The Minnesota Vikings needed to add a quarterback this offseason, and circumstances aligned perfectly for them to be able to sign Kyler Murray to a one-year deal at the veteran's minimum.
As OTAs get going, the Vikings are going to maintain the idea of an equal competition for the starting job between Murray and J.J. McCarthy. But Murray is the favorite to anyone who trusts how it looks without trying to push the team's agenda.
Which isn't to say McCarthy can't win the starting job, or he'll never play this season after Murray has missed time in three of the last four seasons. But if the former No. 1 overall pick isn't the Vikings' Week 1 starter, he will have either been injured or fallen inconceivably flat on his face in training camp.
Fantasy football analysts bring high-end outcome into play for Kyler Murray with Minnesota Vikings in 2026
In a recent episode of SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio's "Fantasy Football Morning", Paul Kelly and Tom Brolley of Fantasy Points talked about Murray during a discussion about dark horse candidates to be the top fantasy performers at their position. next season.
"Kyler Murray of the Minnesota Vikings, you understand why you could make a case for him to have a terrific season."
After noting how Murray was a top-10 quarterback in fantasy points per game in each of his first six seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, Kelly pointed to how his situation with the Vikings looks like the best he has been in with the talent around him, Kevin O'Connell as a pass-heavy play caller when he has a capable quarterback, etc.
Kelly and Brolley also highlighted the wide range of possible outcomes for Murray this season, with the low end of "why he shouldn't be starting for his own team" and J.J. McCarthy stepping in.
Within the premise Kelly and Brolley discussed, the absolute high end is also possible for Murray in 2026.
That would have him not only usurping his best finish as a fantasy signal caller (QB3 in 2020), but also ending a run of three straight seasons (and six of the last seven) where Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson have finished as the QB1 in fantasy.
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