2018 Heisman winner whose dual-threat tools remain elite when healthy.
Kyler Murray's career has alternated between flashes of brilliance and frustrating injury setbacks. The 2025 season delivered another Pro Bowl nod and a healthy 16-game stretch, but Arizona again missed the playoffs. He carries a roster that is short on supporting talent and his contract makes a reset difficult.
Path to the league
Oakland A's first-round draft pick in 2018 who pivoted back to football and won the Heisman at Oklahoma the same year. Cardinals took him first overall in 2019. Made the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons before a 2022 ACL tear cost him the back half of that year and most of 2023.
Career highlights
3x Pro Bowler. 2018 Heisman Trophy. 2019 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. First quarterback in NFL history to throw for 20 TDs and rush for 500 yards in three different seasons. Career: 24,000-plus passing yards, 3,000-plus rushing yards.
2025 season recap
3,851 passing yards, 22 TDs, 13 INTs, 478 rushing yards. Arizona went 8-9 and missed the playoffs. Marvin Harrison Jr. broke out as the No. 1 receiver. Defensive issues kept the Cardinals out of contention. Murray remains under contract through 2028 on a deal that the new front office has openly discussed restructuring.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Kyler Murray
- Pro Football Reference: Kyler Murray
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Passing
5 games played▶Passing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | cardinals | 5 | 110 | 161 | 962 | 6 | 3 | 88.6 | 47.2 |
| 2024 | cardinals | 17 | 372 | 541 | 3,851 | 21 | 11 | 93.5 | 63.4 |
| 2023 | cardinals | 8 | 176 | 268 | 1,799 | 10 | 5 | 89.4 | 48.0 |
| 2022 | cardinals | 11 | 259 | 390 | 2,368 | 14 | 7 | 87.2 | 53.6 |
| 2021 | cardinals | 14 | 333 | 481 | 3,787 | 24 | 10 | 100.6 | 63.2 |
| 2020 | cardinals | 16 | 375 | 558 | 3,971 | 26 | 12 | 94.3 | 61.9 |
| 2019 | cardinals | 16 | 349 | 542 | 3,722 | 20 | 12 | 87.4 | 57.7 |
▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | cardinals | 5 | 29 | 173 | 6.0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2024 | cardinals | 17 | 78 | 572 | 7.3 | 5 | 50 |
| 2023 | cardinals | 8 | 44 | 244 | 5.5 | 3 | 33 |
| 2022 | cardinals | 11 | 67 | 418 | 6.2 | 3 | 42 |
| 2021 | cardinals | 14 | 88 | 423 | 4.8 | 5 | 57 |
| 2020 | cardinals | 16 | 133 | 819 | 6.2 | 11 | 48 |
| 2019 | cardinals | 16 | 93 | 544 | 5.8 | 4 | 35 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Quarterback
- Group
- offense
- College
- Oklahoma
- Hometown
- Allen, TX, USA
- Age
- 28
- Status
- active
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