Jack Murray
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against Illinois State — Week 2, 2026.
59 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 59 | 26 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Career | 59 | 26 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 9 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-40@ No. 22 Iowa | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28vs Illinois State | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 17-42@ Arizona | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-35@ Georgia State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-28vs Air Force | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-41@ Wyoming | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-56vs Hawai'i | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-31@ UNLV | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 26 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 24-31 at UNLV, play by play
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
How Northern Illinois’s defense played that day
UNLV’s 10 drives: 5 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 10.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
5 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss. First quarter, up 3-0.
A big game: 12 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 13 for him; the box score credits 12.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +16 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
59tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
2%1 pass breakups59 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 9.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Pass share
53.1%
266 pass / 235 run
Plays / game
62.6
8 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
301 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
59 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #248 at the position.
The No. 1,881 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mountain West as a freshman.
Big 12 Conference
