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Jordan Murray (American football)

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Jordan Murray
Personal information
Born: (2000-04-20) April 20, 2000 (age 24)
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

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]

Early life

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Murray 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

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Murray 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

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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

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Pre-draft measurables
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+58 in
(1.92 m)
242 lb
(110 kg)
33+18 in
(0.84 m)
10+38 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

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Murray 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

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On 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

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On August 29, 2024, Murray was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[11] He was released on October 15.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Jordan Murray News". ESPN. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Jordan Murray - Football". Missouri State. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Jordan Murray - Football". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Former UH tight end Jordan Murray signs with Texans". KHON2. May 18, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Jordan Murray College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  6. ^ Wilson, Aaron (May 17, 2023). "Texans signing tight end Jordan Murray". KPRC. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "Jordan Murray: Let go by Houston". CBS Sports. August 30, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  8. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Sign Jack Anderson, Tyler Goodson, and Jordan Murray to Practice Squad". BVM Sports. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  9. ^ "Colts sign 9 to reserve/future contracts, 4 to one-year contract extensions, waive CB Tony Brown". Colts.com. January 8, 2024.
  10. ^ "Colts make roster moves to form initial 53-man roster for 2024 regular season". Colts.com. August 27, 2024.
  11. ^ Urban, Darren (August 29, 2024). "Cardinals Add Krys Barnes Back To Active Roster". AZCardinals.com.
  12. ^ "Jordan Murray: Jettisoned by Arizona". CBS Sports. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
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