Usage / Role
55%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Georgia Southern
RJ Murray
S • 6'0" • 210 lbs • Duluth, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
RJ Murray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
RJ Murray built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a safety from Duluth, GA wearing No. 2, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of RJ Murray's career was his defensive production: 69...
Read the storyRJ Murray, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Georgia Southern. RJ Murray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 69
- TFL
- 5.5
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
RJ Murray quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · S
- Career Tackles
- 69
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
- Top game
- Indiana
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · S 77th (top 19%) · Sun Belt 38th (top 8%) · National 501st (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 30.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 12 | 59 | 4.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 50.3 |
Related Context
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RJ Murray played S for Georgia Southern. Across 4 tracked seasons, RJ Murray recorded 69 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Georgia Southern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Georgia Southern paired 6.5 primary output with 25.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
25.9
Usage
7.7
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 0. New Hampshire: 0. Indiana: 2. Arkansas State: 0. New Mexico State: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Troy: 0.5. Georgia State: 2. App State: 2. South Alabama: 0. Louisiana: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 4 by 16.7. New Hampshire: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 12 by 70. Arkansas State: 5 by 20.8. New Mexico State: 2 by 8.3. Massachusetts: 4 by 16.7. Troy: 6 by 30. Georgia State: 9 by 57.5. App State: 7 by 49.2. South Alabama: 2 by 8.3. Louisiana: 3 by 12.5. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 10 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
70 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/2 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 17-28 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Louisiana | W 34-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs South Alabama | W 52-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/10 | @ App StateSplash game | L 6-27 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Georgia StateSplash game | L 17-21 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Troy | L 16-38 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Massachusetts | L 20-55 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs New Mexico State | L 27-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/5 | vs Arkansas State | L 25-43 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Indiana10+ tackles · Splash game | L 17-52 | 12 | 10 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs New Hampshire | L 12-22 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Auburn | L 7-41 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
RJ Murray story
RJ Murray built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a safety from Duluth, GA wearing No. 2, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of RJ Murray's career was his defensive production: 69 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and 3 passes defended across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Georgia Southern. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but RJ Murray's production has multiple signals. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia Southern.
The arc is straightforward: RJ Murray moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Georgia Southern
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 2 | 15.4 | 2.9 | 2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 6.5 | 25.9 | 7.7 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Indiana
Week 4 · L 17-52
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
vs Georgia State
Week 10 · L 17-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#3
@ App State
Week 11 · L 6-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Savannah St
Week 1 · W 54-0
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Havoc Plays
51.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Troy
Week 9 · L 16-38 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
49.7 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
6.5 primary output · 25.9 efficiency · 7.7 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
30.1
2 primary · 15.4 efficiency · 2.9 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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