Tickets2017: Played in all 12 games, earning eight starts at safety, including the final seven games of the season ... finished with 27 tackles, a pair of TFLs, three pass break ups and a fumble recovery ... set a season high with four tackles in four separate games, at Michigan, at Navy, vs. Temple and vs. UConn ... had a sack at Michigan and at ECU ... recovered a fumble at Navy ... had two PBUs against Temple and one in the season finale against UConn.
2016: Played in all 12 games on special teams and as a reserve nickel back ... made three starts, his first in the season opener against UT Martin ... finished the campaign with eight tackles and a pass defended ... finished with a career best two tackles at Temple.
2015: Saw his first action as a Bearcat against UConn.
2014: Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer regulations.
PRIOR TO UC: Enrolled at Arkansas in January 2014 and joined Cincinnati in August 2014 ... Murphy helped make history his senior season at Lassiter, as the Trojans repeated as Region 5-AAAAAA champions for the first time. Rivals.com ranked him the 41st-best prospect in Georgia and 43rd in the country at his position. He was ranked as the 49th-best cornerback in the nation by ESPN. He finished his final campaign with 31 tackles, five pass breakups, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one blocked field goal. A second-team all-region selection as a junior, Murphy recorded 19 tackles, 15 pass breakups, three interceptions and one fumble recovery as Lassiter went undefeated with a 10-0 record during the 2012 regular season. As a sophomore, Murphy registered two interceptions, 13 pass breakups and 27 tackles. He was a five-time academic honor roll selection, has played the violin since kindergarten and participates in volunteer work with special education children. He was coached at Lassiter by Jep Irwin. Murphy was originally recruited by Arkansas, Missouri, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State, Louisville, Arizona and Washington State.
2016: Played in all 12 games on special teams and as a reserve nickel back ... made three starts, his first in the season opener against UT Martin ... finished the campaign with eight tackles and a pass defended ... finished with a career best two tackles at Temple.
2015: Saw his first action as a Bearcat against UConn.
2014: Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer regulations.
PRIOR TO UC: Enrolled at Arkansas in January 2014 and joined Cincinnati in August 2014 ... Murphy helped make history his senior season at Lassiter, as the Trojans repeated as Region 5-AAAAAA champions for the first time. Rivals.com ranked him the 41st-best prospect in Georgia and 43rd in the country at his position. He was ranked as the 49th-best cornerback in the nation by ESPN. He finished his final campaign with 31 tackles, five pass breakups, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one blocked field goal. A second-team all-region selection as a junior, Murphy recorded 19 tackles, 15 pass breakups, three interceptions and one fumble recovery as Lassiter went undefeated with a 10-0 record during the 2012 regular season. As a sophomore, Murphy registered two interceptions, 13 pass breakups and 27 tackles. He was a five-time academic honor roll selection, has played the violin since kindergarten and participates in volunteer work with special education children. He was coached at Lassiter by Jep Irwin. Murphy was originally recruited by Arkansas, Missouri, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State, Louisville, Arizona and Washington State.