Murray is expected to take on a larger role Sunday against the Panthers, with teammate Alvin Kamara ineligible to play after testing positive for COVID-19, Mike Triplett of ESPN.com reports.
Murray put up 307 total yards and four touchdowns in a two-week span the last time Kamara missed games, back in Weeks 7 and 8 of last season. A repeat of that level of production may be too much to ask, but Murray should at least see a nice workload uptick relative to his 2020 average of 9.7 carries, 1.7 targets and 55.4 total yards per game. Carolina has allowed the ninth-most fantasy points to running backs, including 204 combined yards and a touchdown to Kamara and Murray in Week 7. Ty Montgomery and Dwayne Washington are the other running backs on the Saints' roster, while undrafted rookie Tony Jones resides on the practice squad.