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CAR
GB
19
27
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BAL
BUF
10
36
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TEN
CIN
36
43
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ARI
DAL
33
30
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MIN
DET
15
19
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IND
JAX
7
42
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LV
NYJ
38
33
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CLE
PIT
6
27
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TB
0
16
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9
24
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DEN
24
28
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24
19
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10
27
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34
17
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Byron Murphy or DeMarcus Lawrence

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Byron Murphy

Byron Murphy

CB • Minnesota Vikings MIN
DeMarcus Lawrence

DeMarcus Lawrence

OLB • Seattle Seahawks SEA
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Murphy over Lawrence

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Murphy ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 4
TACKLES SACKS PASS DEF INT TDS FPTS
3.1 0 0.6 0.1 0 4
No projection for today.
Not available due to injury or suspension.
Latest News Byron Murphy
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lawrence over Murphy

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Lawrence ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 4
TACKLES SACKS PASS DEF INT TDS FPTS
3.1 0.2 0.2 0 0 4
No projection for today.
Not available.
Latest News DeMarcus Lawrence
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Performance Byron Murphy
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
10800.000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
131000.010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance DeMarcus Lawrence
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
2100.000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Byron Murphy

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches DeMarcus Lawrence

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Byron Murphy
OWN
 
0%
+0.24 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.24 compared to last week
OWN/START DeMarcus Lawrence
OWN
 
0%
+0.01 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.17 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Byron Murphy
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus DeMarcus Lawrence
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Byron Murphy

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 25th with 24.0 total points (3.43 avg).
  • Currently 19 points behind the leader: Jeffery Simmons
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Back (Since Oct 30, 2026). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +3, Assisted Tackles: -5 Sacks: -1.5, INTs: +3, Passes Defended: +4, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!
  • Season Outlook

Breakdown DeMarcus Lawrence

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 47th with 15.0 total points (2.14 avg).
  • Currently 67 points behind the leader: Alex Singleton
  • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: -1, Assisted Tackles: -4 Sacks: -3, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: +2, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • Season Outlook

Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Byron Murphy

BACK - Since Oct 30, 2026

Murphy II is active for Week 8 versus the Bears.
Injury DeMarcus Lawrence

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Byron Murphy

Week 9
Minnesota Vikings VS Buffalo Bills

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.86366.43941503.63
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 25th with 33.00 total points (4.71 avg).
  • Currently 45 points behind the leader: Buccaneers DST
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.8 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in rush defense with 682 (97.43 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Ranked 21st in pass defense with 1883 (269.00 per game).
  • Top 20 in points against with 25.86 per game and currently ranked 20th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 29th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +156.07, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: -15, INTs: EVEN, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +6.13,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 41, INT: 15, TDS: 4, PA/G: 22.8, YDS/G: 311.4
Matchups DeMarcus Lawrence

Week 9
Seattle Seahawks VS Arizona Cardinals

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
29.75360.50831901.82
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 28th with 25.00 total points (3.13 avg).
  • Currently 53 points behind the leader: Buccaneers DST

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 23rd in rush defense with 983 (122.88 per game).
  • Ranked 24th in pass defense with 1901 (237.63 per game).
  • Top 12 in sacks with 19 (2.38 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 29.75 per game and currently ranked 32nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 29th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +13.36, Turnovers: +1 Sacks: +7, INTs: -1, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +7.75,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 29, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 30.5, YDS/G: 380.1
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Byron Murphy
3.72
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating DeMarcus Lawrence
1.83
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Byron Murphy
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2019 ARI 16 78 12 0 10 1 0
2020 ARI 16 51 11 2 8 0 0
2021 ARI 16 64 15 1 12 4 1
2022 ARI 14 36 6 1 4 0 0
2023 MIN 16 57 14 0 13 3 0
2024 MIN 16 117 42 1 14 6 0
2025 SEA 16 139 66 8 8 2 0
2026 SEA 14 58 21 3 6 3 0
ON PACE 17 70 26 4 7 4 0
3-YEAR AVG 105 41 3 12 4 0
Totals 168 612 191 17 75 19 1
Career DeMarcus Lawrence
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2014 DAL 6 9 3 0 0 0 0
2015 DAL 16 83 34 15 0 0 0
2016 DAL 6 11 3 1 0 0 0
2017 DAL 15 58 22 15 1 0 0
2018 DAL 16 62 20 11 1 1 0
2019 DAL 15 44 16 5 2 0 0
2020 DAL 16 58 24 7 2 0 0
2021 DAL 7 21 6 3 5 1 1
2022 DAL 16 64 21 6 3 0 0
2023 DAL 16 50 21 4 6 0 0
2024 DAL 4 14 7 3 0 0 0
2025 SEA 16 55 30 6 1 0 0
2026 SEA 7 14 6 0 2 0 0
ON PACE 17 34 15 0 5 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 41 20 4 2 0 0
Totals 166 560 219 78 25 2 1
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