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Davis Mattek fantasy football takes on Kyler Murray
Every source-backed video insight STACKED has extracted from Davis Mattek about Kyler Murray.
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All Davis Mattek insights about Kyler Murray
PositiveProjectionJul 24, 2026
The source drafted Kyler Murray with high conviction at pick 153, stating there is 'no report that could come out from the Vikings that would make me feel differently' and arguing it is 'a legitimate impossibility that JJ McCarthy plays well enough in training camp and in the preseason to unseat Kyler Murray.' The source emphasized Murray's historical EPA per play advantage over multiple starting quarterbacks (CJ Stroud, Trevor Lawrence, Cam Newton, Jake Browning, Gino Smith, Caleb Williams, Tyler Shuck, Mac Jones, Daniel Jones, Sam Darnold) over the last 10 years, positioning Murray as a clear upgrade over McCarthy. The source dismissed a report claiming both quarterbacks would compete for the starting position at season start, calling it 'lying,' and framed Kevin O'Connell's public messaging as good coaching while maintaining Murray is the clear starter.PositiveValueJun 7, 2026
Source identifies Kyler Murray as one of the absolute best picks on the board on DraftKings, planning to target him later in the draft. The source emphasizes strong value at the quarterback position.PositiveValueMay 31, 2026
Davis Mattek views Kyler as undervalued with enough rushing value to take alone at the quarterback position, suggesting he offers more upside than his draft position reflects.PositiveValueNo date
JJ Zachariason targets Kyler Murray as part of a late-round quarterback strategy, pairing him with Justin Herbert to create an acceptable quarterback room without early-round investment. He secured Murray at what he considers a good price as part of a three-quarterback team construction strategy. Murray is available at ADP around picks 106-111 and can be stacked with Justin Jefferson for correlated upside.PositiveProjectionNo date
Davis Mattek defends Kyler Murray's quarterback quality, noting he has the best pass catchers he's ever had and is in a good system; EPA per play comparison shows Murray at the same level as Bo Nix and better than Derek Carr, Mariota, Mayfield, Cousins, Stroud, Tannehill, Darnold, and Lawrence, characterizing him as 'a pretty fine quarterback' in a system without infrastructure to be a running team. Mattek also emphasizes Murray's role security, stating 'Kyler is starting 17 games if he's healthy.'PositiveRoleNo date
Kyler Murray and Jordan Addison have spent the last two months this offseason working out together, suggesting increased chemistry and connection heading into the season.NegativeRoleNo date
Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell has been splitting first-team snaps 50/50 between Kyler Murray and JJ McCarthy during training camp. Ricky Pawol questions this as a suboptimal quarterback evaluation strategy, creating role uncertainty.PositiveValueNo date
Davis Mattek selected Kyler Murray as quarterback in his draft despite having a high combo rate with Justin Jefferson at 4.1% of his teams (compared to 3.5% natural occurrence). Mattek prioritizes roster construction and bye week management over minimizing combinatorial overlap. Mattek also drafted Murray as one of three quarterbacks in his best ball roster alongside Trevor Lawrence and Deshaun Watson as a late-round dust ball option.PositiveProjectionNo date
Analyst pairs Kyler Murray with Jordan Addison and Hawkins in the final roster.PositiveRoleNo date
Kyler Murray is selected as a quarterback stack with Jordan Addison for correlation.