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Fantasy Football Video: Are Vikings, Justin Jefferson a 'sleeping giant' with Kyler Murray in town for 2026?

By Yahoo Sports Fantasy StaffYahoo Sports

Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski talk Vikings, Kyler Murray on latest episode of Yahoo Fantasy Forecast.

If you’re a Vikings fan, you likely want to forget that the 2025 NFL season even happened. You also may want to go back and rethink that J. J.

McCarthy pick in the first round if you’re Kevin O’Connell. But the past is the past, and the future is now. Fortunately for Minnesota, the QB market blessed them with Kyler Murray, who had a messy breakup with the Arizona Cardinals this offseason.

But Murray gets a chance to reinvent himself with the Vikings while the team has some renewed optimism on offense. [ Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2026 NFL season ] Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski discussed Murray and the Vikings’ situation for fantasy football on a recent episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast . Pianowski views the Vikings as a “sleeping giant” going into 2026.

He’s talking himself into all these positive Minnesota narratives — possibly winning the NFC North and Murray winning Comeback Player of the Year, specifically. Scott asks Harmon to keep him grounded. Harmon thinks Murray is a lock to start Week 1 for the Vikings.