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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Buffalo
Red Murdock
LB • 6'3" • 240 lbs • Hopewell, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Red Murdock shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 61.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
94
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Player Story
Red Murdock built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Hopewell, VA wearing No. 2, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Red Murdock's career was his defensive production: 359...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 41
- Overall
- No. 257
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
Red Murdock, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Buffalo. Red Murdock shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 61.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 359
- TFL
- 38
- Sacks
- 9
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 3
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Red Murdock quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · LB
- Career Tackles
- 359
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Buffalo
- Top game
- Massachusetts
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 7 · Pick 41 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 142 tackles · LB 3rd (top 1%) · Mid-American 1st (top 1%) · National 3rd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 2 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 23.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Buffalo | 10 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 53.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Buffalo | 13 | 13 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 77.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Buffalo | 13 | 143 | 14 | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | 77.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 142 | 13.5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 76.7 |
Related Context
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Red Murdock played LB for Buffalo. Across 4 tracked seasons, Red Murdock recorded 359 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Buffalo paired 24.5 primary output with 63.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 61.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Buffalo
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
61.2
Usage
15.3
Consistency
62.1
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 2. St. Francis (PA): 1.5. Kent State: 0. Troy: 3.5. UConn: 1. Eastern Michigan: 2. Massachusetts: 2.5. Akron: 4. Bowling Green: 2.5. Central Michigan: 0. Miami (OH): 0.5. Ohio: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 16 by 70. St. Francis (PA): 6 by 40. Kent State: 10 by 41.7. Troy: 12 by 85. UConn: 9 by 47.5. Eastern Michigan: 17 by 70. Massachusetts: 9 by 62.5. Akron: 13 by 90. Bowling Green: 13 by 75. Central Michigan: 9 by 37.5. Miami (OH): 14 by 55. Ohio: 14 by 60
Split Comparison
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Wins1.7 · Games = 5 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 7 · +0.0 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
Akron
Best efficiency game
90 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | vs Ohio10+ tackles | L 26-31 | 14 | 8 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/20 | vs Miami (OH)10+ tackles | L 20-37 | 14 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/13 | @ Central Michigan | L 19-38 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Bowling Green10+ tackles · Splash game | W 28-3 | 13 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Akron10+ tackles · Splash game | L 16-24 | 13 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ MassachusettsSplash game | W 28-21 | 9 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Eastern Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | W 31-30 | 17 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs UConn | L 17-20 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Troy10+ tackles · Splash game | L 17-21 | 12 | 6 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Kent State10+ tackles | W 31-28 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs St. Francis (PA) | W 45-6 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | @ Minnesota10+ tackles · Splash game | L 10-23 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Red Murdock story
Red Murdock built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Hopewell, VA wearing No. 2, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Red Murdock's career was his defensive production: 359 tackles, 38 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 1 interception across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Buffalo. 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 Red Murdock's production has multiple signals. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Buffalo.
The arc is straightforward: Red Murdock 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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Buffalo
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 1 | 17.5 | 2.7 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 34.9 | 9.9 | 11 |
| 2024 Postseason | Buffalo | 24.5 | 63.7 | 16.9 | 12.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Buffalo | 24.5 | 63.7 | 16.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Buffalo | 20.5 | 61.2 | 15.3 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Massachusetts
Week 3 · W 34-3
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 117 Akron
Week 9 · L 16-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Liberty
Week 1 · W 26-7 · Postseason
4.5
Havoc Plays
95 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 87 Troy
Week 4 · L 17-21
3.5
Havoc Plays
90.8 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Akron
Week 5 · W 13-10 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Buffalo
24.5 primary output · 63.7 efficiency · 16.9 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Buffalo
77.8
24.5 primary · 63.7 efficiency · 16.9 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Buffalo
76.7
20.5 primary · 61.2 efficiency · 15.3 usage
Milestones
16
Impact games
14
Splash games
19
10+ tackle games
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