Start Kyler Murray or Jacoby Brissett? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kyler Murray over Jacoby Brissett

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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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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · at DAL

Market projects: 16.2; recent weeks avg
DAL D vs QB: 20.0; 8th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Kyler Murray?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kyler Murray projects 168 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 138 (15.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kyler Murray over Jacoby Brissett.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Kyler Murray over Jacoby Brissett in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Kyler Murray at 16.9 points and Jacoby Brissett at 16.2, a gap of 0.6. 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. No player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett this week yet, so his 16.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (17.8, 15.7 and 15.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Kyler Murray at ADP 139 and Jacoby Brissett at 229. 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).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett yet. His market-based projections were 17.8, 15.7 and 15.2 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 16.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Kyler Murray 0.6 points ahead of Jacoby Brissett on these 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.

Jacoby Brissett and ARI visit DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 235 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against DAL, with 0.3 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.

Jacoby Brissett 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, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 302 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 4 against NYG: 66 of 66 snaps, 21 of 35 passes for 166 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, 4 carries for 18 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 5 against DET: 73 of 73 snaps, 29 of 46 passes for 292 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 19 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 6 against LAR: 72 of 72 snaps, 24 of 35 passes for 218 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 2 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 7 against DEN: 81 of 81 snaps, 27 of 48 passes for 272 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 16 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, Jacoby Brissett played 14 games for ARI and scored 235.4 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB16.

He completed 315 of 485 passes for 3366 yards, 23 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 38 times for 168 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 70 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 Jacoby Brissett for Kyler Murray?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kyler Murray projects 168 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 138 (15.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kyler Murray over Jacoby Brissett.
Should I drop Kyler Murray for Jacoby Brissett?
No. Keep Kyler Murray: he projects 168 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 138 (15.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kyler Murray over Jacoby Brissett.

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