- Latavius Murray
- #28
- Team NO
- Pos RB
- Status AActive
- Owner FA
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Goes for 25 yards in wild-card loss
Murray rushed five times for 21 yards, adding a four-yard reception in the Saints' 26-20 overtime wild-card loss to the Vikings on Sunday.
Analysis: After an 18-touch outing to close out the regular season, Murray took a back seat to Alvin Kamara in Sunday's overtime loss. He'll be back to play with Kamara at least one more year, and barring injury or suspension, Murray should primarily fill a backup role in the Saints' offense. Aside from two huge starts in Kamara's stead, Murray managed just 590 total yards and two total touchdowns in 14 regular-season games played.
Published: Sun, Jan 5 at 2:39pm by Rotowire.com
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Logs 18 touches in rout of Panthers
Murray carried 17 times for 61 yards, adding a 14-yard reception in the Saints' 42-10 win over the Panthers on Sunday.
Analysis: As expected, Murray had his way with the Panthers' poor run defense, managing 75 total yards on the day. He out-touched Alvin Kamara by a comfortable margin, though most of his work came with the game well in hand for New Orleans. Murray closes out his first year as a Saint with 872 total yards and six total touchdowns.
Published: Sun, Dec 29 at 3:32pm by Rotowire.com
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Struggles on nine touches
Murray carried seven times for 14 yards and secured two of three targets for 11 yards in the Saints' 38-28 win over the Titans on Sunday.
Analysis: It was a slow afternoon for Murray, who averaged less than four yards on his nine touches against Tennessee. Unlike in prior weeks, Murray took a clear backseat to Alvin Kamara, as the latter exploded for 110 yards and a touchdown. Murray has played admirably this season -- even in a backup capacity -- and he should have an easier time finding running room against a subpar Panthers' run defense in Week 17.
Published: Sun, Dec 22 at 6:38pm by Rotowire.com
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Logs 11 touches in MNF win
Murray rushed nine times for 29 yards, adding two receptions on three targets for 20 yards in the Saints' 34-7 win over the Colts on Monday.
Analysis: Murray followed up last week's 94-yard effort with a moderate output in Monday's blowout win. Despite the huge lead New Orleans built up early, Murray saw just 11 total touches, ceding some cleanup work to Zach Line and Dwayne Washington. Murray's performances have been inconsistent when sharing the field with Alvin Kamara, a pattern that will likely continue unless Kamara gets sidelined.
Published: Mon, Dec 16 at 8:50pm by Rotowire.com
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Racks up 94 yards in loss
Murray rushed seven times for 69 yards, adding two receptions for 25 yards in the Saints' 48-46 loss to the 49ers on Sunday.
Analysis: Murray accounted for his most yards from scrimmage since Week 8 when he was still the starter. It was an encouraging performance after going for just two yards Week 13, and he actually led the backfield in yards from scrimmage, out-gaining Alvin Kamara, 94-43, on eight fewer touches. Kamara clearly is the lead back right now, and Murray has logged just under eight touches per game across his last five contests. That kind of volume doesn't translate to a weekly fantasy starter, despite big games…read more
Published: Sun, Dec 8 at 1:43pm by Rotowire.com
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Totals just two yards
Murray rushed four times for two yards in the Saints' 26-18 win over the Falcons on Thursday.
Analysis: He wasn't targeted in the passing game. Murray has struggled to find fantasy relevancy since the Saints' Week 9 bye, logging double-digit carries just once in four games. In that span -- aside from his decent Week 12 -- he's rushed 19 times for just 41 yards. With Alvin Kamara back to full strength and leading the backfield in touches, Murray isn't a startable fantasy option outside of deeper leagues right now.
Published: Thu, Nov 28 at 9:42pm by Rotowire.com
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Breaks off 26-yard TD run
Murray ran for 64 yards and a touchdown on seven rush attempts during Sunday's 34-31 win against the Panthers.
Analysis: The 29-year-old hammer did most of his damage early on, logging four of his seven carries and 44 of his 64 rushing yards during the first quarter. Of course, much of that production came on a single game-shifting play, as Murray's 26-yard TD run helped the Saints cap a successful seven-play opening drive. While his three-game spree of 17 combined receptions and 121 receiving yards between Weeks 6 and 8 appears to be a facade -- given that he's only compiled four catches for 12 yards in three…read more
Published: Sun, Nov 24 at 3:43pm by Rotowire.com
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Logs 12 touches in win
Murray rushed 10 times for 27 yards, adding two receptions for five yards in the Saints' 34-17 blowout victory over the Buccaneers on Sunday.
Analysis: Murray saw just three fewer carries than Alvin Kamara, though he played second fiddle in total touches, as Kamara finished with a comfortable 23-12 advantage. Over the past two games, Kamara has touched the ball 35 times compared to Murray's 19, and it appears the former is locked into a backup role. He's a high-end handcuff, but he doesn't carry much weekly value with Kamara in the picture.
Published: Sun, Nov 17 at 7:16pm by Rotowire.com
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Sees seven touches with Kamara back
Murray carried five times for 12 yards, adding two receptions for seven yards in the Saints' 26-9 loss to the Falcons on Sunday.
Analysis: Despite Sean Payton's assertion that Murray would stay involved on offense, he notched just seven touches in Sunday's loss. Surprisingly negative game script certainly played a role in Murray's dud, but his usage is concerning, given his 62 combined touches over the past two weeks. To be fair, Murray out-carried Alvin Kamara by a 5-4 margin, but Kamara saw 10 targets and eight receptions to ultimately lead the backfield in total touches. Murray has a chance to bounce back next week in a…read more
Published: Sun, Nov 10 at 2:58pm by Rotowire.com
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Should stay involved
Coach Sean Payton hinted that Murray will retain a significant role even with Alvin Kamara now healthy, ESPN.com's Mike Triplett reports. "Week 1 [of] Alvin coming back. We'll be smart," said Payton. "And the good news is the way [Murray] played and the way Alvin's played, we feel like we're real good at that position.
Analysis: Murray averaged just 4.8 carries and 1.4 targets per game through the first six weeks of the season, but he should see more work Sunday against Atlanta, with Kamara in his first game back from an ankle injury and the Saints heavily favored to win. Murray made an excellent case for continued involvement when Kamara missed Weeks 7 and 8, piling up 307 scrimmage yards and four touchdowns. Kamara said he doesn't mind sharing some more work with Murray moving forward.
Published: Fri, Nov 8 at 2:27pm by Rotowire.com
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