Player profile: Chris Murray is ready to capitalize on potential
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The 2026 football season for the Auburn Tigers is on the horizon. As we anticipate the start of the season, let's introduce you to a key member of the 2026 roster.
The Auburn Tigers have plenty of potential playmakers on their defensive front for the 2026 college football season. One of those players is Chris Murray. He showed what he was capable of during the 2025 season with 3.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss. His best game of the season was in the win over Mercer with two sacks and one forced fumble.
Before being at Auburn, Murray played three seasons at Sam Houston State. Over his time there, he had 6.5 total sacks and 13 tackles for loss. He was a three-star recruit as a transfer portal addition for the 2025 season. He originally signed with TCU before transferring to Sam Houston State in December after the 2021 season. Murray was a three-star recruit from Texas and was a part of the 2021 recruiting class.
Get to know senior defensive lineman Chris Murray before the 2026 season by checking out his Auburn football player profile below.
Chris Murray's player profile
- Position: Defensive lineman
- Hometown: Wichita Falls, Texas
- High School: Hirschi High School
- Previous schools: Sam Houston State and TCU
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 256
- Class: Senior
Chris Murray as a recruit
- Recruiting class: 2021
- Signed with: TCU
- Position rank: No. 50 (247Sports)
- State rank: No. 61 (247Sports)
- Rating: Three-star
- Other schools in the mix: Arizona, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston
Chris Murray's career stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | Sacks | TFLs |
| 2022 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Sam Houston State | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | Sam Houston State | 13 | 35 | 5.5 | 11.5 |
| 2025 | Auburn | 12 | 15 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Totals | 39 | 70 | 10 | 16.5 |
Chris Murray's PFF Report Card
- 2025: 71.5
- 2024: 76.8
- 2023: 67.9
- 2022: 58.1
- Strengths: Run defense (74.6, 2025) and pass rush (75.0, 2024)
Photos from Chris Murray's career at Auburn
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