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Eric Murray Jacksonville Jaguars · #29

Safety · 5' 11", 199 lbs · Milwaukee, WI · Age 32

Eric Murray is a Safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars, drafted 106th overall, 2016. In 2026 he recorded 12 tackles.

SafetyDrafted 106th overall11-yr veteran
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Jacksonville Jaguars · #29 · Safety
Eric Murray
Season avg12 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg451 tkl · 6 sacks · 4 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
12tkl
0sacks
0int
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Scouting report

Eric Murray — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Eric Murray is a Safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars, drafted 106th overall, 2016. In 2026 he recorded 12 tackles.
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Coverage
C
Ball skills
C+
Run support
C-
Coverage
Average · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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C+
Tackling
Solid · defense
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C
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Eric Murray stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1007 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
175Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Eric Murray — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Tackling
12 TKL
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C+
Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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C-
Coverage
0 PD
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C
Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Eric Murray

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
3
pd
-1–7
0
int
0–1
31
tackles
6–56
0
ff
0–1
9
games
4–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 11-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 3 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+3.7
Age curve
-0.6
Net vs last season+3.1 pd
Everything it reads
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11 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 32 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 12 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Eric Murray career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
20161680000
201714365001
201815552100
20199241001
202014712012
202116764100
202217270000
20236130010
2024177510101
202512546111
2026 in progress · 4 games4120000
Career14045130436.0
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Jacksonville Jaguars built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

13–4proj record
94off index
99def index
+59net
95%playoff odds
67roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (94), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 91, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 13–4 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Eric Murray

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1994-01-07

The beginning

Eric Murray is a Safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars, in his 11th NFL season.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Turning pro

Drafted 106th overall, 2016 as a Safety.

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Eric Murray is a Jacksonville Jaguars safety, drafted 106th overall, 2016.

Chapter

Across 11 seasons (2016–2026) he has recorded 451 tackles, 6 sacks and 4 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 12 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Murray's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
199 lbs
Draft
106th overall, 2016
Born
Milwaukee, WI
Age
32
Jersey
#29
Background

Eric Murray is from Milwaukee, WI and is 32 years old. He was drafted 106th overall, 2016 and plays safety at 5' 11", 199 lbs.

Over 11 seasons (2016–2026) he has recorded 451 tackles, 6 sacks and 4 interceptions. Murray is currently on the Jacksonville Jaguars roster.

The person

Eric Murray is a long-time starting defensive back who has recorded 451 tackles with 4 interceptions and 30 passes defensed across 11 seasons (2016–2026).

Coverage production4 career interceptions and 30 passes defensed.
Tackling451 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking3 forced fumbles and 6 sacks on the blitz.
Draft pedigree106th overall, 2016.
Durability140 career games played.
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FAQ

Eric Murray — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Eric Murray, answered.

What position does Eric Murray play?
Eric Murray is a Safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
When was Eric Murray drafted?
Eric Murray was drafted 106th overall, 2016.
How many seasons has Eric Murray played?
11 (2016–2026).
What are Eric Murray's career stats?
He has recorded 451 tackles, 6 sacks and 4 interceptions.
Eric Murray career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
5
since 2017
Games missed
11
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk14 · Neck (Questionable)2025 Wk13 · Neck (Out)2025 Wk9 · Neck (Out)2025 Wk7 · Neck2025 Wk6 · Neck2025 Wk5 · Neck

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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