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Byron Murphy Jr.

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Byron Murphy Jr. is the starting NB for the Minnesota Vikings.

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Byron Murphy Jr. this week

The Minnesota Vikings play next in Week 7, at home against the Indianapolis Colts on Sun, Oct 25 (CBS). Byron Murphy Jr. is listed as the starter at NB going into that game.

Byron Murphy Jr. is the only NB on the Minnesota Vikings depth chart right now.

Byron Murphy Jr.'s 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 23-13 at NO (Oct 11); W 15-10 vs MIA (Oct 4); W 23-16 at TB (Sep 27).

Byron Murphy Jr. wears No. 7, is 28 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 190 lbs, has 8 years of NFL experience, came out of Washington.

Is Byron Murphy Jr. playing this week?

Byron Murphy Jr. is expected to start at NB for Minnesota Vikings. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

Minnesota Vikings Starting Lineup

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Age
28
Height
5' 11"
Weight
190
Experience
8 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026MIN5151035
    2025MIN17483027
    2024MIN165360614
    2023MIN144240313
    2022ARI92630.504
    2021ARI164900.5412
    2020ARI15403208
    2019ARI166330110
    Career8 yrs1083362331973

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    15
    +0.2/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    3
    +0.5/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    8
    Games
    108
    Tackles
    336

    #1 of 161 at CB in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Byron Murphy Jr. is rated 90 (Elite): production, role and draft slot rank 21st of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 92% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    89th percentile
    Beats 89% of 263
    Sample
    5 + 17 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,325 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 33 · 2019 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11W@ NOTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    2
    PD
    2

    Final W 23-13

    Oct 4Wvs MIATKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 15-10

    Sep 27W@ TBTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 23-16

    Sep 20W@ CHITKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    1
    PD
    2

    Final W 9-3

    Sep 13Wvs GBTKL 7
    TKL
    7
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 39-22

    Byron Murphy Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Byron Murphy Jr. plays 93% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share93%

    College

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