Player facts
- Team
Minnesota Vikings- Position
- Cornerback
- Number
- 7
- Born
- Jan 18, 1998 (age 28)
- Birthplace
- Scottsdale, AZ, USA
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 190 lbs
- College
- Washington
- Experience
- 8 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:
- 1st in interceptions 3
2026 Defense
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 459 | 352 | 107 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 62 | 19 | 138 | 7.3 | 1 | 37 | 73 | 14 | 55 | 0 |
Recent games
| Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | KB |
@  NO | W 23-13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
vs  MIA | W 15-10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  TB | W 23-16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  CHI | W 9-3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
vs  GB | W 39-22 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Byron Murphy Jr. (born January 18, 1998) is an American professional football cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft.
From Wikipedia’s article on Byron Murphy, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Murphy attended Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. He played cornerback and wide receiver. As a senior, he had 88 receptions for 1,733 yards and 21 touchdowns on offense and 52 tackles and seven interceptions on defense. Murphy committed to the University of Washington to play college football.
College career
After redshirting his first year at Washington in 2016, Murphy played in six games with six starts in 2017, missing seven due to injury. He finished the season with 16 tackles and three interceptions. He returned to Washington as a starter in 2018. He was awarded the MVP at the 2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game after making two interceptions, one of which he returned for a 66-yard touchdown. On January 7, 2019, Murphy announced that he would forgo his remaining two years of eligibility and declare for the 2019 NFL draft.
From Wikipedia’s article on Byron Murphy, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
Vikings’ next games
Recent results
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikipediaByron Murphy on Wikipedia