Kyler Murray projections 2022: Fantasy stats, betting odds, Arizona Cardinals player profile, season outlook, simulations

The Cardinals finally gave their talented fourth year quarterback the massive contract he craved in July after concerns that Murray may hold out or demand a trade. Last season, he was drafted as a top four fantasy quarterback but didn't deliver for fantasy managers. He missed three games, and while his passing statistics were relatively similar to his previous two seasons, the rushing stats took a major hit. Murray's rushing yards were essentially cut in half as were his rushing touchdowns, from eleven to five. For the Cardinals quarterback to hold major fantasy value, his rushing stats ideally have to be among the top three of all players at his position.

While Arizona acquiring Murray's college teammate at Oklahoma, Marquise Brown from Baltimore, is a lift, losing star receiver DeAndre Hopkins for six games at the start of 2022 certainly doesn't help the Cardinals offense. It also doesn't help that Arizona lost weapons Christian Kirk (Jacksonville) and Chase Edmonds (Miami) to free agency. One sign trending up for Kyler's fantasy value is that the Cardinals defense got weaker; higher scoring games ideally equals more fantasy points for Arizona's QB.

SportsLine's projection isn't as high on Murray as most, ranking him tenth among all fantasy quarterbacks for 2022. If the rushing numbers increase and the combined touchdowns come closer to 2020 levels (37), there's no reason Murray shouldn't be drafted among the top six or seven QBs at the lowest.

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Kyler Murray Fantasy football ranking (via SportsLine's projection model)

No. 10 QB (PPR & non-PPR)

Kyler Murray Fantasy football projections (via SportsLine's projection model) 

399 completions, 573 attempts, 4,203 yards, 28 TDs, 15 INTs
99 rushes, 468 yards, 5 TDs
362 Fantasy points (non-PPR); 379.1 (PPR)

Kyler Murray Caesars Sportsbook Odds

MVP: +2200
Most Regular Season Passing Yards: +2000
Most Regular Season Passing Touchdowns: +3000
Most Regular Season Rushing Yards: +15000
Total Regular Season Passing Yards: Over 4100.5 (-115) / Under 4100.5 (-115)
Total Regular Season Passing Touchdowns: Over 25.5 (-115) / Under 25.5 (-115)
Total Regular Season Rushing Yards: Over 500.5 (-115) / Under 500.5 (-115)
Total Regular Season Rushing Touchdowns: Over 6.5 (+100) / Under 6.5 (-130)

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