Byron Murphy
Byron Murphy, Jr.
Born: January 18, 1998
Scottsdale, AZ
Position: CB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
College: Washington
High School: Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ)
Career: 2019-2025
Drafted: 2019 in Round 2, #33 overall by the Arizona Cardinals
Byron Murphy has played from 2019 to 2025 during his career with the Arizona Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings. Murphy has intercepted 16 passes for 125 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2020 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 2021 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 48 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2019 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 29 | 1 | 2023 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 37 | 0 | 2024 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 2025 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 16 | 125 | 7.8 | 37 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | 2020 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2021 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2022 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 0.5 | 5.0 | 10.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3.0 | 5 | 1.7 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | TFL | TFLY | Brup | PD | QBH | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2019 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 72 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 45.5 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 56.5 | 49 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2022 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 32.5 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 2023 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 50 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2024 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 71.5 | 62 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2025 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 59.5 | 48 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 387.5 | 337 | 101 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 3 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 2021 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2022 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2019 | NFL | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 16 | 2020 | NFL | Arizona Cardinals | 15 | 7 | 2021 | NFL | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 16 | 2022 | NFL | Arizona Cardinals | 9 | 9 | 2023 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 | 2024 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 17 | 2025 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings |
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Honors
2024 - Pro Football Writers All-Conference (1st Team)
