Larrell Murchison
 Murchison with the Los Angeles Rams in 2023 | |||||||
| No. 52 – Los Angeles Rams | |||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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| Born: | April 24, 1997 Elizabethtown, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | East Bladen (Elizabethtown, North Carolina) | ||||||
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| NFL draft: | 2020 / round: 5 / pick: 174 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Larrell Montale Murchison (born April 24, 1997) is an American professional football defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State.
Early life
[edit]Murchison grew up in Elizabethtown, North Carolina and attended East Bladen High School.[1] He played defensive line and fullback on the football team while his twin brother, Farrell, played halfback. As a senior, he rushed for 545 yards and five touchdowns on offense and made 83 tackles on defense. He and Farrell both originally committed to play college football at Winston-Salem State, but ultimately they opted to enroll in junior college.[2]
College career
[edit]Murchison began his collegiate career at Louisburg College. As a sophomore, he had 41 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks and was named an honorable mention Junior College All-American.[3] He committed to transfer to Ole Miss over offers from Georgia and Texas before flipping his commitment to North Carolina State late in the recruiting process.[4]
Murchison redshirted his first season with the Wolfpack.[5] He became a starter at defensive tackle going into his senior season and finished the year with 34 tackles, eight tackles for loss and four sacks.[6] In his final season Murchison recorded 48 total tackles, 12 tackles for loss, seven sacks, two passes defended and two of fumble recoveries.[7]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 1⁄2 in (1.89 m) |
297 lb (135 kg) |
32 5⁄8 in (0.83 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
5.05 s | 1.81 s | 2.94 s | 4.51 s | 7.89 s | 29.0 in (0.74 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
29 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Tennessee Titans
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Murchison was selected in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL draft with the 174th overall pick by the Tennessee Titans.[10] On May 13, 2020, Murchison signed a four-year deal with the Titans and was the first of the Titans 2020 draft class to sign a rookie contract.[11] Murchison made his NFL debut on September 20, 2020, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, making one tackle.[12]
On October 1, 2021, Murchison was placed on injured reserve after suffering an elbow injury in Week 3.[13] He was activated on October 23.[14]
On August 30, 2022, Murchison was waived by the Titans and signed to the practice squad the next day.[15][16] He was promoted to the active roster on November 15.[17] He was waived again on December 10.[18]
Los Angeles Rams
[edit]On December 12, 2022, Murchison was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Rams.[19] He made the first two sacks of his NFL career during his Rams debut in a 51-14 victory over the Denver Broncos on December 25, 2022.[20]
Murchison was placed on injured reserve on August 27, 2024. He was activated on October 5.
References
[edit]- ^ Smist, John (April 8, 2020). "NFL draft hopeful working out at home in Elizabethtown". WECT.com.
- ^ Batten, Sammy (September 20, 2019). "East Bladen alum Larrell Murchison emerges as defensive power at NC State". The Fayetteville Observer.
- ^ Giglio, Joe (January 31, 2017). "Louisburg defensive tackle Larrell Murchison in demand on Signing Day". The News & Observer.
- ^ Observer, Joe Giglio The (Raleigh) News &. "How N.C. State's Larrell Murchison made his way from juco to leading the ACC in sacks". Greensboro News and Record.
- ^ Friedlander, Brett (April 24, 2020). "Murchison Nearing End of Long, Winding Road to NFL". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ Batten, Sammy. "East Bladen alum Larrell Murchison emerges as defensive power at NC State". The Fayetteville Observer.
- ^ "Titans showing interest in NC State DL Larrell Murchison". April 10, 2020.
- ^ "Larrell Murchison Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Larrell Murchison College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Titans pick NC State defensive tackle Larrell Murchison in fifth round". The Tennessean. April 25, 2020.
- ^ Moraitis, Mike (May 13, 2020). "Tennessee Titans agree to terms with 5th-round pick Larrell Murchison". TitansWire.USAToday.com. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ "Murchison debuts in NFL". The Bladen Journal. September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 1, 2021). "Titans Promote OLB Sharif Finch, DL Woodrow Hamilton to Active Roster, Place DL Larrell Murchison on Injured Reserve". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 23, 2021). "Titans Activate RB Darrynton Evans, DL Larrell Murchison from Injured Reserve". TennesseeTitans.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 30, 2022). "Titans Trim Roster to 53 Players with 29 Roster Moves". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 31, 2022). "Titans Add Players to the Team's Practice Squad". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (November 15, 2022). "Titans Promote LB Joe Schobert, DL Larrell Murchison to Team's 53-Man Roster While Placing CB Caleb Farley on Injured Reserve". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 10, 2022). "Titans Make a Flurry of Roster Moves Ahead of Sunday's Game vs the Jaguars". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ @RamsNFL (December 12, 2022). "LA Rams Transactions: • Claimed and awarded DT Larrell Murchison" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Beacham, Greg. "Mayfield, Akers lead Rams' 51–14 blowout of Wilson's Broncos". AP News. Associated Press. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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