Kyler Murray listed ahead of Jacoby Brissett in Pro Football Focus top 2025 QBs list
Pro Football Focus's Nick Akridge listed Kyler Murray ahead of Jacoby Brissett as part his top graded quarterbacks list of the 2025 NFL regular season.
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Pro Football Focus’s Nick Akridge listed the top 46 graded quarterbacks of the 2025 NFL regular season with a noticeable placement involving Kyler Murray and Jacoby Brissett.
Akridge listed Murray tied with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers as the 23rd-best quarterback with a 69.5 passing grade. Meanwhile, Brissett was listed at No. 27 with a 68.6 passing grade.
Murray being ahead of Brissett on the list is a notable surprise as the former No. 1 pick played in only the Cardinals’ first five games before suffering a foot injury against the Tennessee Titans. He was eventually placed on injured reserve and was later ruled out for the season.
In those five games, Murray completed 110 of 161 passes for 962 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions with a 68.3% completion rate.
Following the Titans game, Brissett started in place of Murray for the rest of the season. In 14 games, Brissett completed 315 of 485 passes for 3,366 yards, 23 touchdowns and eight interceptions with a 64.9% completion rate.
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (93.3) topped the list, while San Francisco 49ers’ Brock Purdy (86.1) and Seattle Seahawks’ Sam Darnold (80.2) were ranked fifth and eighth, respectively.
Murray’s placement on the list comes as the Cardinals have several questions looming this offseason, including Murray’s future with the team. He is under contract with the Cardinals for two more seasons with a option for 2028. Murray has a guarantee of $36.8 million in 2026 with another $19.5 million for 2027 that becomes guaranteed if he still is on the roster on the fifth day of the new league year in March.
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I will admit that Brissett is a pocket passer and looks like a slug when he runs. But at least he stays in the pocket and completes the throw even though he’s gonna get killed. Murray takes off like the midget he is as soon as he sees any pressure and constantly gets his throws batted down because he’s what, 4’ 9” tall?
In spite of the early hype by those who should have known better, Brissett was basically a flop. He got stats but in the only one that counts he is among the worst QBs in NFL history. His glitter dulled when teams found all they had to do was put pressure on him as he can't move much more than a walking pace outside the pocket and will drop the ball if hit.
Weighted by salary cap hit and Brissett is the winner 7mm vs 53mm