Najee Murray: CB · Kent State · #12.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Najee Murray
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Western Michigan — Week 11, 2016.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 11 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 4 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kent State | 47 | 33 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 |
| Career | 47 | 33 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-33@ Penn State | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 36-39vs North Carolina A&T | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-7vs Monmouth | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-48@ No. 1 Alabama | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-31vs Akron | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-20@ Buffalo | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-14vs Ohio | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ Central Michigan | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-37vs No. 14 Western Michigan | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-42@ Bowling Green | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 47 | 33 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
23%11 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
47tackles this season47 tackles · 4 for loss · 11 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Haynes
Pass share
38.4%
292 pass / 469 run
Plays / game
63.4
12 games
Team sack rate
10.3%
271 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Kent State, 47 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Paul Haynes.
