over Kyler Murray in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Brock Purdy at 20.6 points and Kyler Murray at 17.4, a gap of 3.1. No player market is posted for Brock Purdy this week yet, so his 20.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (22.6 and 18.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Kyler Murray this week yet, so his 17.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (17.3 and 17.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Brock Purdy at ADP 86 and Kyler Murray at 139.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Brock Purdy yet. His market-based projections were 22.6 and 18.5 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 20.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Kyler Murray yet. His market-based projections were 17.3 and 17.6 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 17.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Brock Purdy 3.1 points ahead of Kyler Murray on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Brock Purdy and SF host LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
LV allowed 20.8 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 5th most in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 245 yards and 2.3 touchdowns a game against LV, with 0.7 interceptions a game.
Kyler Murray and MIN host BUF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.
BUF allowed 22.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 299 yards and 2-3 touchdowns a game against BUF, with 0.5 interceptions a game.
By points allowed to the position, Kyler Murray has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Brock Purdy is not on the injury report.
Kyler Murray is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 7, Brock Purdy played 98 percent of SF snaps, dropped back 231 times and threw an average of 7.9 air yards per attempt.
Brock Purdy, Week 4 against DEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 218 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 31 yards.
Brock Purdy, Week 5 against SEA: 60 of 60 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 189 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 8 yards.
Brock Purdy, Week 6 against WAS: 62 of 62 snaps, 21 of 29 passes for 264 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 28 yards.
Brock Purdy, Week 7 against ATL: 66 of 66 snaps, 27 of 39 passes for 288 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 5 yards.
Through Week 8, Kyler Murray played 84 percent of MIN snaps, dropped back 184 times and threw an average of 7.7 air yards per attempt.
Kyler Murray, Week 4 against MIA: 78 of 78 snaps, 27 of 37 passes for 247 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 21 yards.
Kyler Murray, Week 5 against NO: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 29 passes for 229 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 54 yards.
Kyler Murray, Week 7 against IND: 59 of 59 snaps, 14 of 24 passes for 150 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 41 yards.
Kyler Murray, Week 8 against DET: 17 of 29 passes for 210 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 36 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Brock Purdy played 9 games for SF and scored 187.4 PPR points, 20.8 a game, finishing QB24.
He completed 197 of 284 passes for 2167 yards, 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 33 times for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Kyler Murray played 5 games for ARI and scored 80.8 PPR points, 16.2 a game, finishing QB38.
He completed 110 of 161 passes for 962 yards, 6 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran 29 times for 173 yards and 1 touchdown.
He was on the field for 99 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Kyler Murray for Brock Purdy?
Not on these numbers alone. Kyler Murray projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 9 games) and Brock Purdy 158 (17.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Brock Purdy over Kyler Murray. Kyler Murray is listed questionable.
Should I drop Brock Purdy for Kyler Murray?
Not on these numbers alone. Brock Purdy projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 9 games) and Kyler Murray 154 (17.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Brock Purdy over Kyler Murray. Kyler Murray is listed questionable.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Brock Purdy playing Week 9?
- Is Kyler Murray playing Week 9?
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