Jair Murphy

Position:
Cornerback
Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Ocoee, Fla.
Prev School:
Tulsa
High School:
Dr. Phillips HS

2025: Saw action in all 13 games playing extensively on special teams...posted one tackle on the year, that coming vs. FAU (10/18)...blocked a punt in a for a saftey in the first quarter of a win vs. Charlotte (10/3).

2024: Saw action as a sophomore transfer in two game, the season-opener vs. Bethune-Cookman (8/31) and vs Tulsa (11/23).

2023 (TULSA): A walk-on athlete in his first season…enrolled in the 2023 spring semester...saw action in three games, all in AAC conference play.

DR. PHILLIPS HS: Was a four-year prep letterwinner…played his first two seasons at Gibbs High School, his junior season at Dr. Phillips High School and finished his career at IMG Academy…tallied 56 tackles and four interceptions as a senior at IMG.

PERSONAL: The son of Veron Woodward and Chiriga Ofori...stepfather is Samuel Ofori…has one sibling...his uncle Louis Murphy played in the NFL with five teams, ending his NFL career in 2017 with the San Francisco 49ers…favorite book is “The 48 Laws of Power”…his favorite NFL team is the Carolina Panthers…favorite NFL player is Jalen Ramsey…favorite movie is Real Steel...earned USF Athletic Honor Roll recognition in spring and fall of 2025.