Marchie Murdock

WR · Iowa State 2017 · #16

Last confirmed: Iowa State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′1″ · 205 lb · Arlington, TX · Mansfield Legacy

Marchie Murdock: WR · Iowa State · #16.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Ka'Raun WhiteWest Virginia · 2016 · 92% season match
Eric LunaTexas State · 2016 · 92% season match
George RushingBuffalo · 2018 · 90% season match
Antwane GrantWestern Kentucky · 2014 · 89% season match
Max MorrisonCincinnati · 2014 · 86% season match

Marchie Murdock

WR · Iowa State · #16

Moves the chains on third down. Marchie Murdock has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 68 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Texas Tech — Week 8, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Iowa State in the news

Iowa State hires Jared Benko as athletics directorThe Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona players out for Iowa State gameArizona Daily Star Oct 22
Jared Benko named ADWide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Iowa State	41	513	12.5	5
2016	Iowa State	2	29	14.5	0
2015	Illinois	20	194	9.7	3
2014	Illinois	1	17	17.0	0
Career		64	753	11.8	8

Season	Team
2017	Iowa State	--	--	--	--
2016	Iowa State	--	--	--	--
2015	Illinois	1	19	12	1
2014	Illinois	--	--	--	--
Career		1	19	12	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 42-24vs Northern Iowa	3	19	6.3	1	13
Wk 2	L 41-44vs Iowa	4	68	17.0	0	25	Season-high 68 yds
Wk 3	W 41-14@ Akron	1	43	43.0	1	43
Wk 5	L 7-17vs Texas	4	50	12.5	0	24
Wk 6	W 38-31@ No. 3 Oklahoma	2	40	20.0	1	28
Wk 7	W 45-0vs Kansas	2	17	8.5	1	9
Wk 8	W 31-13@ Texas Tech	4	68	17.0	0	21
Wk 9	W 14-7vs No. 4 TCU	2	15	7.5	0	13
Wk 10	L 16-20@ West Virginia	6	52	8.7	0	20
Wk 11	L 42-49vs No. 12 Oklahoma State	5	66	13.2	0	33
Wk 13	L 19-20@ Kansas State	4	37	9.3	1	16
Bowl	W 21-20@ No. 19 Memphis	4	38	9.5	0	17
Total		41	513	12.5	5	43

Signature game

Week 6 · 2017

W 38-31

at Oklahoma

2 rec · 40 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Oklahoma on the road in a shootout.

With K. Kempt — 343 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.2 · D. Montgomery — 7 rec · 89 yds · 55 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Kansas · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.95Kyle Kempt pass complete to Marchie Murdock for 8 yds for a TD, (Garrett Owens KICK)
Week 1 · Northern Iowa · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.94Jacob Park pass complete to Marchie Murdock for 9 yds for a TD, (Garrett Owens KICK)
Week 6 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.93Kyle Kempt pass complete to Marchie Murdock for 28 yds for a TD, (Kyle Kempt pass to Allen Lazard for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 13 · Kansas State · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.87Kyle Kempt pass complete to Marchie Murdock for 9 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )
Week 3 · Akron · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.86Jacob Park pass complete to Marchie Murdock for 43 yds for a TD, (Garrett Owens KICK)
Week 11 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.78Zeb Noland pass complete to Marchie Murdock for 33 yds to the OKSt 42 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Memphis · 3rd and 18 · Q4 · EPA +2.23Kyle Kempt pass complete to Marchie Murdock for 17 yds to the Memph 36
Week 5 · Texas · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.17Jacob Park pass complete to Marchie Murdock for 24 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 1 · Memphis · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.15Kyle Kempt pass complete to Marchie Murdock for 15 yds to the Memph 38 for a
Week 6 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.01Kyle Kempt pass complete to Marchie Murdock for 12 yds to the Okla 45 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Illinois6-7HC: Tim Beckman · Balanced

2015Illinois5-7HC: Bill Cubit · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2016Iowa State3-9HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning

2017Iowa State8-5HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (86th percentile). Strength: catch rate (81st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#96 / 709 · 86th pct

9.4%

Catch rate#131 / 709 · 81st pct

77.4%

EPA / target#162 / 709 · 77th pct

0.69

Explosive rate#206 / 709 · 71st pct

15.1%

Yards / catch#352 / 709 · 50th pct

12.5

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#112 / 539 · 76th pct

Receptions#159 / 539 · 69th pct

Rec yards#203 / 539 · 62nd pct

513

Yards / catch#323 / 539 · 39th pct

12.5

Long catch#343 / 539 · 36th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.3	39.2	10.8	0.3
Road6g	3.5	46.3	17.9	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.9	39.3	16.7	0.6
Weeks 8+5g	4.2	47.6	11.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Matt Campbell

Pass share

53.5%

477 pass / 414 run

Plays / game

68.5

13 games

Team sack rate

3.7%

508 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

41 catches in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Marchie Murdock

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Iowa State in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

41 catches in 12 games

Five seasons, two schools

His moves

2013