For those who didn't read the article, a couple of quotes from the guy who started in high school at corner, moved to Safety, and then LB as he got bigger. This article was going into his senior year.
"“(I love) the physical nature of it, I was never a big fan of backpedaling, having to cover a guy. I wanted to be in the trenches more, be running at guys, be more of a hitter.”"
“He never missed a day of workouts. All of spring ball, summer workouts, he never missed a day. He showed up every day. That’s what leaders do,” said Coach Paynter. “He’s earned that right to lead this year, with what he’s done freshman, sophomore year... he listens... he works hard... he puts the team first which is easy for kids to respect. Makes it easy for him to be a leader,” added Kohler.
"While in the classroom, Murphy has a 3.8 GPA and is receiving interest from Yale University, Montana State University, among others. He has yet to receive any offers, but the first is surely coming soon."
Positions: MLB, OLB
Height & Weight: 6'2" 220lbs
40 Yard Dash: 4.68
Shuttle: 4.2
Vertical: 32.5
Bench: 265
Squat (lbs): 425
Seems like great speed for that size.
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