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Linebacker, Oklahoma, 2017–19
Kenneth Murray
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 243 lb
- Class (2019)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Missouri City, TX
- Born
- Nov 16, 1998, in Missouri City, Texas
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Kenneth Murray played linebacker at Oklahoma (2017–19). The Los Angeles Chargers took Murray in the first round, No. 23 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
28tackles, career highvs. Army, 2018Honors
Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2017, 2018 and 2019
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2019 Oklahoma 14 games, 102 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Houston | W 49–31 | 13 | 7 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. South Dakota | W 70–14 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at UCLA | W 48–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Texas Tech | W 55–16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Kansas | W 45–20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Texas | W 34–27 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. West Virginia | W 52–14 | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Kansas State | L 41–48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Iowa State | W 42–41 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | at Baylor | W 34–31 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. TCU | W 28–24 | 9 | 7 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Oklahoma State | W 34–16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Baylor | W 30–23 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. LSU | L 28–63 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Oklahoma 13 games, 155 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs.UCLA | W 49–21 | 9 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | atIowa State | W 37–27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Army | W 28–21 | 28 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Baylor | W 66–33 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Texas | L 45–48 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atTCU | W 52–27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Kansas State | W 51–14 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atTexas Tech | W 51–46 | 11 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 48–47 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Kansas | W 55–40 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atWest Virginia | W 59–56 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs.Texas | W 39–27 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Alabama | L 34–45 | 15 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
2017 Oklahoma 13 games, 72 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. UTEP | W 56–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Ohio State | W 31–16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Tulane | W 56–14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atBaylor | W 49–41 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Iowa State | L 31–38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Texas | W 29–24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atKansas State | W 42–35 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Texas Tech | W 49–27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atOklahoma State | W 62–52 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atKansas | W 41–3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.West Virginia | W 59–31 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.TCU | W 41–17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Georgia | L 48–54 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2½″ |
| Weight | 241 lb |
| Arm length | 32¾″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 80″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s |
| Vertical jump | 38″ |
| Broad jump | 10′9″ |
| Bench press | 21 reps |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 88 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 101 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Chargers | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 63 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 96 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | Tennessee Titans | 14 | 89 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 81 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Houston Texans | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 88 | 464 | 9.5 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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