Red Murdock

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Red Murdock
No. 2 – Buffalo Bulls
Position Linebacker
ClassGraduate Student
Personal information
Born (2003-09-24) September 24, 2003 (age 22)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia)
Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, Virginia)
College
Awards and highlights
NCAA records
Stats at ESPN

Khalil "Red" Murdock [1] (born September 24, 2023) is an American college football linebacker for the Buffalo Bulls.

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Early life

Murdock was a middle child, one of his single mother's six children. In the eighth grade, he achieved a perfect score on the Standards of Learning for English exam, a standardized test administered in Virginia. [2]

Murdock attended high school at Hopewell located in Hopewell, Virginia. As a junior in 2019, he missed much of the season due to a hip injury but, along with teammate TreVeyon Henderson, he led Hopewell to a Virginia High School League championship. He underwent surgery after the season to repair a torn labrum. [2] While at Hopewell, he completed an associate's degree at Brightpoint Community College via a dual enrollment program. [3] He did not attract any attention from Division I football programs at Hopewell and made the decision to complete a post-graduate year at Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia to pursue a Division I scholarship. He helped lead Fork Union to an undefeated season but Buffalo was the only program to offer him a college football scholarship. [2] [4]

College career

In his freshman season in 2022, he redshirted [5] but played in five games, recording six tackles and a pass deflection. [6]

During the 2023 season, Murdock totaled 60 tackles with nine and a half being for a loss, two sacks, and four forced fumbles. [2]

In week four of the 2024 season, he tallied 12 tackles and a forced fumble in an overtime win versus Northern Illinois. [7] During the 2025 Bahamas Bowl, Murdock notched 13 tackles with three being for a loss, an interception which he returned for a touchdown in a victory over Liberty, where for his performance he was named the game's Defensive MVP. [8] He finished the 2024 season, second in the nation with 156 tackles with 16.5 being for a loss, two sacks, an interception, seven forced fumbles, and a touchdown. [9] His seven forced fumbles led the NCAA and his 156 total tackles were second behind only fellow Buffalo linebacker Shaun Dolac. [10]

Heading into the 2025 season, Murdock was named a nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. [11]

College statistics

Buffalo Bulls
SeasonGPTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
SoloAstCmbTfLSckYdsIntYdsPDTDFRYdsFF
2022 Redshirt.svg 56060000010000
2023 123624609.52120000004
2024 13738315616.521113111007
2025 9386710512.54.5310010206
Career 3915317432738.58.554131312017

References

  1. ↑ "College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Commencement". buffalo.access.preservica.com. University at Buffalo. May 19, 2024. p. 36. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lenzi, Rachel (December 26, 2024). "UB's Red Murdock emerges as one of best linebackers in country". Buffalo News . Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ "About us". UB Homework Helpers. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Khalil Murdock, Fork Union Military Academy, Linebacker". 247Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Red Murdock - 2023 - Football". University at Buffalo . Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Khalil Murdock 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  7. ↑ Lenzi, Rachel (November 20, 2024). "How UB linebacker Red Murdock evolved into one of nation's leading tacklers – and how Shaun Dolac helped". Buffalo News . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  8. ↑ Lenzi, Rachel (January 4, 2025). "Al-Jay Henderson, Red Murdock lift UB football to Bahamas Bowl win against Liberty". Buffalo News . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  9. ↑ White, Noah (July 25, 2025). "The UB football linebacker factory: Murdock for All-American". Buffalo News . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  10. ↑ "2024 College Football Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  11. ↑ Londergan, Joe (July 19, 2025). "Buffalo Star LB Red Murdock Among 11 MAC Nominees For Allstate AFCA Good Works Team". Sports Illustrated . Archived from the original on August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
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