Matt Murphy
Height6'5"
Weight277 lb
BornFeb 23, 1980
Age46
CollegeMarylandSee College Stats
Rookie yr2002
Draft2002 · Rd 7, Pick 252 · DET
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2002 | — | DET | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 25.0% | 8.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | HOU | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | HOU | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 100.0% | 13.0 | 13.0 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | IND | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 7 | — | 6 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 50.0% | 11.3 | 5.7 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | -0.6 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-0.6··-0.3/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 0% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
0% of the all-time Receptions leader0
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-0.28 EPA/season over 2 seasons50
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: 86%.
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Top Teammates
Andre JohnsonWR2yGary WalkerDE2yJabar GaffneyWR2yMarcus ColemanDB2yKailee WongLB2yCorey BradfordWR2ySeth PayneDT2yDavid CarrQB2yTony BanksQB2yJason SimmonsDB2yDemarcus FagginsDB2yJerry DeLoachDE2yAntwan PeekOLB2yJonathan WellsRB2yMoran NorrisFB2yDomanick WilliamsRB2yShantee OrrLB2yChad StanleyP2yTroy EvansOLB2yDerick ArmstrongWR2yJunior IoaneDE2yJason BellDB2yKris BrownK2yPeyton ManningQB1y
2002 Draft Class· this player went #252
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Movementderived from season history
- 2005final season
Last recorded season with HOU
- 2003team change
Joined HOU (from DET)
- 2002draft
Drafted by DET — Round 7, Pick 252
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 277 lb
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Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
10%
20022005
2002 · cause not documented · 13%2003 · cause not documented · 6%2005 · cause not documented · 13%
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