It has been a stellar year for several former Washington Huskies across the NFL, with cornerbacks Trent McDuffie and Byron Murphy Jr. leading the way.
On Thursday, Pro Football Focus released its Midseason All-Pro teams and listed the pair of former UW stars and All-Pac-12 honorees on the first and second teams, respectively. As McDuffie goes through his first season with the Los Angeles Rams while Murphy plays his fifth with the Minnesota Vikings.
While dealing with a back injury that has limited him to just six games, the two-time All-Pro First Team honoree has compiled 25 tackles, 3 for loss, with 8 pass breakups and 2 interceptions. On top of that, according to PFF, he's allowed just 11 receptions on over 200 snaps in coverage.
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Those numbers have more than justified Los Angeles not only trading a first-round pick to get him from the Kansas City Chiefs, but also signing the 26-year-old to a then-market-setting four-year, $124 million contract extension in March.
As for Murphy, who is in the midst of a three-year, $54 million deal, he's been stellar for defensive coordinator Brian Flores' unit, which has been arguably the best in the NFL this season.
Murphy is tied with Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Alex Anzalone for No. 3 in the NFL with 4 interceptions this year, two off his career-high of 6, which he set in 2024 when he received the lone Pro Bowl selection of his career, while he's added 38 tackles and 7 pass breakups
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: Pro Football Focus names two Huskies to Midseason All-Pro teams
