Byron Murphy

Minnesota Vikings, Cornerback
Age: 27y-0m-12d (Jan 18, 1998)
Exp: 6 Years
Country: US
College: Washington
Drafted: Round 2 (#33 overall), 2019
Agent(s): Zeke Sandhu (Klutch Sports Group)
2025 Cap Hit

$4,200,000

2025 Cash

$0

Career Earnings

$27,027,305

2023-2024 Free Agent

Byron Murphy signed a 2 year, $17,500,000 contract with the Minnesota Vikings, including $7,000,000 signing bonus, $12,600,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,750,000. In 2025, Murphy will earn, while carrying a cap hit of $4,200,000 and a dead cap value of $4,200,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $17,500,000
Average Salary:
$8,750,000
Signing Bonus:
$7,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$8,100,000
Total GTD:
$12,600,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Status Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2023 25 $2,814,699 1.25% $8,561,754 $8,561,754 $8,150,000
2024 26 $10,911,754 4.27% $8,850,000 $17,411,754 $10,100,000
2025 27
Void
UFA
 $4,200,000 1.53% - $17,411,754 $4,200,000
2026
Void
 $1,400,000 0.48% - $17,411,754 -
2027
Void
 $1,400,000 0.44% - $17,411,754 -
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Roster/Gm Bonus Workout Bonus Incentives Likely Cap Hit Cap % League Cap Dead Cap
2023 25 $1,100,000 $1,400,000 $264,699 $50,000 - $2,814,699 1.25% $8,150,000
2024 26 $8,300,000 $1,400,000 $411,754 $50,000 $750,000 $10,911,754 4.27% $10,100,000
2025 27
Void
UFA
 - $1,400,000 - - - $4,200,000 1.53% $4,200,000
2026
Void
 - $1,400,000 - - - $1,400,000 0.48% -
2027
Void
 - $1,400,000 - - - $1,400,000 0.44% -
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Roster/Gm Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2023 25 $1,100,000 $7,000,000 $264,699 $50,000 $8,561,754 $8,561,754 $17,411,754
2024 26 $8,300,000 - $411,754 $50,000 $8,850,000 $17,411,754 $8,850,000
2025 27
Void
 - - - - - $17,411,754 -
2026 28
Void
 - - - - - $17,411,754 -
2027 29
Void
 - - - - - $17,411,754 -
Contract Notes
  • $8.1M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2023 salary)
  • $4.5M of 2024 salary fully guarantees the 3/16/2024 (injury guaranteed at signing)
  • Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411 ($500,000, 9 LTBE in 2023)
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2019-2022 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $7,989,498
Average Salary:
$1,997,375
Signing Bonus:
$3,830,544
GTD at Sign:
$5,638,278
Total GTD:
$5,638,278
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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Seasons

6 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$27,027,305

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 21
Active
$4,485,293
$4,485,293
2020 22
Active
$1,118,940
$5,604,233
2021 23
Active
$1,221,318
$6,825,551
2022 24
Injured
$2,790,000
$9,615,551
2023 25
Active
$8,561,754
$18,177,305
2024 26
Active
$8,850,000
$27,027,305
 Nfc Pro Bowl:CB
Total      
$27,027,305
$27,027,305
Total
$27,027,305

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $5,364,477 $3,830,544 - - - $420,530 $9,615,551
2 $9,400,000 $7,000,000 - - $100,000 - $17,411,754
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
21
$495,000
$3,830,544
$159,749
$4,485,293
$4,485,293
2020
22
$858,159
$260,781
$1,118,940
$5,604,233
2021
23
$1,221,318
$1,221,318
$6,825,551
2022
24
$2,790,000
$2,790,000
$9,615,551
2023
25
$1,100,000
$7,000,000
$50,000
$8,561,754
$18,177,305
2024
26
$8,300,000
$50,000
$8,850,000
$27,027,305
Total
$14,764,477
$10,830,544
$100,000
$420,530
$27,027,305
$27,027,305
Total
$14,764,477
$10,830,544
$100,000
$420,530
$27,027,305

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $5,364,477 $3,830,544 - - - $420,530 $9,615,551
2 $9,400,000 $7,000,000 - - $100,000 - $17,411,754

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2022 ARI 16 - 18 Back
2020 ARI 9 - 9 COVID-19
  • Dec 27, 2024 Fined $11,255 Taunting against Seattle (SEA)
  • Mar 15, 2023 Signed a 2 year $17.5 million contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Oct 29, 2021 Fined $10,300 Taunting against Houston (HOU)
  • May 09, 2019 Signed a 4 year $7.989 million contract with Arizona (ARI)
  • Apr 26, 2019 Drafted by Arizona (ARI): Round 2 (#33 overall)

Fines

Date Reason Fine Amount
Dec 27, 2024 Taunting against Seattle (SEA) $11,255
Oct 29, 2021 Taunting against Houston (HOU) $10,300
Fines: 2 $21,555
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2024 MIN 17 16 995 87.80 0 81 62 19 1 6
2023 MIN 14 14 908 80.30 0 57 43 14 1 3
2022 ARI 9 9 593 65.50 1 36 29 7 0 0
2021 ARI 16 16 967 89.30 1 64 49 15 1 4
2020 ARI 15 7 796 72.00 2 51 40 11 0 0
2019 ARI 16 16 1,132 97.60 0 78 66 12 0 1

Calculated Market Value

$22.1M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 4 years, $88,379,420
  • Avg. Salary: $22,094,855
  • NFL Rank: 63
  • CB Rank: 2

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2025
  • Avg. Salary: $8,750,000
  • NFL Rank: 255
  • CB Rank: 22

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Byron Murphy to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Marlon Humphrey 5 $97,500,000 $19,500,000 23
Marshon Lattimore 5 $97,603,000 $19,520,600 24
Patrick Surtain II 4 $96,000,000 $24,000,000 24
Denzel Ward 5 $100,500,000 $20,100,000 24
Averages 5 $97,900,750 $20,780,150 23.8

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Murphy's current age (27), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
2 $40,396,480 $20,198,240

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Murphy statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, Tackles/Gm, Int/Gm, Catch Rate/Yr, Rating

Player GP% Tackles/Gm Int/Gm Catch Rate/Yr Rating
Marlon Humphrey
2018-2019
 93.75 2.80 0.17 56.35 73.85
Marshon Lattimore
2019-2020
 87.50 3.50 0.11 55.70 61.10
Patrick Surtain II
2022-2023
 100.00 3.09 0.09 60.75 77.90
Denzel Ward
2020-2021
 81.82 2.67 0.19 58.55 74.85
Average 90.77 3.02 0.14 57.84 71.93
Byron Murphy
2023-2024
 91.18 3.39 0.29 68.85 65.35
Pct Change 0.45 12.25 107.14 -19.04 -9.15
Median Prime % Change 0.45%
Average Prime % Change 18.33%

Calculated Market Value: Byron Murphy

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
4 years, $88,379,420 $22,094,855

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TRANSACTIONS

Dec 27, 2024
Fined $11,255 Taunting against Seattle (SEA)
Mar 15, 2023
Signed a 2 year $17.5 million contract with Minnesota (MIN)
Oct 29, 2021
Fined $10,300 Taunting against Houston (HOU)
May 09, 2019
Signed a 4 year $7.989 million contract with Arizona (ARI)
Apr 26, 2019
Drafted by Arizona (ARI): Round 2 (#33 overall)

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