Latavius Murray Fantasy Football Week 12 Scouting Report

Latavius Murray
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Age: 34
Weight: 230 lbs
Height: 6' 3"
College: Central Florida

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by Jordan Heck

· Sep 21, 2018 · 5:14 AM EDT

MIN RB Latavius Murray - Week 3 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 3 vs. Buffalo Bills

Latavius Murray saw a few more snaps last week as he finished with four carries for 19 yards. He could see some increased carries this week. For starters, Dalvin Cook has missed practice Wednesday and Thursday with a hamstring injury. In addition, the Bills are a very bad team, and this game could end up in a blowout, leading to Minnesota wanting to take precautions with Cook.

Murray has proven himself capable as a starter, especially last season with Minnesota. So we like him as an RB2 heading into this game.

by Jordan Heck

· Sep 14, 2018 · 8:18 AM EDT

MIN RB Latavius Murray - Week 2 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 2 at Green Bay Packers

Latavius Murray was actually the team's leading rusher last week, finishing with 42 yards on 11 carries. What's interesting is he played on only 14 offensive snaps, which means Minnesota gave him the ball nearly every time he was on the field.

While Murray gained more yards than Dalvin Cook, he still received fewer touches and was only on the field for 20 percent of the team's offensive plays. He had a bigger role than most were projecting with double-digit touches, but we don't expect that trend to continue. Murray is not a good option this week.

by Jordan Heck

· Aug 14, 2018 · 11:25 PM EDT

MIN RB Latavius Murray - 2018 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside

Latavius Murray developed a nice role for himself last season after Dalvin Cook went down with an injury. From Week 7 to Week 17 (10 games), Murray averaged 74.5 rushing yards per game while scoring eight touchdowns. He proved to be fully capable of carrying the starting role if needed.

Fantasy Downside

Murray enters 2018 as the backup to Cook. Since he didn’t show much promise as a receiver (15 catches last season), we don’t expect to see him on the field enough to make an impact for fantasy purposes. And while Murray did have some nice games, he also had plenty of struggles last season, averaging 1.6 yards per carry on his first 59 attempts.

2018 Bottom Line

Murray is nothing more than a handcuff for Cook, if you believe in that sort of thing. Murray needs a lot of carries to truly make an impact, as we saw last season, and he just won’t get those as a backup. So keep Murray in mind on waivers if Cook gets injured, but don’t keep him in mind on draft day.

by Jordan Heck

· Jan 19, 2018 · 12:15 PM EST

MIN RB Latavius Murray - Week 20 Fantasy Football Outlook

NFC Conference Championship at Philadelphia Eagles

Latavius Murray mostly struggled last week, rushing 19 times for 50 yards (2.6 yards per carry). He had a decent fantasy output, however, finishing with 67 total yards and a touchdown. This has mostly been the story for Murray ever since he replaced Dalvin Cook. Murray gets enough touches to put up a decent-enough performance, even though he really doesn't play that well.

We could see a similar story this week in a tough matchup against the Eagles. Philly allowed the second-fewest fantasy points to opposing backs in the regular season and held Devonta Freeman in check (10 carries, 7 yards) last week in the playoffs.

Murray is one of the few backs left in the playoffs who actually gets a healthy amount of touches, so for that reason alone, he's a decent option this week. But don't be surprised if he struggles.

by Jordan Heck

· Jan 10, 2018 · 10:39 PM EST

MIN RB Latavius Murray - Week 19 Fantasy Football Outlook

Divisional Round vs. Saints

Latavius Murray's production changes from game-to-game, but what's consistent is the fact he gets plenty of chances. He ended the season with three straight games of 20 carries or more, which gives him a very high floor.

Murray struggled when he first took over, and had a bad game versus Carolina, but mostly had success outside of that. If we take out his Carolina game, he averaged 91 yards after the Week 9 bye.

While Murray isn't a super talented rusher, he should get plenty of carries this week in a decent matchup against the Saints. You can likely expect an average performance of around 70 yards with a chance for a TD.

by Jordan Heck

· Dec 29, 2017 · 1:53 PM EST

MIN RB Latavius Murray - Week 17 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 17 vs. Chicago Bears

The Vikings leaned heavily on Latavius Murray again last week as he finished with another 20+ carry game. He had 69 yards on 21 attempts, which isn't great, but it's promising for fantasy owners because Murray is heavily involved almost every week.

He gets a difficult matchup this week against the Bears, who haven't allowed a rushing touchdown to a back since Week 10. Murray also struggled against Chicago earlier in the year, finishing with 31 yards on 12 attempts (2.6 yards per carry).

Murray doesn't have a high ceiling, but he does have a high floor, and that's why he should be viewed as an RB2 this week.

by Jordan Heck

· Dec 22, 2017 · 10:35 AM EST

MIN RB Latavius Murray - Week 16 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 16 at Green Bay Packers

Latavius Murray led the way in Minnesota's backfield last week, carrying the ball 20 times for 76 yards and a touchdown. He also had 1 catch for 28 yards—104 total yards and a score is a pretty solid game for any back. Murray should continue that success this week in a favorable matchup against the Packers.

Green Bay has allowed the fifth-most fantasy points to opposing backs, although Murray struggled in his earlier outing against them. In Week 6, Murray carried the ball 15 times and finished with just 28 yards versus the Packers.

We expect a better outing for him this week and he should be viewed as a solid RB2.