Jordan Murray (born April 20, 2000) is an American professional football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at Missouri State and Hawaii.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | April 20, 2000 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Lee's Summit North (Lee's Summit, Missouri) |
| College: | Missouri State (2018–2021) Hawai'i (2022) |
| Position: | Tight end |
| Undrafted: | 2023 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
editMurray has an older brother and sister. He played his freshman and sophomore years at Summit Christian High where he was an all-conference pick at wide receiver and defensive back.[2]
Murray then attended Lee's Summit North High School, where he played both football and basketball. In football, he started at tight end and defensive end for two years and was a two-time all-conference selection.[3]
He earned Suburban Big Seven all-conference honorable mention status at tight end and defensive end and was all-conference at tight end his junior season.
College career
editMurray initially attended Missouri State near home. He played college football for Missouri State and Hawai'i.[4]
He performed well in his freshman season with Missouri State. He was named to Division I FCS Freshman All-America first team by Phil Steele, and was a All-MVFC honorable mention selection and MVFC All-Newcomer Team honoree. He averaged 11.5 yards per reception as a true freshman. He broke the MSU rookie reception record with 33 catches for 378 yards and 4 touchdowns. His 378 receiving yards ranks third in program history by a freshman.[2]
He later transferred to University of Hawai'i where he played for one season. He played defensive and got one tackle.
College statistics
edit| Season | Team | GP | Receiving | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2018 | MSU | 11 | 33 | 378 | 11.5 | 4 |
| 2019 | MSU | 10 | 24 | 222 | 11.7 | 5 |
| 2020 | MSU | 9 | 16 | 212 | 11.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | MSU | 12 | 26 | 351 | 13.5 | 2 |
| 2022 | HRW | 6 | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 109 | 1266 | 12.1 | 11 | |
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) |
242 lb (110 kg) |
33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
4.73 s | 1.69 s | 2.71 s | 4.31 s | 7.19 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
16 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[5] | ||||||||||||
Houston Texans
editMurray went undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft and was later signed by the Houston Texans on May 17, 2023.[6] He was waived on August 29, 2023.[7]
Indianapolis Colts
editOn September 12, 2023, Murray signed with the Indianapolis Colts practice squad.[8] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[9] He was waived on August 27.[10]
Arizona Cardinals
editOn August 29, 2024, Murray was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[11] He was released on October 15.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Jordan Murray News". ESPN. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Jordan Murray - Football". Missouri State. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Jordan Murray - Football". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Former UH tight end Jordan Murray signs with Texans". KHON2. May 18, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Jordan Murray College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ Wilson, Aaron (May 17, 2023). "Texans signing tight end Jordan Murray". KPRC. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Jordan Murray: Let go by Houston". CBS Sports. August 30, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts Sign Jack Anderson, Tyler Goodson, and Jordan Murray to Practice Squad". BVM Sports. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ "Colts sign 9 to reserve/future contracts, 4 to one-year contract extensions, waive CB Tony Brown". Colts.com. January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Colts make roster moves to form initial 53-man roster for 2024 regular season". Colts.com. August 27, 2024.
- ^ Urban, Darren (August 29, 2024). "Cardinals Add Krys Barnes Back To Active Roster". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ "Jordan Murray: Jettisoned by Arizona". CBS Sports. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.