Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2007-2010LSU
Richard Murphy
RB • 6'1" • Rayville, LA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Richard Murphy leans balanced backfield option traits and 33 efficiency.
Impact Production
2
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
13
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Player Story
Richard Murphy built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Rayville, LA wearing No. 18, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Richard Murphy's career was his backfield work: 511...
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- Committed To
- Washington
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Richard Murphy, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · LSU. Richard Murphy leans balanced backfield option traits and 33 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 725
- Rushing yards
- 511
- Receiving yards
- 214
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Richard Murphy quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 725
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2007 Postseason · LSU
- Top game
- North Texas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bothell · Washington
- High school pipeline
- Bothell · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Class 2010
- 2010 Scrimmage yards rank
- 129 scrimmage yards · RB 300th (top 67%) · SEC 108th (top 50%) · National 1,067th (top 51%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Postseason | LSU | 12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 |
| 2007 Regular Season | LSU | 12 | 271 | 197 | 74 | 2 | 58.3 |
| 2008 Postseason | LSU | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 50.3 |
| 2008 Regular Season | LSU | 12 | 267 | 175 | 92 | 0 | 50.3 |
| 2009 Regular Season | LSU | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 31.5 |
| 2010 Postseason | LSU | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.2 |
| 2010 Regular Season | LSU | 11 | 126 | 82 | 44 | 0 | 33.2 |
Related Context
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Richard Murphy played RB for LSU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Richard Murphy recorded 511 rushing yards, 214 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2007 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2007 Postseason
LSU paired 304 primary output with 51.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 33 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe
Win with 44 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Postseason · LSU
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
11.7
Efficiency
33
Usage
5.8
Consistency
40.7
Best Game by takeover score
UL Monroe
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 3. North Carolina: 2. Vanderbilt: 13. Tennessee: -7. Florida: 9. McNeese: 26. Auburn: 5. Alabama: 12. UL Monroe: 44. Ole Miss: 3. Arkansas: 19
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 2 by 15.6. North Carolina: 3 by 2.8. Vanderbilt: 4 by 33.9. Tennessee: 3 by 0. Florida: 2 by 46.9. McNeese: 4 by 45.8. Auburn: 3 by 13.2. Alabama: 5 by 31.9. UL Monroe: 5 by 86.7. Ole Miss: 1 by 31.3. Arkansas: 3 by 54.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins11.7 · Games = 9 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses12 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
UL Monroe
Best efficiency game
86.7 vs UL Monroe
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/8 | @ Texas A&M | W 41-24 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | — | — | 1.5 |
| Sat 11/27 | @ Arkansas | L 23-31 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6.3 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Ole Miss | W 43-36 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sun 11/14 | vs UL Monroe | W 51-0 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | — | — | 8.8 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Alabama | W 24-21 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2.4 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Auburn | L 17-24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs McNeese | W 32-10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 6.5 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Florida | W 33-29 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Tennessee | W 16-14 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Vanderbilt | W 27-3 | 4 | 13 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sun 9/5 | @ North Carolina | W 30-24 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.7 |
Player Story
Richard Murphy story
Richard Murphy built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Rayville, LA wearing No. 18, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Richard Murphy's career was his backfield work: 511 rushing yards, 106 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 214 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 214 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Richard Murphy's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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LSU
2007-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2007200720082008200920102010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Postseason | LSU | 304 | 51.9 | 6.1 | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | LSU | 304 | 51.9 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2008 Postseason | LSU | 278 | 43.9 | 8.4 | -26 |
| 2008 Regular Season | LSU | 278 | 43.9 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | LSU | 14 | 49 | 2.9 | -264 |
| 2010 Postseason | LSU | 129 | 33 | 5.8 | 115 |
| 2010 Regular Season | LSU | 129 | 33 | 5.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Texas
Week 3 · W 41-3
Win with 70 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
70
Scrimmage Yards
76.4 takeover
70 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.
#2
vs UL Monroe
Week 11 · W 51-0
44
Scrimmage Yards
72.3 takeover
Win with 44 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
44 scrimmage yards and 10.6 usage.
#3
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 11 · W 58-10
62
Scrimmage Yards
71.9 takeover
Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
62 scrimmage yards and 5.5 usage.
#4
vs Tulane
Week 10 · W 35-10
64
Scrimmage Yards
70 takeover
Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
64 scrimmage yards and 24.5 usage.
#5
vs Vanderbilt
Week 2 · W 23-9 · Conference game
11
Scrimmage Yards
58.6 takeover
Win with 11 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
11 scrimmage yards and 3.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2007 Postseason · LSU
304 primary output · 51.9 efficiency · 6.1 usage
58.3
#2
2007 Regular Season · LSU
58.3
304 primary · 51.9 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2008 Postseason · LSU
50.3
278 primary · 43.9 efficiency · 8.4 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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