Byron Murphy

Byron Murphy

26-Year-Old CornerbackCB
Minnesota Vikings
Questionable
Injury Knee - MCL
Est. Return 5/1/2024
2023 Fantasy Outlook
This offseason, Murphy signed with the Vikings, with whom he's expected to hold down a starting cornerback role. He played just nine games last season due to a back injury and had fair production with 36 tackles, two fumble recoveries (one returned for a touchdown) and a half sack. Murphy graded slightly above average as a pass defender, however, meaning he could be an impact player for a Minnesota unit that struggled in that realm. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a two-year, $17.5 million contract with the Vikings in March of 2023.
Avoiding offseason knee surgery
CBMinnesota Vikings
Knee - MCL
January 30, 2024
Murphy said Jan. 7 that he suffered a Grade 3 MCL sprain in the Vikings' Week 15 loss to the Bengals, but he won't require surgery and expects to be fully healthy for OTAs, Andrew Krammer of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
ANALYSIS
The knee injury kept Murphy out for the final three weeks of the regular season, though Minnesota never officially placed him on injured reserve. When healthy, Murphy was easily the Vikings' most productive cornerback. In his first season of the two-year, $17.5 million deal that he signed with Minnesota this past offseason, the 26-year-old led the team in both passes defensed (13) and interceptions (three) while also compiling 57 tackles and a forced fumble over his 14 appearances. With a full offseason ahead of him, Murphy shouldn't face any restrictions heading into training camp and should open his second season in Minnesota in 2024 as a full-time starter.
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Minnesota VikingsVikings 2023 CB Snap Distribution See more data like this | See last season's snap counts
#% of Team Snaps

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83276%
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14513%
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Measurables Review View College Player Page
How do Byron Murphy's measurables compare to other cornerbacks?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
5' 11"
 
Weight
190 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.55 sec
 
Vertical Jump
36.5 in
 
Broad Jump
120 in
 
Bench Press
14 reps
 
Hand Length
8.88 in
 
Arm Length
30.13 in
 
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Byron Murphy See More
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73 days ago
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78 days ago
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78 days ago
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80 days ago
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
2020
Murphy hasn't had a problem making an impact on stat sheets through three campaigns, averaging per-17-game tallies of 69.8 tackles, 1.8 interceptions, 1.1 fumble recoveries and 0.9 sacks per year. The 2019 second-round pick logged at least 95 percent of the snaps on defense in two of those campaigns, and with just 2021 fourth-rounder Marco Wilson and not much else pushing for playing time at cornerback, Murphy again should be heavily utilized in the Cardinals defense.
Murphy has endeared himself to the Cardinals since they picked him in the second round of the 2019 Draft. Through two seasons, he's missed just one game (due to COVID-19) and otherwise totaled 129 tackles, two sacks, two fumble recoveries and one interception in 31 contests. Now with Malcolm Butler on the other side instead of Patrick Peterson, Murphy could be in line for yet another fruitful campaign.
Working opposite Patrick Peterson as a rookie second-round pick in 2019, Murphy didn't fare well in reality, as evidenced by a 48.8 grade from Pro Football Focus. The mark was fueled by a league-worst nine touchdown passes allowed, but his stat line otherwise was modestly healthy (78 tackles, 10 passes defended and one interception). The tackle count ranked third among Cardinals defenders behind Jordan Hicks and Budda Baker. If Murphy continues to get picked on by opposing quarterbacks, he has a chance to retain that spot behind his teammates.
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Won't return Week 18
CBMinnesota Vikings
Knee
January 5, 2024
Murphy (knee) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Lions, Matthew Coller of The Purple Insider reports.
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Still absent from practice Thursday
CBMinnesota Vikings
Knee
January 4, 2024
Murphy (knee) did not participate at practice Thursday.
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Still not practicing Wednesday
CBMinnesota Vikings
Knee
January 3, 2024
Murphy (knee) was listed as a non-participant on Wednesday's injury report.
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Missing Week 17
CBMinnesota Vikings
Knee
December 29, 2023
Murphy (knee) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday night's game against the Packers, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.
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Begins week as DNP in walk-through
CBMinnesota Vikings
Knee
December 27, 2023
Murphy (knee) was listed as a nonparticipant in Wednesday's practice walk-through.
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