2018 Football Roster
Roster
Justin Murphy
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 291
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Belton, Texas
- High School:
- Belton
TEXAS TECH
Made 12 career starts for the Red Raiders before being sidelined by injury and not seeing action during the 2017 season.
2016
Saw action in nine games and made eight starts along the offensive line ... Started the first four games of the season at right guard before moving to right tackle ... Made his first start at right tackle at Kansas State (Oct. 8) ... Also started at tackle against West Virginia (Oct. 15), TCU (Oct. 29) and Texas (Nov. 5) ... Helped to pave the way for a Red Raider offense that end the year as the nation's leader in passing offense and total offense ... Texas Tech also rated among the nation's best teams in third-down conversion percentage (third), first downs (third) and scoring offense (fifth) ... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 first-team.
2015
Appeared in five games and made four starts at right guard for Texas Tech ... Made his first career start against UTEP (Sept. 12) ... Part of a Texas Tech offensive line that allowed just one sack during his five games of action ... Injured against Baylor (Oct. 3) and was sidelined the balance of the season.
2014
Did not see game action in his first year in the Texas Tech program.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-star recruit according to Scout.com and ESPN.
PERSONAL
Parents: Dad, Jim Murphy, played football at Rice and mom, Regina Cavanaugh, was a shot putter at Rice and alternate to the U.S. Olympic team in 1984 and 1988 … Has one brother and sister ... Favorite athlete is the NFL's Joe Thomas ... Hobbies include hunting ... Management major at Tech ... Enrolled in the School of Education.
