Running back, Mississippi State, 2015–⁠19

Alec Murphy

Lettered 2016–⁠19 (school media guide)

Number
No. 26
Height
6′0″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Nixa, MO

Alec Murphy played running back at Mississippi State (2015–⁠19).

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Mississippi State300000
2017Mississippi State100000
2018Mississippi State210000
Career610000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Mississippi State26RBRS
2016Mississippi State26RBFr.
2017Mississippi State26RBSo.
2018Mississippi State26RBJr.
2019Mississippi State26RBSr.6′0″230

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Mississippi State20.37––0.7–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Mississippi State 1 game, 2 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 8atKansas StateW 31–⁠1021000
2017 Mississippi State 2 games, 9 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 2vs.Charleston SouthernW 49–⁠0–––––
Oct 14vs.BYUW 35–⁠1010000
2016 Mississippi State 3 games, 3 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Oct 22atKentuckyL 38–⁠4010000
Oct 29vs.SamfordW 56–⁠4110000
Nov 5vs.Texas A&MW 35–⁠2810000

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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