3 Most Overrated Players in the NFC West

The NFC West is a star-studded division in football, but some of those supposed stars aren’t as good as many people might think. 

It’s hard to find fault with any players on the San Francisco 49ers – you’ll note none are on this list – but there are a few overrated ‘stars’ in this division who need to be called out. 

Without further ado, here are the most overrated players in the NFC West:

Kyler Murray, Cardinals Quarterback

Murray burst onto the scene when he won the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, but injuries and a well-known aversion to studying have held him back from becoming more.

He’s still living off the hype of his first two seasons in the league, but he simply hasn’t been that good over the past three seasons.

He’s only thrown 24 TDs with 12 INTs over his last 19 games, for starters, and he’s also NEVER thrown for 4,000+ yards in a season – even when things were going well in Arizona.

Of course, some of his statistical decline is due to the Cardinals’ team-wide decline. 

But it’s hard to be encouraged by Murray if he can’t live up to his early-career rushing numbers. 

Tearing his ACL certainly didn’t help. But his rushing was becoming less and less potent even before that.

After rushing for 1,363 yards and 15 TDs over his first two seasons (32 games), he’s only rushed for 1,085 yards and 11 TDs over the past three seasons (33 games).

The arrival of Marvin Harrison Jr. could elevate his game again, but don’t count on him returning to the type of player he was in 2019 & 2020.