Byron Murphy

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Experience: 6 years

Height: 5-11

Age: 26

Weight: 190 lbs

College: Washington

2023 SEASON

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42
SCK

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1
INT

3

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WK	OPP	RESULT	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
1	Buccaneers	L 17 - 20	2	3	5	2	0	0	0						0
2	@Eagles	L 28 - 34	1	1	2	1	0	0	1						0
3	Chargers	L 24 - 28	9	1	10	9	0	0	2						0
4	@Panthers	W 21 - 13	2	0	2	2	0	0	0						0
5	Chiefs	L 20 - 27	2	1	3	2	0	0	1						0
6	@Bears	W 19 - 13	2	2	4	2	0	0	3	1	37	37	37	0	0	0
7	49ers	W 22 - 17	4	0	4	4	0	0	0						0
8	@Packers	W 24 - 10	1	1	2	1	0	0	0						0
9	@Falcons	W 31 - 28	3	0	3	3	0	0	2	1	18	18	18	0	0
10	Saints	W 27 - 19	3	0	3	3	0	0	3	1	4	4	4	0	0
11	@Broncos	L 20 - 21	1	1	2	0	0	0	0						0
12	Bears	L 10 - 12	4	2	6	4	0	0	1						0
14	@Raiders	W 3 - 0	4	1	5	4	0	0	0						0
15	@Bengals	L 24 - 27	5	1	6	5	0	0	0						1
16	Lions	L 24 - 30
17	Packers	L 10 - 33
18	@Lions	L 20 - 30

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2019	Arizona Cardinals	16	16	66	12	78	63	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0
2020	Arizona Cardinals	15	7	40	11	51	40	2	8						0	2
2021	Arizona Cardinals	16	16	49	15	64	49	0.5	12	4	49	12.2	29	1	1	1
2022	Arizona Cardinals	9	9	29	7	36	26	0.5	4						0	2
2023	Minnesota Vikings	14	14	43	14	57	42	0	13	3	59	19.7	37	0	1
TOTAL		70	62	227	59	286	220	3	47	8	108	13.5	37	1	2	5

Biography

Byron Murphy Jr. joins the Minnesota Vikings for his fifth season in the NFL in 2023. Murphy Jr. was selected in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals, where he spent the first four seasons of his career. The Scottsdale, Arizona, native has appeared in 56 career games (48 starts), totaling 229 tackles (184 solo), 3.0 sacks, 34 passes defensed, five interceptions, including one he returned 29 yards for a touchdown. Murphy Jr. attended Washington, where he appeared in 20 games his last two seasons (2017-18), and totaled 74 tackles, 27 passes defensed, 7.0 tackles for loss, and seven interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown.

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