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Jersey Number 7
Marcus Murphy
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- West Point, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- West Point
Bio
2020 (Junior Season)
Season: Started six games.
at LSU (9/26): Recorded five tackles ... Finished with the highest tackling grade (81.2) on the team, according to PFF. Arkansas (10/3): Posted five tackles. at Kentucky (10/10): Notched six tackles and one pass break up ... Part of a defense that allowed only 157 yards of total offense, the fewest yielded by the Bulldogs in an SEC contest since 2008 against Vanderbilt (107 yards) ... Earned MSU's highest tackling grade (82.6), according to PFF. Texas A&M (10/17): Recorded four tackles. at Alabama (10/31): Totaled four stops ... Made a solo tackle for loss in the first quarter. Vanderbilt (11/7): Matched his career high with 10 tackles.
2019 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in five games with three starts … Missed eight games due to violation of team rules … Led the team with two interceptions … Accounted for one of three defensive touchdown … Made 26 tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss. at Arkansas (11/2): Returned first career interception 32 yards for a touchdown … Added eight tackles. Ole Miss (11/28): Made eight stops (6 solo) … Had a fourth-quarter interception inside the MSU red zone. vs. Louisville (12/30): Finished with a season-high 10 tackles … Eight of his tackles were solo stops.
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2018 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in 12 games … Contributed heavily on special teams coverage … Recorded seven tackles, including 0.5 for loss … Added one pass breakup. Stephen F. Austin (9/1): Made collegiate debut. Louisiana (9/15): Logged his first career tackle on kickoff coverage in the first quarter. at No. 5 LSU (10/20): Made his first tackle on defense with a third-quarter solo stop. No. 16 Texas A&M: Logged one tackle. Louisiana Tech (11/3): Posted a season-high two tackles. Arkansas (11/17): Recorded his first career tackle for loss on a combined stop with Cameron Miller in the fourth quarter … Broke up his first career pass on the next play.
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High School
Prepped at West Point High School under head coach Chris Chambless … Three-star athlete according to ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Ranked No. 5 overall recruit in Mississippi by 247Sports and No. 4 overall via Rivals … Led West Point to back-to-back Mississippi High School Activities Association 5A state titles as a junior and senior … Selected MHSAA and Mississippi Association of Coaches Class 5A Mr. Football as a senior … Named to Clarion Ledger’s Dandy Dozen as a senior … Racked up 7,106 yards of total offense and accounted for 82 total touchdowns during his prep career … Rushed for 226 yards on 23 carries with four scores in the 2017 MHSAA championship game … Amassed 1,819 rushing yards and 21 scores on 201 carries as a senior … Completed 50-of-86 passes for 1,012 yards and nine touchdowns through the air … As a junior, rushed for 1,756 yards and 25 scores … Completed four passes for 97 yards and two touchdowns … Ran for 141 yards and three touchdowns on 33 carries in the 2016 MHSAA 5A championship game … Completed 48-of-98 passes for 770 yards and nine touchdowns as a sophomore … Added 1,615 yards rushing and 16 touchdowns on 217 carries … Competed in the 2017 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … Led Mississippi with a game-high 124 yards and two scores on 13 carries … Committed to MSU on May 2, 2017 … Early enrollee.
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Personal
Born Marcus Murphy Jr. on September 17, 1998 … Son of Marcus Murphy Sr. and the late Demetrick Murphy … Plays in honor of his son, Mason, who is currently battling a rare genetic abnormality and is in need of a bone marrow transplant … Major is undeclared … Twitter handle is @_2ERA_.
Season: Started six games.
at LSU (9/26): Recorded five tackles ... Finished with the highest tackling grade (81.2) on the team, according to PFF. Arkansas (10/3): Posted five tackles. at Kentucky (10/10): Notched six tackles and one pass break up ... Part of a defense that allowed only 157 yards of total offense, the fewest yielded by the Bulldogs in an SEC contest since 2008 against Vanderbilt (107 yards) ... Earned MSU's highest tackling grade (82.6), according to PFF. Texas A&M (10/17): Recorded four tackles. at Alabama (10/31): Totaled four stops ... Made a solo tackle for loss in the first quarter. Vanderbilt (11/7): Matched his career high with 10 tackles.
2019 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in five games with three starts … Missed eight games due to violation of team rules … Led the team with two interceptions … Accounted for one of three defensive touchdown … Made 26 tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss. at Arkansas (11/2): Returned first career interception 32 yards for a touchdown … Added eight tackles. Ole Miss (11/28): Made eight stops (6 solo) … Had a fourth-quarter interception inside the MSU red zone. vs. Louisville (12/30): Finished with a season-high 10 tackles … Eight of his tackles were solo stops.
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2018 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in 12 games … Contributed heavily on special teams coverage … Recorded seven tackles, including 0.5 for loss … Added one pass breakup. Stephen F. Austin (9/1): Made collegiate debut. Louisiana (9/15): Logged his first career tackle on kickoff coverage in the first quarter. at No. 5 LSU (10/20): Made his first tackle on defense with a third-quarter solo stop. No. 16 Texas A&M: Logged one tackle. Louisiana Tech (11/3): Posted a season-high two tackles. Arkansas (11/17): Recorded his first career tackle for loss on a combined stop with Cameron Miller in the fourth quarter … Broke up his first career pass on the next play.
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High School
Prepped at West Point High School under head coach Chris Chambless … Three-star athlete according to ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Ranked No. 5 overall recruit in Mississippi by 247Sports and No. 4 overall via Rivals … Led West Point to back-to-back Mississippi High School Activities Association 5A state titles as a junior and senior … Selected MHSAA and Mississippi Association of Coaches Class 5A Mr. Football as a senior … Named to Clarion Ledger’s Dandy Dozen as a senior … Racked up 7,106 yards of total offense and accounted for 82 total touchdowns during his prep career … Rushed for 226 yards on 23 carries with four scores in the 2017 MHSAA championship game … Amassed 1,819 rushing yards and 21 scores on 201 carries as a senior … Completed 50-of-86 passes for 1,012 yards and nine touchdowns through the air … As a junior, rushed for 1,756 yards and 25 scores … Completed four passes for 97 yards and two touchdowns … Ran for 141 yards and three touchdowns on 33 carries in the 2016 MHSAA 5A championship game … Completed 48-of-98 passes for 770 yards and nine touchdowns as a sophomore … Added 1,615 yards rushing and 16 touchdowns on 217 carries … Competed in the 2017 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … Led Mississippi with a game-high 124 yards and two scores on 13 carries … Committed to MSU on May 2, 2017 … Early enrollee.
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Personal
Born Marcus Murphy Jr. on September 17, 1998 … Son of Marcus Murphy Sr. and the late Demetrick Murphy … Plays in honor of his son, Mason, who is currently battling a rare genetic abnormality and is in need of a bone marrow transplant … Major is undeclared … Twitter handle is @_2ERA_.
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