Jake Browning vs Kyler Murray: Who Should You Start?
Jake Browning and Kyler Murray are both viable fantasy quarterbacks heading into 2026, but their 2025 production tells two different stories. Jake Browning averaged 11.3 PPG across 5 games with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while Kyler Murray posted 16.2 PPG in 5 appearances for the Minnesota Vikings.
A 4.9-PPG gap gives Kyler Murray the edge on paper, but paper does not account for Thursday night matchups, weather games, or a star defender returning from injury. The real question is not who was better in 2025, but who is the better start this specific week.
Both lean on arm talent and offensive scheme as traditional pocket passers. Jake Browning threw for 771 yards and 6 touchdowns, while Kyler Murray posted 962 yards and 6 scores. Volume, red zone efficiency, and game script are the key week-to-week differentiators when neither carries rushing upside.
Jake Browning has his bye in Week 11, and Kyler Murray rests in Week 6. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at quarterback for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
