Arizona Cardinals rookie quarterback Kyler Murray was not snubbed like teammate Chandler Jones was for a league award. After Jones was overlooked for NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Murray picked up league honors.
He was named the league’s Offensive Rookie of the Year at the league’s NFL Honors ceremony.
Murray becomes the third player in team history to be selected as the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year joining running back Ottis Anderson (1979) and wide receiver Anquan Boldin (2003).
Murray was the top pick in the 2019 NFL Draft and was the unquestioned starter at quarterback from the time he entered the league. He set several team rookie marks and league rookie records.
Here are some of his accomplishments as a rookie, as shared by the Cardinals in a press release.
- Murray led all rookie quarterbacks with 3,722 passing yards and 544 rushing yards in 2019.
- He established franchise rookie records for passing yards (3,772), touchdown passes (20), completions (349), pass attempts (542), completion percentage (64.4), passer rating (87.4), 300-yard games (5), rushing touchdowns (4), and games with multiple TD passes (8) in 2019.
- Murray became the first rookie quarterback in the league to start all 16 games in the last three seasons (2017-19) and the first rookie quarterback in franchise history to start all 16 games in a season.
- He became the sixth quarterback and just the second rookie (Cam Newton) in NFL history with at least 3,500 passing yards and 500 rushing yards in a season.
- His 544 rushing yards are the most by a quarterback in Cardinals history and he became the first player in team history to throw 20+ touchdown passes and run for 4+ touchdowns in a season. Murray was the only quarterback in the NFL with 500+ pass attempts and 90+ rushing attempts in 2019.
- Between Weeks 4-10, Murray set an NFL rookie record with 211 consecutive pass attempts without an interception, while his 349 completions in 2019 rank as the third-highest total in NFL history by a rookie.
- In NFL history, only Andrew Luck (6 in 2012) had more 300-yard performances as a rookie than Murray (5).
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