Murphy shows positional versatility lining up both at nickel and deep safety. There’s limited pure backpedal reps on his highlights, but he shows control with his transitions. There’s a good number of plays that show that he has good awareness when it comes to diagnosing short passing concepts. There’s a play where he reads the swing pass quickly from the nickel position and reacts immediately. There’s also another plays where he recognizes a short in-breaking routes and closes in to prevent yards after the catch.

Murphy also demonstraits good pursuit range when attacking permieter runs and swing passes. He shows physicality in man coverage reps against the slot. There’s one play where he gives a well-timed jam and disrupts the route, throwing off the quarterback timing.

As a run defender, he’s very active and effective in run defense. Murphy shows the ability to set the edge and maintain outside leverage.

Would like to see more film of him in deep coverage to make a more thorough evaluation of him as a pass defender. Murphy’s size, physicality, and versatility make him a perfect fit for a defense that can use someone who is a safety that can support the run and match up against slot receivers.