Kenneth
Murray Jr.
LB
#50
Kenneth Murray Jr.
#50LB
Houston Texans
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 241 lbs · Age : 27
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 81 | 38 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tennessee Titans | 14 | 95 | 57 | 38 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 107 | 79 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Chargers | 17 | 76 | 50 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Chargers | 11 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 107 | 68 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Houston Texans payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 0.39 M$
- Average per year
- —
- Total value
- 0.4 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
- Status
- Practice squad
2026
0.39 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2025 Linebackers
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular linebackers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
81
50th percentile
Tackles for loss
4
25th percentile
Sacks
1.0
27th percentile
Pressures
4
20th percentile
Interceptions
0
30th percentile
Passes defended
2
27th percentile
Yards allowed per target
8.3 yd
18th percentile
Passer rating allowed
115.9
16th percentile
Missed tackle rate
8.0 %
51th percentile
Defensive snaps
873
67th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
-0.2
Games
16
WAR 2025
-0.4
Games played
17
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (-7)
- 20220.2 WAR · 0.012 per game
- 2023-0.3 WAR · -0.020 per game
- 20240.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 2025-0.4 WAR · -0.024 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+3 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
61
Depth player
- TCK
- Tackling
- 78
- COV
- Coverage
- 61
- RDF
- Run defense
- 61
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 65
- DUR
- Durability
- 76
- EX
- Experience
- 65
Why these ratings?Hide details
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
- PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
-0.4
#96 of 103 regular linebackers
PAL Rating
4 / 100
#99 of 103 regular linebackers
Value Rating · 2025
30 / 100
2025 PAL (4) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $0.4M.PAL expected for this salary: 13PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | DAL | 17 | -0.4 | 4 | 61 | 81 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | TEN | 14 | 0.0 | 41 | 64 | 89 | 8 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | LAC | 15 | -0.3 | 24 | 59 | 96 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | LAC | 17 | 0.2 | 50 | 63 | 63 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | LAC | 11 | -0.1 | 2 | 35 | 28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kenneth Murray Jr. in five questions
What are Kenneth Murray Jr.'s stats in 2025?
Kenneth Murray Jr. has 1 sack and 3 QB hits in 17 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Kenneth Murray Jr.?
Kenneth Murray Jr. is 27 years old. He is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 240 lb (109 kg).
How good is Kenneth Murray Jr.?
Kenneth Murray Jr. produced -0.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025, 96th of 103 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 4 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Kenneth Murray Jr. make?
Kenneth Murray Jr. earns $388K for the 2025 season. His Value Rating is 30 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
What number does Kenneth Murray Jr. wear, and what team does he play for?
Kenneth Murray Jr. plays for Houston Texans in the NFL, at LB, and wears number 50.
