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Eric Murray

Safety · Minnesota

Eric Murray is a veteran safety who started for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2025 after signing in free agency.

Eric Murray played his college ball at Minnesota and reached the NFL as a fourth-round pick in 2016. He has logged time with the Chiefs, Browns and Texans before joining Jacksonville. He stepped in as a starting safety for the Jaguars in 2025.

★ Jaguars starting safety in 2025

★ Fourth-round pick, 2016 NFL Draft

Path to the league

Murray appeared in 52 games with 39 starts at Minnesota, recording 192 tackles, 24 passes defensed and three forced fumbles. The Kansas City Chiefs drafted him in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He later played for Cleveland and Houston before reaching Jacksonville.

2025 season

The Jaguars signed Murray to a three-year, $19.5 million contract on March 12, 2025, moving him from the Texans to an AFC South rival. He started at safety alongside Darnell Savage and logged 54 tackles, one sack, six passes defensed, an interception and a forced fumble across 12 games. A neck injury placed him on injured reserve in October and cost him five games before he returned for the stretch run, including the Jaguars' wild-card loss to the Bills.

Sources

Wikipedia: Eric Murray (American football)
ESPN: Eric Murray player page

Statistics

2025 season and career

2025 Season · Defense

12 games played

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Defense · career

Year	Team	GP	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR	PD
2025	jaguars	12	54	32	1	1	1	0	6
2024	texans	17	75	50	1	1	0	0	10
2023	texans	6	13	8	0	0	1	0	0
2022	texans	17	27	18	0	0	0	0	0
2021	texans	16	76	48	0	1	0	0	4
2020	texans	14	71	47	2	0	1	0	2
2019	browns	9	24	15	1	0	0	0	1
2018	chiefs	15	55	43	0	1	0	0	2
2017	chiefs	14	36	31	1	0	0	0	5
2016	chiefs	16	8	8	0	0	0	1	0