Sean Murphy-Bunting
![]() Murphy-Bunting with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
No. 23 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Macomb, Michigan | June 19, 1997||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Chippewa Valley (MI) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Central Michigan | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39 | ||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Sean Murphy-Bunting (formerly Bunting, born June 19, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football for Central Michigan.
Early years[]
Murphy-Bunting attended and played high school football at Chippewa Valley High School.[2]
College career[]
Murphy-Bunting played three seasons for the Chippewas, starting his sophomore and junior seasons.[3] As a sophomore, he recorded five interceptions, which finished second in the Mid-American Conference.[4] As a junior, Murphy-Bunting recorded 37 tackles and two interceptions and was named first team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC).[5] He decided to forgo his final year of eligibility to enter the 2019 NFL Draft.[6]
Professional career[]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
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6 ft 0+3⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.42 s | 41.5 in (1.05 m) |
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
14 reps | |||||
All values from NFL Combine[7] |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers[]
Murphy-Bunting was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round with the 39th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.[8]
2019 season[]
In Week 5 against the New Orleans Saints, Murphy-Bunting recorded his first career interception off Teddy Bridgewater in the 31–24 loss.[9] In Week 13, during a 28–11 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Murphy-Bunting recorded a critical fourth quarter interception off of fellow rookie Gardner Minshew in the Buccaneers's end zone to prevent a potential score.[10] In Week 15, during a 38–17 win against the Detroit Lions, Murphy-Bunting had a team-leading eight tackles, one pass deflection, and an interception off of fellow rookie David Blough which he returned 70 yards for his first career touchdown.[11] In Week 16, during a 23–20 loss to the Houston Texans, Murphy-Bunting had four tackles, one pass deflection, and his first career sack on Deshaun Watson which resulted in a fumble.[12]
Murphy-Bunting finished his rookie season with 44 tackles, one sack, eight pass deflections, three interceptions, one interception return touchdown, and one forced fumble.[13]
2020 season[]
In Week 8 against the New York Giants on Monday Night Football, Murphy–Bunting recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by Daniel Jones during the 25–23 win.[14] Overall, he finished the 2020 season with 70 total tackles, one interception, two passes defended, one fumble, and one fumble recovery in 16 games.[15]
In the Wild Card Round of the playoffs against the Washington Football Team, Murphy-Bunting intercepted a pass thrown by Taylor Heinicke during the 31–23 win.[16] In the Divisional Round against the New Orleans Saints, Murphy-Bunting intercepted a pass thrown by Drew Brees during the 30–20 win.[17] In the NFC Championship against the Green Bay Packers, Murphy-Bunting recorded six total tackles, a pass deflection, and intercepted a pass thrown by Aaron Rodgers as the Buccaneers defeated the Packers 31–26 to advance to Super Bowl LV,[18] where they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 31–9, to give Murphy-Bunting his first Super Bowl championship.[19][20] With this playoff run, Murphy-Bunting became the first player with an interception in each of his first three career playoff games since Hall of Famer Ed Reed.[21]
2021 season[]
On September 13, 2021, Murphy-Bunting was placed on injured reserve after suffering a dislocated elbow in the first quarter of a 31-29 win over the Dallas Cowboys in the opener.[22] He was activated on November 22.[23]
NFL career statistics[]
Legend | |
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Won the Super Bowl | |
Bold | Career high |
Regular season[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||||
2019 | TB | 16 | 10 | 44 | 37 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | TB | 16 | 13 | 70 | 53 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 32 | 23 | 114 | 90 | 24 | 1.0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 70 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Postseason[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||||
2020 | TB | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 13.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 13.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "Roster: Sean Murphy-Bunting". buccaneers.com. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ Petzold, Evan (March 16, 2019). "Life of an underdog: Sean Bunting operates inconspicuously to become prized NFL prospect". www.cm-life.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Sean Bunting College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Sean Bunting 2018 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ Crawford, Kirkland (April 26, 2019). "Tampa Bay Buccaneers take CMU's Sean Bunting in Round 2 of NFL draft". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Sean Murphy-Bunting Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ Yarcho, James (April 26, 2019). "Buccaneers Select Sean Bunting With Second Round Pick". BucsNation.com. SB Nation. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Bridgewater's breakout lifts Saints past Bucs 31–24". www.espn.com. Associated Press. October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ^ "Bucs turn Foles' turnovers into touchdowns, beat Jags 28–11". www.espn.com. Associated Press. December 1, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "Winston throws 4 TDs, helps Buccaneers beat Lions 38–17". www.espn.com. Associated Press. December 15, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ "Texans win AFC South title with victory over Bucs". www.espn.com. Associated Press. December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "Sean Murphy-Bunting 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants – November 2nd, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Sean Murphy-Bunting 2020 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "Wild Card – Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Washington Football Team – January 9th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "Divisional Round – Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints – January 17th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "NFC Championship – Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers – January 24th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ Patra, Kevin (February 7, 2017). "What we learned from Buccaneers win over Chiefs in Super Bowl LV". NFL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "Super Bowl LV – Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Kansas City Chiefs – February 7th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "Sean Murphy-Bunting in elite company with playoff interception streak". Bucs Wire. January 25, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 13, 2021). "Bucs Promote Andrew Adams, Put Two on IR". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (November 22, 2021). "Sean Murphy-Bunting, Zach Triner Activated from IR". Buccaneers.com.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- African-American players of American football
- American football cornerbacks
- Central Michigan Chippewas football players
- Players of American football from Michigan
- People from Macomb County, Michigan
- Sportspeople from Metro Detroit
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- 21st-century African-American people