Who Should I Start? Matthew Stafford or Kyler Murray

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Week 1 Projections

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23.3 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Matthew Stafford News

Should Redraft Managers Avoid Matthew Stafford at His Current ADP?

Monday, July 6, 11:52 AM

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford had a historic season in 2025, throwing for 4,707 yards, 46 touchdowns, and eight interceptions across 17 games and being named the NFL's MVP. Stafford was an elite fantasy QB last season, particularly in leagues that award six points per passing touchdown. Still, there are multiple reasons to expect regression from Stafford in 2026. For one, the veteran quarterback is entering his age-38 season and has a history of back and neck issues. Stafford also posted a 7.7% touchdown rate as a passer in 2025, which is well above his career mark of 4.8%. By measure of per-game scoring, Stafford finished outside the top-24 at the quarterback position in 2024. However, he's currently being valued as a low-end QB1/high-end QB2 by average draft position in redraft formats. Unless his price continues to come down, Stafford may be a player for redraft managers to avoid in 2026.

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Week 1 Projections

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20.6 25.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0

Kyler Murray News

Kyler Murray, J.J. McCarthy Dead-Even in QB Competition Heading into Camp?

Thursday, July 9, 6:02 PM

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell wouldn't shed much light on where the quarterback competition stands between Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy during an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show with training camp quickly approaching later this month, according to NFL.com's Nick Shook. "Kyler has come in and done a great job," O'Connell said. "J.J., I think, has benefited from it; he's had a really good spring. Carson Wentz is this veteran quarterback in the room," O'Connell said. Some believe that Murray is already the favorite to win the starting job, but O'Connell isn't going to admit it before camp even begins. Murray, 28, flamed out with the Arizona Cardinals and is no stranger to injury, but given his experience and dual-threat abilities, he makes sense as the QB1 to begin the 2026 regular season, and he will have clear bounce-back potential in a better offensive situation in Minnesota with a QB whisperer as his new head coach. In fantasy, Murray is the much more intriguing QB2 option with upside because of his rushing ability. RotoBaller has Murray ranked as the QB19, with McCarthy not even listed among the top-34 signal-callers.

Matthew Stafford vs. Kyler Murray

Still trying to decide between Stafford and Murray? Check on the latest news to make sure both players are active and healthy. Our PPR projections show that Matthew Stafford is projected to score 23.3 points this week while Kyler Murray is projected to score 20.6 points.