Kiawan Murphy
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
49
Depth

Kiawan Murphy

Western Kentucky HilltoppersRebuilding
RESDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Akron
Depth

Is Kiawan Murphy starting?

Kiawan Murphy is No. 4 on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers depth chart at RES.

Redshirt senior · #56 · 6'2", 320 lbs

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Depth at RES · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

  1. 1280K.D. HutchinsonStarter
  2. 27459Karsten Upchurch
  3. 39849Nathan Gonzales
  4. 45649Kiawan MurphyYou
  5. 5049Mackavelli Malotumau

Western Kentucky Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of East Hartford, ranked #1,783 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 13 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 49 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,783 NatlTeam Share1%
East Hartford, CT
Jersey
#56
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
320 lbs
Transfer
Akron

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—1300

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8300
National Rank
#1783
High School
East Hartford
Hometown
East Hartford, CT

Why this rating?

On a 72-rated defense; 45th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.76 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 49. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
72
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 45% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 38% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.76)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role; −16 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 15WSHSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 16-3

Sep 12LUGATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 70-20

Kiawan Murphy's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

13 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement20%
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