Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#9
Isaiah Brown-Murray
Senior cornerback on Virginia Tech's 2026 roster.
5′9″ · 198 lb · Charlotte, NC · Hough
CFB Index 53 · #167 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Virginia Tech for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1596 nationally · Signed with East Carolina
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Virginia Tech's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to East Carolina in 2022.
- Transferred from East Carolina to Virginia Tech in 2025.
Isaiah Brown-Murray
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Mike Houston, Brent Pry and James Franklin. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Old Dominion, Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with East Carolina3-star out of Hough
202511 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Virginia Tech
Coaching transition mid-career: Brent Pry → James Franklin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023East Carolina2-10HC: Mike Houston · Balanced
2024East Carolina8-5HC: Mike Houston · Balanced
2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2026Virginia Tech2-0HC: James Franklin · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
53 · #167 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #167 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #8 of 19 ACC CBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 39 | 29 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 40 | 28 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 22 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 102 | 76 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 14 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Virginia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Virginia Tech
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +2 net (29 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia Tech · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #27 · 2026 recruiting class #30
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Aapri Washington’s 2021 season.
88%match
Matches Aapri on
Weight
Tackle volume
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jacob Parrish's junior season at Kansas State (2024).
84%match
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 20
Matches Jacob on
Class year
Weight
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Isaiah Brown-Murray
The secondary · Virginia Tech
- #2Jaquez White67 tackles · 2025
- #20Cam Chadwick66 tackles · 2025
- #1DQ Smith64 tackles · 2025
- #11Tyson Flowers48 tackles · 2025
- #9Isaiah Brown-Murray39 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Virginia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology