Kenneth Murray Overview<\/b><\/p>\n
Position: <\/b>Linebacker NFL Combine Performance Data<\/b><\/p>\n 40 Yard Dash: <\/b>4.52 seconds<\/span> Playing his high school football for Texas\u2019 Elkins High, Murray earned himself a solid three-star prospect ranking after he totaled 104 tackles and four sacks as a senior. Murray generated several offers from schools such as Nebraska, Texas, Michigan, and Oregon State before choosing to play for Oklahoma.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Murray had an instant impact for the Sooners as he started in all 14 games as a true freshman and ranked second among the team with 78 total tackles. As a 2018 sophomore, Murray again started all 14 games and earned a selection to the All-Big-12 second team after he led the team with 155 total tackles. Murray\u2019s final season with Oklahoma was more of the same as he started all 14 games and again led the team in tackles with 102. Murray earned a selection to the All-Big-12<\/a> first team and concluded his three-year collegiate career with an astounding 335 tackles and started every one of his 42 games played.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n NFL Comparison: Jerod Mayo<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Teams With Need at Position: <\/b>Cleveland Browns<\/a>, Arizona Cardinals<\/a>, Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>, New York Giants<\/a>, New England Patriots<\/a>, Carolina Panthers<\/a>, Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>, Baltimore Ravens<\/a>, Los Angeles Rams<\/a>, New Orleans Saints\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Projection: <\/b>Mid to late first round <\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Murray is a rare blend of size, speed, and power at the inside linebacker position. Murray excels as a thumping linebacker due to the speed at which he plays along with how hard he fires into gaps and hits ball carriers. While his coverage skills are not yet elite, he has solid fundamentals in both man and zone coverage as well as has the athleticism to improve those skills with more experience. Additionally, perhaps the biggest x-factor which separates Murray from his peers are his leadership intangibles and maturity. Murray is a plug and play starter at the next level within every defensive scheme and he should provide an instant upgrade at the position for several teams. With the proper coaching and development, Murray could develop into one of the top inside linebackers within the NFL and could turn out to be a draft steal in the back half of the first round. <\/span><\/p>\n Main photo:
\n<\/span>Height: <\/b>6\u20192\u201d
\n<\/span>Weight:<\/b> 241 lbs
\n<\/span>Arms: <\/b>32 \u00be\u201d
\n<\/span>Hands: <\/b>9 \u00bd\u201d
\n<\/span>School: <\/b>Oklahoma<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>Three Cone Drill: <\/b>N\/A
\n<\/span>Bench Press: <\/b>21 reps
\n<\/span>Vertical Jump: <\/b>38\u201d
\n<\/span>Broad Jump: <\/b>129\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nKenneth Murray 2020 NFL Draft Profile\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
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