Deon Murphy
Encyclopedia
Deon Murphy is a Canadian football
wide receiver
for the Calgary Stampeders
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. He earned second team All-District 14-5A honors in 2004 and was regarded among the top 50 receivers in the state of Texas. Murphy hauled in 43 receptions for 583 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior. He totaled 522 yards on 36 catches with six TDs and helped Klein Forest to a 12-1 record as a junior in 2003.
Offensive Newcomer of the Year and earned honorable mention accolades as a receiver and punt returner from the league’s coaches. He also earned first team honors as a punt returner from Rivals.com and the Ranked first in the Big 12 and third nationally with a punt return average of 17.5 yards. He finished the year with 57 catches for 605 yards and 5 touchdowns. He will not play for the Wildcats in 2009. It is unknown if he will transfer to another school for the 2009 season.
Canadian football
Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
for the Calgary Stampeders
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...
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High school
Murphy started three seasons at Klein Forest High School, located in Houston, TexasHouston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
. He earned second team All-District 14-5A honors in 2004 and was regarded among the top 50 receivers in the state of Texas. Murphy hauled in 43 receptions for 583 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior. He totaled 522 yards on 36 catches with six TDs and helped Klein Forest to a 12-1 record as a junior in 2003.
Kansas State
In 2007, Murphy was named the Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
Offensive Newcomer of the Year and earned honorable mention accolades as a receiver and punt returner from the league’s coaches. He also earned first team honors as a punt returner from Rivals.com and the Ranked first in the Big 12 and third nationally with a punt return average of 17.5 yards. He finished the year with 57 catches for 605 yards and 5 touchdowns. He will not play for the Wildcats in 2009. It is unknown if he will transfer to another school for the 2009 season.
Overall Stats
| Year | GP | Rec. | Yards | Avg | Long | Rec. TD |
| 2007 | 12 | 57 | 605 | 10.6 | 66 | 5 |
| 2008 | 12 | 37 | 555 | 15.0 | 70 | 6 |
| Total | 24 | 94 | 1,160 | 12.3 | 70 | 11 |