2019 Football Roster
Roster
Alec Murphy
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Nixa, MO
- High School/Previous School:
- Nixa HS
2015-16 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
CAREER:ย A versatile player that returned to running back in 2019 after transitioning to linebacker for the 2018 season โฆ Earned his undergraduate degree in marketing in May of 2019 โฆ An SEC Academicย Honor Roll member.
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2019 SENIOR SEASON: Missed the 2019 season due to injury.
2018 JUNIOR SEASON:ย Transitioned to linebacker for the 2018 season โฆ Saw action in eight contests, primarily on special teams โฆ Recorded his lone tackles of the seasonย at Kansas State (9/8),ย collecting two stops โฆ Also saw action again Stephen F. Austin, Louisiana, Kentucky, Florida, Arkansas, Ole Miss and Iowa in the Outback Bowl.
2017 SOPHOMORE SEASON:ย Saw action in seven games with no starts โฆ Staple on special teams coverage for the Bulldogs throughout the season โฆ Recorded the first two carries of his career in MSUโs season openerย vs. Charleston Southern (9/2),ย racking up a total of nine yards โฆ Also saw playing timeย vs. Louisiana Tech (9/9), atย No. 11 Georgia (9/23),ย at No. 13 Auburn (9/30),ย vs. BYU (10/14),ย vs. Kentucky (10/21)ย and vs.ย No. 2 Alabama (11/11)ย โฆ Lone tackle on special teams came againstย BYU (10/14).
2016 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:ย Played in four games during the year with no starts โฆ Saw most of his playing time on special teams โฆ Made his collegiate debut at Kentucky and also played against Samford, Texas A&M and Ole Miss โฆ Recorded three tackles in four games in playing time on special teams โฆ Made one tackleย at Kentucky (10/22), vs. Samford (10/29)ย andย vs. Texas A&M (11/5).
2015 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON:ย Redshirted during first year on campus.
HIGH SCHOOL:ย Arguably, the top running back prospect in the state of Missouri โฆ The first Division I prospect to come out of Nixa (Mo.) High School in 20 years โฆ Consensus three-star back โฆ Ranked the No. 9 overall player in the state of Missouri by 247Sports Composite, No. 6 by Rivals.com and Scout.com and No. 7 by ESPN.com โฆ Notched 166 carries for 867 yards and 12 touchdowns in helping Nixa reach the Class 5 state title game as a senior โฆ Rushed for 1,973 yards and scored 22 touchdowns as a junior in 2013 โฆ Timed at 4.49 in the 40-yard dash โฆ Committed to Mississippi State in July 2014 โฆ Coached by Richard Rehagen.
PERSONAL:ย Born Alec Nathaniel Antonio Murphy on March 16, 1996, in Jackson, Miss. โฆ Son of Leigh Ann and Lerin โฆ Stepfather Lerin Pruitt attended Mississippi State โฆ Earned his undergraduate degree in marketing in May of 2019 โฆ Currently pursuing a second degree in communications โฆ Twitter handle is @alecmurphy26.
CAREER HIGHS:
Rush Attempts: 2, vs. Charleston Southern (9-2-17)
Rush Yards: 9 vs. Charleston Southern (9-2-17)
Long Rush: 6, vs. Charleston Southern (9-2-17)
Tackles: 2, vs. Kansas State (9-8-18)
