6′1″ · 200 lb · West Point, MS
Marcus Murphy: S · Mississippi State · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Marcus Murphy
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Marcus Murphy has been at Mississippi State through two head coaches in three seasons. On tape: 10 tackles against Vanderbilt, Week 10, 2020.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 34 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 26 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 67 | 34 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 44-34@ No. 6 LSU | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-21vs Arkansas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 2-24@ Kentucky | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-28vs No. 11 Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-41@ No. 2 Alabama | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-17vs Vanderbilt | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 34 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL34 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Leach
Pass share
73.9%
555 pass / 196 run
Plays / game
75.1
10 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
601 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Mississippi State, 67 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Joe Moorhead → Mike Leach. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
