Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has been sacked 31 this season. It is one of the highest totals in the league. However, even with all the sacks, you might not believe it, but he is actually the most difficult quarterback in the league to sacks.
In the above video, it gives the five most difficult quarterbacks to sack, based on the percentage of the time they evade pressure.
Murray is not only the best. He is the best by a large margin.
He evades pressure 31.4% of the time, which is 10% higher a rate than the No. 2 quarterback on the list — Derek Carr.
This is both a good and a bad stat for the Cardinals. Obviously, evading pressure is great. However, with the high number of sacks he has taken, it suggests he has been under pressure a lot.
Of course, 20 of the 31 sacks he has taken this season came in the first four weeks of the year. In the last six games, he has been sacked only 11 times.
Either way, Murray has come as advertised. He is fast. He is elusive and he makes plays.
He makes his offensive line look better and he is very difficult to bring down because he is so hard to get.
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