Nyqwan Murray

Nyqwan Murray (born July 28, 1997) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played high school football at Oak Ridge High School in Orlando, Florida.[1] He played college football at Florida State. During the 2016 Orange Bowl against Michigan, Murray caught a 92-yard touchdown pass from Deondre Francois, an Orange Bowl record for longest touchdown reception.[2]

Nyqwan Murray
Personal information
Born: (1997-07-28) July 28, 1997
Orlando, Florida
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Oak Ridge (Orlando, FL)
College:Florida State
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
5 ft 10+14 in
(1.78 m)
191 lb
(87 kg)
31+18 in
(0.79 m)
9+38 in
(0.24 m)
4.63 s4.40 s7.20 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)
9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)
8 reps
All values from NFL Combine[3]

After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft, Murray participated in the Seattle Seahawks rookie minicamp, and later signed with the team on August 1, 2019, but was waived five days later.[4][5] He was re-signed on August 27, 2019.[6] He was waived a second time on September 1, 2019.[7]

Murray was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on December 4, 2019.[8] He signed a contract extension with the team on December 29, 2020.[9] On July 27, 2021, Murray was released by the Argonauts.[10]

References

  1. "Nyqwan Murray, Florida State Seminoles, Wide Receiver". 247Sports. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. "Florida State Wins the 2016 Capital One Orange Bowl". game.orangebowl.org. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  3. "Nyqwan Murray Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  4. Visser, David (April 28, 2019). "FSU's Nyqwan Murray gets NFL shot, second chance with Seattle Seahawks". Tomahawk Nation. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. Boyle, John (August 1, 2019). "Seahawks Sign WR Nyqwan Murray". Seahawks.com.
  6. Boyle, John (August 27, 2019). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Adding Two Receivers". Seahawks.com.
  7. Boyle, John (August 31, 2019). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Establish 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
  8. "Argos add American WR Nyqwan Murray". Toronto Argonauts. December 4, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  9. "Argos add Dixon & Extend Gittens Jr., Mayle, and Murray". Argonauts.ca. December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  10. "Argos Transactions - July 27, 2021 - Toronto Argonauts".


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