Murvin Kenion III is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Nevada.
Kenion hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Transferred to Nevada from Sacramento State. The first one came in 2025: All-Mountain West. On tape: 9 tackles and 0.5 sacks against New Mexico, Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 2 passes defended. 5 interceptions. 4.5 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nevada | 59 | 39 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Career | 59 | 39 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-46@ No. 2 Penn State | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-17vs Sacramento State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-14vs Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-31@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20@ Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-44vs San Diego State | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 22-24@ New Mexico | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 3-24vs Boise State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-51@ Utah State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 55-10vs San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 13-7@ Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-42vs UNLV | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 39 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
5interceptionsTackle volume
59tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFL59 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 2 pass breakups · 5 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
42.6%
306 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
59.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #25 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #4 of 42 Mountain West DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Recruited without a star rating, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2025)
