# Will Mike LaFleur start Kyler Murray or Carson Beck as QB for the Cardinals in 2026?

Your question has a key factual issue: **Kyler Murray isn't on the Cardinals in 2026** — he's on the **Minnesota Vikings**, competing with J.J. McCarthy for the starting job there (from the Kyler Murray page).

The Cardinals' actual QB room under Mike LaFleur is **Jacoby Brissett, Carson Beck** (3rd-round rookie), **Gardner Minshew**, and **Shedeur Sanders**. Brissett is the presumed Week 1 starter, but he's in a contract holdout and has missed OTAs — which opens the door. One NFL exec predicted Beck will get a chance to play in 2026, and LaFleur has expressed confidence in Beck's familiarity with NFL-style offenses (from the Arizona Cardinals page). So if you're asking about a Beck-vs.-Brissett battle: Brissett is the favorite to start Week 1, but Beck has a real path to snaps this season, especially if Brissett's holdout drags on.

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Answered 2026-06-03 by ChatFFB — fantasy football answers from a live news wiki.
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