Should I drop Bryce Young for Kyler Murray?

Not on these numbers alone. Bryce Young projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games) and Kyler Murray 168 (16.8 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Kyler Murray over Bryce Young, 16.9 to 16.6 projected PPR points.

Start Kyler Murray or Bryce Young? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kyler Murray over Bryce Young

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Kyler Murray

QB · MIN · at DET

Market projects: 16.9; fantasy pts
DET D vs QB: 26.3; most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 44 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 84%; Through Week 7

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Bryce Young

QB · CAR · at GB

Market projects: 16.6; fantasy pts
GB D vs QB: 14.3; 5th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 16 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 94%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Kyler Murray for Bryce Young?

Not on these numbers alone. Kyler Murray projects 168 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 10 games) and Bryce Young 169 (16.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Kyler Murray over Bryce Young, 16.9 to 16.6 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Kyler Murray over Bryce Young in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Kyler Murray at 16.9 points and Bryce Young at 16.6, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Kyler Murray's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Drafters take Kyler Murray at ADP 139 and Bryce Young at 212. Market coverage on Kyler Murray is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.9 fantasy points for Kyler Murray, with 70 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kyler Murray is 215 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (10, 12 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.6 fantasy points for Bryce Young, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bryce Young is 251 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 10 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Kyler Murray 0.3 points ahead of Bryce Young on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Kyler Murray and MIN visit DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DET allowed 26.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 312 yards and 2.7 touchdowns a game against DET, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

Bryce Young and CAR visit GB on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

GB allowed 14.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 223 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against GB, with 1.3 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Kyler Murray has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kyler Murray is not on the injury report.

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Kyler Murray played 84 percent of MIN snaps, dropped back 151 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

Kyler Murray, Week 3 against TB: 59 of 59 snaps, 15 of 29 passes for 168 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 17 yards.

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.

Through Week 7, Bryce Young played 94 percent of CAR snaps, dropped back 250 times and threw an average of 8.8 air yards per attempt.

Bryce Young, Week 3 against CLE: 77 of 77 snaps, 26 of 47 passes for 291 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

Bryce Young, Week 4 against DET: 75 of 75 snaps, 29 of 41 passes for 329 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 7 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 6 against PHI: 79 of 79 snaps, 20 of 39 passes for 281 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 8 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 7 against TB: 43 of 56 snaps, 14 of 27 passes for 163 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 1 carry for 9 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Bryce Young played 16 games for CAR and scored 229.0 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing QB19.

He completed 304 of 478 passes for 3011 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 54 times for 216 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 96 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Kyler Murray for Bryce Young?
Not on these numbers alone. Kyler Murray projects 168 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 10 games) and Bryce Young 169 (16.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Kyler Murray over Bryce Young, 16.9 to 16.6 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Kyler Murray?
Not on these numbers alone. Bryce Young projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games) and Kyler Murray 168 (16.8 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Kyler Murray over Bryce Young, 16.9 to 16.6 projected PPR points.

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