STRENGTHS
Marcus Murphy will remind football fans of another Missouri running back, Henry Josey. He’s short, compact and does his work by making defenders miss him in the hole and down the field. Murphy doesn’t have Josey’s game-changing speed, but he is an all-purpose stud with running, receiving and returning skills. If you want a great return man who can help at running back and maybe slot receiver, Murphy is your guy. He’s been second-team All-SEC (2013) and first-team All-SEC (2014) as an all-purpose player and is dangerous with the ball in his hands. Murphy is a very good receiver with soft hands and legitimate ability to get open from the slot.