2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Chris Murray
Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The first career honor came in 2024: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 9, 2026.
16 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Auburn | 16 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Auburn | 15 | 8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -- |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 35 | 26 | 11.5 | 5.5 | -- |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 11 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Career | 77 | 54 | 17.5 | 10.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles, 1 hurry.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-16vs Baylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 39-44vs Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-15vs Vanderbilt | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 14-24@ No. 17 Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24@ No. 1 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-38vs No. 18 LSU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 15-45@ No. 12 Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -1 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
6%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
6%1 hurry16 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
47.9%
264 pass / 287 run
Plays / game
68.9
8 games
Team sack rate
10.9%
312 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #15 of 16 SEC DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 37 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: K.C. Keeler, Hugh Freeze, D.J. Durkin and Alex Golesh.
