Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-10vs North Carolina A&T | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-17@ Kennesaw State | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 1 | 12 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Total | 16 | 75 | 4.8 | 2 | 14 |
#23
Dennis Murray Jr.
Sophomore running back for Georgia State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 170 lb · Daytona Beach, FL
Returning to Georgia State for 2026
The numbers
75
rushing yards · 2026
2 TD · 4.7 per carry · 3 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 34 rush yds, 1 TD, 50 rec yds, vs North Carolina A&T
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Georgia State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia State in 2024.
Dennis Murray Jr.
This is his third year in the same backfield at Georgia State. One game to point at: 41 rush yds, 13 rec yds against Kennesaw State — Week 2, 2026.
75 RUSH YDS · 2 RUSH TD · 16 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20244 games
- Signed with Georgia State3-star out of Mainland
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Georgia State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Georgia State
Played his entire career under Dell McGee.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Dell McGee — 6-20 over that span.
2024Georgia State3-9HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia State1-11HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
2026Georgia State2-0HC: Dell McGee · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rec yards (100th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 37.5 YDS/g, 4.8 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia State | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia State | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 32 | 146 | 4.6 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia State | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 13 | 99 | 7.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia State | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 20 | 175 | 8.8 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 59–10
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · North Carolina A&T · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.81(07:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Brown pass complete deep right to #0 D.Murray Jr. caught at NCA06, for 30 yards to the NCA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:17, 1ST DOWN #39 S.Layous kick attempt good (H: #14 C.Teeter, LS: #60 J.Tolley)
- Week 1 · North Carolina A&T · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.69(02:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Murray Jr. rush middle for 14 yards gain to the NCA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:38, 1ST DOWN #39 S.Layous kick attempt good (H: #14 C.Teeter, LS: #60 J.Tolley)
- Week 2 · Kennesaw State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.53(04:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Murray Jr. rush middle for 12 yards gain to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:42, 1ST DOWN #39 S.Layous kick attempt good (H: #14 C.Teeter, LS: #50 B.Kitchens)
- Week 1 · North Carolina A&T · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.96(00:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Brown pass complete short right to #0 D.Murray Jr. caught at NCA20, for 20 yards to the NCA08 (#7 T.Brown; #47 E.Clayton), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Kennesaw State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.89(00:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Murray Jr. rush middle for 2 yards loss to the GSU23 (#55 U.Nwoha)
- Week 2 · Kennesaw State · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA -0.82(05:37) Shotgun #0 D.Murray Jr. rush right for 0 yards to the KSU28 (#0 P.Fisher)
- Week 2 · Kennesaw State · 2&4 · Q1 · EPA -0.56(10:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Murray Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the KSU23 (#92 J.Cooper; #46 J.Greaves Jr.)
- Week 1 · North Carolina A&T · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.52(12:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Murray Jr. rush right for 1 yard loss to the GSU29 (#0 T.George)
- Week 2 · Kennesaw State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.51(03:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Murray Jr. rush middle for 7 yards gain to the GSU26 (#2 T.Williams Jr.; #18 J.Anglin)
- Week 2 · Kennesaw State · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA +0.50(02:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Murray Jr. rush middle for 7 yards gain to the GSU33 (#18 J.Anglin; #96 J.Grimes), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Georgia State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Georgia State
Returning around him
- 46% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Georgia State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #106 · 2026 recruiting class #84
The backfield · Georgia State
- Dennis Murray Jr.53 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Jaylen Poe40 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Lanear McCrary Jr.2 games · 2026
- #20Jamal Bing Jr.1 game · 2026
- #33Jason Fisherno box-score line yet
5 more on the roster · Georgia State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology