Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Auburn
Chris Murray
DE • 6'3" • 256 lbs • Wichita Falls, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chris Murray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
36
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
12
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Sam Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Sam Houston • Auburn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
Player Story
Chris Murray built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive end from Wichita Falls, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with Auburn and Sam Houston. The clearest part of Chris Murray's career was his...
Read the storyChris Murray, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Sam Houston. Chris Murray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 61
- TFL
- 16.5
- Sacks
- 10
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Chris Murray quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Auburn · DE
- Career Tackles
- 61
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Sam Houston
- Top game
- UTEP
- High school pipeline
- Hirschi · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 15 tackles · DE 131st (top 47%) · SEC 291st (top 39%) · National 2,416th (top 39%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 8 | 11 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 2024 Postseason | Sam Houston | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 13 | 34 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 59.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Auburn | 9 | 15 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 29 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Chris Murray
Chris Murray played DE for Sam Houston and Auburn. Across 3 tracked seasons, Chris Murray recorded 61 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Sam Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Sam Houston paired 19 primary output with 25.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Sam Houston, Auburn.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Sam Houston
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
11.4
Usage
2.9
Consistency
12.5
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. BYU: 0. Air Force: 0. Houston: 0. Jacksonville State: 1. Liberty: 0. New Mexico State: 2.5. Florida International: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 1 by 4.2. Air Force: 3 by 12.5. Houston: 2 by 8.3. Jacksonville State: 0 by 10. Liberty: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico State: 4 by 41.7. Middle Tennessee: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 1 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico State
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs New Mexico State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 23-20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 10/18 | vs Florida International | L 27-33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thu 10/12 | @ New Mexico StateSplash game | L 13-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/5 | @ Liberty | L 16-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/29 | vs Jacksonville State | L 28-35 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Houston | L 7-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs Air Force | L 3-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | @ BYU | L 0-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chris Murray story
Chris Murray built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive end from Wichita Falls, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with Auburn and Sam Houston. The clearest part of Chris Murray's career was his defensive production: 61 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 16 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Chris Murray's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Sam Houston
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Auburn
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 4.5 | 11.4 | 2.9 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Sam Houston | 19 | 25.8 | 9.1 | 14.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 19 | 25.8 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Auburn | 8 | 15.9 | 5.2 | -11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UTEP
Week 6 · W 41-21 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Mercer
Week 13 · W 62-17
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
@ New Mexico State
Week 7 · L 13-27 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida International
Week 9 · W 10-7 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 9 Texas A&M
Week 5 · L 10-16 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
2
Havoc Plays
62 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Sam Houston
19 primary output · 25.8 efficiency · 9.1 usage
59.3
#2
2024 Regular Season · Sam Houston
59.3
19 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 9.1 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Auburn
29
8 primary · 15.9 efficiency · 5.2 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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