Start Kyler Murray or Malik Willis? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Kyler Murray over Malik Willis in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Kyler Murray at 16.3 points and Malik Willis at 15.2, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.3 fantasy points for Kyler Murray, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Kyler Murray at 212.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 17.5 rushing yards, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (12, 17, 16 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.2 fantasy points for Malik Willis, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Malik Willis at 190.5 passing yards and 32.5 rushing yards, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (13, 8 and 15 market sources).

That puts Kyler Murray 1.2 points ahead of Malik Willis on the market projections.

Injury status

Kyler Murray is not on the injury report.

Malik Willis is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Kyler Murray played 73 percent of MIN snaps, dropped back 84 times and threw an average of 6.5 air yards per attempt.

Kyler Murray, Week 1 against GB: 11 of 65 snaps, 3 of 5 passes for 18 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 9 yards.

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.

Through Week 4, Malik Willis played 100 percent of MIA snaps, dropped back 127 times and threw an average of 10.0 air yards per attempt.

Malik Willis, Week 1 against LV: 56 of 56 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 220 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 6 carries for 39 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 2 against SF: 59 of 59 snaps, 14 of 23 passes for 197 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 6 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 3 against KC: 73 of 73 snaps, 20 of 36 passes for 210 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 9 carries for 56 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 4 against MIN: 39 of 39 snaps, 9 of 17 passes for 85 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 11 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, Malik Willis played 4 games for GB and scored 51.2 PPR points, 12.8 a game, finishing QB45.

He completed 30 of 35 passes for 422 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 22 times for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 10 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Kyler Murray over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Bo Nix over Kyler Murray.
• Start Brock Purdy over Kyler Murray.
• Start Malik Willis over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Brock Purdy over Malik Willis.
• Start Malik Willis over Cam Ward.