Sean Murphy-Bunting is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Murphy-Bunting in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Murphy-Bunting's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Sean Murphy-Bunting

Top 16% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2024

Height6'0"

Weight195 lb

BornJun 19, 1997

Age29

CollegeCentral Michigan See College Stats

ConferenceMid-American

Rookie yr2019

Draft2019 · Rd 2, Pick 39 · TB

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

48thPlayoff Interceptions·3

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 86 · #1349 · High-Value

Worth 86 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 30% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17.2

Avg surplus

peak +24

5 seasons × ~17.2 surplus ≈ VORP 86

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	—	TB	14	—	40	33	7	1	0	1.0	2.0	3	8	1	—	1	0	—	0.0%	686	66.2%	212	42.7%	60	39	0.7	84.3	10.2	1	0	0	17	10	0.2
2020	—	TB	16	—	63	48	15	3	1	0.0	4.0	1	3	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	882	82.8%	108	23.4%	100	77	0.8	121.3	8.6	2	1	1	27	14	0.2
2021	—	TB	9	—	38	25	13	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	461	74.8%	39	19.4%	54	32	0.6	101.5	10.7	0	0	0	8	1	0.0
2022	—	TB	9	—	24	14	10	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	7	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	430	72.7%	120	37.3%	41	21	0.5	59.6	11.9	0	0	0	4	5	0.1
2023	—	TEN	14	—	53	38	15	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	8	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	840	88.4%	6	13.5%	69	44	0.6	91.8	11.2	1	1	0	4	2	0.0
2024	—	ARI	15	—	49	27	22	3	0	0.0	3.0	3	5	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	728	77.1%	56	18.2%	58	41	0.7	84.1	9.8	1	1	0	1	11	0.2
Career		—	77	—	267	185	82	12	1	1.0	14.0	11	34	8	2	1	0	—	0.0%	4,027	77.0%	541	25.8%	382	254	—	—	—	5	3	1	61	43	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2019	22	TB	14	11*	40	33	7	1	0	1.0	2.0	3	8	1	—	1	9.9
2020	23	TB	16	13*	63	48	15	3	1	0.0	4.0	1	3	1	1	0	6.3
2021	24	TB	9	7*	38	25	13	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	3	1	—	0	4
2022	25	TB	9	9*	24	14	10	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	7	1	—	0	6.3
2023	26	TEN	14	12*	53	38	15	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	8	2	1	0	8.3
2024	27	ARI	15	12*	49	27	22	3	0	0.0	3.0	3	5	2	—	0	9.1
Career			77	64*	267	185	82	12	1	—	—	11	34	8	2	1	43.9

* 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	22	TB	16	11*	—	0.0%	686	66.2%	212	42.7%
2020	23	TB	16	13*	—	0.0%	882	82.8%	108	23.4%
2021	24	TB	9	7*	—	0.0%	461	74.8%	39	19.4%
2022	25	TB	12	9*	—	0.0%	430	72.7%	120	37.3%
2023	26	TEN	14	12*	—	0.0%	840	88.4%	6	13.5%
2024	27	ARI	15	12*	—	0.0%	728	77.1%	56	18.2%
Career			82	64*	—	—	4,027	—	541	—

* 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	22	TB	16	11*	60	39	0.7	84.3	10.2	1	0	0	17	10	0.2
2020	23	TB	16	13*	100	77	0.8	121.3	8.6	2	1	1	27	14	0.2
2021	24	TB	9	7*	54	32	0.6	101.5	10.7	0	0	0	8	1	0.0
2022	25	TB	12	9*	41	21	0.5	59.6	11.9	0	0	0	4	5	0.1
2023	26	TEN	14	12*	69	44	0.6	91.8	11.2	1	1	0	4	2	0.0
2024	27	ARI	15	12*	58	41	0.7	84.1	9.8	1	1	0	1	11	0.2
Career			82	64*	382	254	—	—	—	5	3	1	61	43	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 63

On-field 46.9

Availability 16.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2019bestavg 62elite 702024

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5

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: 93%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.664See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.664Snap share77%Def snaps4,027ReliableCV 0.31

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

4.42s

40-Yard

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 90thClass Pos 87thClass All 93th

41.5"

Vertical

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 98thClass Pos 89thClass All 98th

126"

Broad Jump

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 88thClass Pos 63thClass All 87th

14 reps

Bench

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 13thClass Pos 34thClass All 13th

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl28Solo20Ast8TFL1Dis1.0Int3PD5FR1

College Stats

Central MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Central Michigan), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

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

2019 Draft Class· this player went #39

#30Deandre BakerCB #31Kaleb McGaryOT #32N'Keal HarryTE #33Byron MurphyCB #34Rock Ya-SinCB #35Jawaan TaylorOT #36Deebo Samuel Sr.WR #38Cody FordOT #40Trayvon MullenCB #41Dalton RisnerG #42Drew LockQB #43Jahlani TavaiLB #44Elgton JenkinsC #45Joejuan WilliamsCB #46Greedy WilliamsCB #47Marquise BlairDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Sean inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB room from Jordan Whitehead (2018–2024), and handed it to Mike Edwards (2019–2024).

Marty Carter 1991–1994John Lynch 1993–2003Charles Dimry 1994–1996Donnie Abraham 1996–2001Ronde Barber 1997–2012Dexter Jackson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2024team change
Joined ARI (from TEN)
2024final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2023team change
Joined TEN (from TB)
2019draft
Drafted by TB — Round 2, Pick 39

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 195 lb

Frame

195 lb at 4.42s

Size-speed

41.5" vert / 126" broad

Explosion

14 reps

Bench power

Injury History

7 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	ARI	1	W7Questionable· NeckW8Out· NeckW9Questionable· NeckW16Questionable· HandW18Questionable· Toe
2023	TEN	3	W10Out· ThumbW11Out· ThumbW16Out· Hip
2022	TB	3	W6Out· QuadricepW7Out· QuadricepW8Out· QuadricepW9Questionable· QuadricepW13Doubtful· QuadricepW14Questionable· QuadricepW15Questionable· Quadricep
2021	TB	0	W17Questionable· IllnessW19Questionable· HamstringW20Questionable· Hamstring

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 69

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

B2019

C+2020

C2021

B2022

B2023

B+2024

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

82%

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	3	0.2	3	0.2
2020	1	0.1	1	0.1
2021	0	0	0	0
2022	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2023	2	0.1	2	0.1
2024	3	0.2	3	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

86 career value over replacement — #1349 all-time of 4,642. 14.3/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #39 (Rd 2) · TB · 2019 · +16.2 vs expected KV-H

66actual

49.8 expected · Δ+16.2

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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

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2019 Draft Class· this player went #39

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography