Byron Murphy Jr.: DB · Washington · #1.
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Byron Murphy Jr.
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Second year in the Washington secondary. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Oregon — Week 7, 2018.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 12 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Washington | 51 | 33 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 4 |
| 2017 | Washington | 16 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 3 |
| Career | 67 | 46 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 19 | 7 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-21vs No. 9 Auburn | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-3vs North Dakota | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-7@ Utah | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-20vs Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-7vs No. 20 BYU | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24@ UCLA | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-30@ No. 17 Oregon | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-13vs Colorado | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-12@ California | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-23vs Stanford | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 28-15@ No. 7 Washington State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 10-3vs No. 17 Utah | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
 Bowl | L 23-28vs No. 5 Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 33 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
24%12 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFL51 tackles · 4 for loss · 12 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
2 seasons under Chris Petersen, all run-leaning offenses — 20-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Petersen
Pass share
42.6%
404 pass / 544 run
Plays / game
67.7
14 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Washington, 67 tackles — drafted at #33 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chris Petersen.
Next stop · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 8th NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 8th NFL season
