Sean Murphy-Bunting, formerly Bunting, was born on June 19, 1997, and plays cornerback for the National Football League’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Murphy-Bunting with the overall 39th pick in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
Where did Sean Murphy-Bunting go to college? Did Sean Murphy-Bunting play college football?
His college football career was spent at Central Michigan. Murphy-Bunting started his sophomore and junior seasons while playing three seasons for the Chippewas. He finished second in the Mid-American Conference with five interceptions as a sophomore. Murphy-Bunting was named to the first team of the Mid-American Conference as a junior after compiling 37 tackles and two interceptions. He made the choice to forgo his final year of eligibility in order to participate in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Murphy-Bunting made his first career interception off Teddy Bridgewater in Week 5’s 31-24 loss to the New Orleans Saints. Murphy-Bunting made a crucial fourth-quarter interception off of fellow rookie Gardner Minshew in the end zone of the Buccaneers’ 28-11 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 13. This stoppage prevented a potential touchdown.
