With Kyler Murray now fully committed to football, it brings up the question everyone is asking. What team will draft him?. Murray won the Heisman in 2018, playing quarterback at Oklahoma. Now he is only listed as 5-foot-10 but smaller quarterbacks have had success in the NFL. He can run very quick and has a good arm but experience could be a factor.
There are many teams in need of a QB in the upcoming draft. The list of teams that could draft Murray are as follows: Raiders, Dolphins, Bengals, Jaguars and Giants. Broncos would have made the list but they just traded for Joe Flacco. The Raiders are interesting. For them to draft Murray, they would need to trade away Derek Carr. I see them sticking with Carr but I’m not gonna count the Raiders out for drafting him. They have the 4th pick in the draft. The Jaguars are in desperate need of a QB. By drafting Murray they can move on from Blake Bortles. Bortles was very inconsistent last season and I don’t think he’s very good personally. The Jags taking Murray with the 7th pick makes a ton of sense.
If the Dolphins draft Murray, it would give them a reason to move on from Ryan Tannehill. There new offensive coordinator would have fun with a new weapon at QB. The Dolphins have the 13th pick in the draft. The giants are an option for Murray but I believe Haskins is a better fit for them. The Giants have the 6th pick in the draft and they will probably draft Haskins over Murray. Now the last team is the Bengals. It’s kind of the same situation as the Dolphins. If they drafted Murray, they could move on from Andy Dalton. Dalton still has 2 years on his contract. Drafting Murray might speed up the process of getting rid of Dalton. the Bengals have the 11th pick in the draft. These teams have the best chance of drafting Kyler Murray.
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