Jerome
Murphy.
Jerome
Murphy.
South Florida· 6'0"· 196 lb· 4.50s 40
He's a solid fit for a press-man heavy defense that values physical corners on the outside, specifically a Cover-1 or Cover-3 scheme.
Murphy projects as an immediate special teams contributor and potential nickel package corner, with the ceiling to develop into a starting boundary corner.
A purely zone-heavy scheme (e.g. Tampa 2) that asks him to read and react in space rather than engage receivers at the line of scrimmage may limit his effectiveness.
His physicality and willingness in run support complement his press-man coverage skills, making him a good fit for defenses that prioritize disrupting plays at the line.
Selected #65 overall in Round 3 of the 2010 NFL Draft by St. Louis Rams out of South Florida.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.50sp50
- Vertical
- 38inp50
- Broad jump
- 127inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.87sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.05sp50
- Bench
- 16repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | South Florida | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | South Florida | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | South Florida | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Jerome Murphy played cornerback for the St. Louis Rams and Detroit Lions. He appeared in 27 games, starting 5 for the Rams in his rookie season, but struggled to maintain a consistent role.