Byron Murphy ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Murphy in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Murphy a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Byron Murphy

1× Pro BowlTop 7% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2024

Height5'11"

Weight190 lb

BornJan 18, 1998

Age28

CollegeWashington See College Stats

ConferencePacific Twelve

Rookie yr2019

Draft2019 · Rd 2, Pick 33 · ARI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 10% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 124 · #823 · High-Value

Worth 124 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 19% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+20.7

Avg surplus

peak +47

6 seasons × ~20.7 surplus ≈ VORP 124

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2019	—	ARI	16	—	75	63	12	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	10	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,105	97.4%	24	9.4%	112	78	0.7	111.2	8.7	0	0	0	12	9	0.1
2020	—	ARI	15	—	51	40	11	3	2	2.0	7.0	0	8	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	795	75.7%	86	22.4%	81	53	0.7	92.5	9.6	4	1	1	34	8	0.1
2021	—	ARI	16	—	64	49	15	0	1	0.5	1.5	4	12	1	1	1	0	—	0.0%	967	94.8%	41	11.8%	98	64	0.7	87.6	7.7	4	3	0	20	7	0.1
2022	—	ARI	9	—	33	26	7	3	1	0.5	4.5	0	4	0	2	1	0	—	0.0%	593	99.9%	21	11.6%	58	37	0.6	103.1	6.4	2	1	0	8	3	0.1
2023	—	MIN	14	—	56	42	14	4	0	0.0	4.0	3	13	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	908	98.7%	56	16.9%	101	68	0.7	97.8	9.8	0	0	0	13	12	0.2
2024	—	MIN	16	—	72	53	19	6	0	0.0	6.0	6	14	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,060	93.7%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	MIN	17	—	71	48	23	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	7	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,046	97.7%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	103	—	422	321	101	22	4	3.0	29.0	16	68	3	7	2	0	—	0.0%	6,474	94.0%	228	14.4%	450	300	—	—	—	10	5	1	87	39	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2019	21	ARI	16	16*	75	63	12	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	10	0	—	0	7.9
2020	22	ARI	15	11*	51	40	11	3	2	2.0	7.0	0	8	0	2	0	6.4
2021	23	ARI	16	15*	64	49	15	0	1	0.5	1.5	4	12	1	1	1	12.3
2022	24	ARI	9	9*	33	26	7	3	1	0.5	4.5	0	4	0	2	1	4
2023	25	MIN	14	14*	56	42	14	4	0	0.0	4.0	3	13	1	1	0	9.5
2024	26	MIN	16	16*	72	53	19	6	0	0.0	6.0	6	14	1	—	0	14.7
2025	27	MIN	17	17*	71	48	23	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	7	0	1	0	9.7
Career			103	98*	422	321	101	22	4	—	—	16	68	3	7	2	64.5

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2019	21	ARI	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,105	97.4%	24	9.4%
2020	22	ARI	15	11*	—	0.0%	795	75.7%	86	22.4%
2021	23	ARI	16	15*	—	0.0%	967	94.8%	41	11.8%
2022	24	ARI	9	9*	—	0.0%	593	99.9%	21	11.6%
2023	25	MIN	14	14*	—	0.0%	908	98.7%	56	16.9%
2024	26	MIN	17	16*	—	0.0%	1,060	93.7%	—	0.0%
2025	27	MIN	17	17*	—	0.0%	1,046	97.7%	—	0.0%
Career			104	98*	—	—	6,474	—	228	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2019	21	ARI	16	16*	112	78	0.7	111.2	8.7	0	0	0	12	9	0.1
2020	22	ARI	15	11*	81	53	0.7	92.5	9.6	4	1	1	34	8	0.1
2021	23	ARI	16	15*	98	64	0.7	87.6	7.7	4	3	0	20	7	0.1
2022	24	ARI	9	9*	58	37	0.6	103.1	6.4	2	1	0	8	3	0.1
2023	25	MIN	14	14*	101	68	0.7	97.8	9.8	0	0	0	13	12	0.2
Career			70	65*	450	300	—	—	—	10	5	1	87	39	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 73 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 72.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 48.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2019bestavg 66elite 702025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Interceptions leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.792See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.792Snap share94%Def snaps6,474ReliableCV 0.28

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2019

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2019 class

4.55s

40-Yard

Below avg · 28th pct

Pos 28thAll 68thClass Pos 17thClass All 71th

36.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 77thClass Pos 41thClass All 73th

120"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 64thClass Pos 31thClass All 65th

14 reps

Bench

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 13thClass Pos 34thClass All 13th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl8Solo6Ast2TFL1Dis1.0

College Stats

WashingtonImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	TD	Sfty
2017	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	1	—	—
2018	—	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	1	—	—
Career		0	50	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	20	0	2	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2019 Draft Class· this player went #33

#25Marquise BrownWR #26Montez SweatDE #27Johnathan AbramDB #28Jerry TilleryDT #29L.J. CollierDE #30Deandre BakerCB #31Kaleb McGaryOT #32N'Keal HarryTE #34Rock Ya-SinCB #35Jawaan TaylorOT #36Deebo Samuel Sr.WR #38Cody FordOT #39Sean Murphy-BuntingCB #40Trayvon MullenCB #41Dalton RisnerG #42Drew LockQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Byron inherited the Arizona Cardinals DB room from Budda Baker (2017–2025), and handed it to Jalen Thompson (2019–2025).

Cedric Mack 1983–1990Tim McDonald 1987–1992Aeneas Williams 1991–2000Terry Hoage 1994–1996Brent Alexander 1994–1997Kwamie Lassiter

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with MIN
2023team change
Joined MIN (from ARI)
2019draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 2, Pick 33

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 190 lb

Frame

190 lb at 4.55s

Size-speed

36.5" vert / 120" broad

Explosion

14 reps

Bench power

Injury History

9 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	MIN	3	W16Out· KneeW17Out· KneeW18Out· Knee
2022	ARI	5	W1Questionable· IllnessW6Questionable· GroinW8Questionable· BackW10Questionable· BackW11Out· BackW12Out· BackW14Out· BackW15Out· BackW16Out· Back
2021	ARI	1	W3Questionable· AnkleW5Out· RibsW6Questionable· RibsW13Questionable· Foot
2019	ARI	0	W14Questionable· Calf

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 81

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2019

C+2020

B+2021

C2022

B+2023

A+2024

B2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

89%

Era Translator

INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
2019	1	0.1	1	0
2020	0	0	0	0
2021	4	0.3	4	0.2
2022	0	0	0	0
2023	3	0.2	3	0.2
2024	6	0.4	6	0.4
2025	2	0.1	2	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

124 career value over replacement — #823 all-time of 4,642. 17.7/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #33 (Rd 2) · ARI · 2019 · +18.1 vs expected KV-H

73actual

54.9 expected · Δ+18.1

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2019

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2019 Draft Class· this player went #33

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator