Marchie Murdock

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-1
Weight:
205
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Arlington, Texas
High School:
Legacy
Prev School:
Illinois

2017
Emerged as one of ISU’s top receiving threats, earning 11 starts in 13 games played … third on the team in receptions (41), receiving yards (513) and receiving TDs (5) … tallied a TD receptions vs. UNI … had four receptions and tied his career high with 68 receiving yards vs. Iowa … his lone catch vs. Akron went for 43 yards and a TD, the longest reception of his career … had two receptions for 40 yards and a TD at No. 3 Oklahoma, helping the Cyclones upset the Sooners … his 28-yard catch and run for a TD tied the game and spearheaded ISU’s comeback upset victory … tallied a TD vs. Kansas and tied his career high in receiving yards with 68 vs. Texas Tech … caught a season-best five passes vs. West Virginia for 52 yards …. tallied five receptions for 66 yards vs Oklahoma State … had four catches for 37 yards and a TD vs Kansas State.

2016
Saw action in nine games … caught two passes for 29 yards … had a season-long 15-yard catch vs. UNI.

2015 at Illinois
Played in 10 games, starting the first five … tallied 20 receptions for 194 yards and three TDs, all in the first five games of the season … hauled in his first career TD catch on a career-lone 34-yard reception vs. Kent State … posted a career-high 51 yards receiving on six catches vs. Western Illinois … also scored a TD on a blocked punt vs. the Leathernecks … had a career-high seven receptions for 49 yards vs. North Carolina … caught a TD pass vs. Nebraska.

2014 at Illinois
Played in four games … caught his first career pass and only reception of the season on a 17-yard catch vs. Penn State.

2013 at Illinois
Redshirted initial season.

High School
Three-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports … three-time first team all-District 15-4A selection … named to the Fort Worth Star Telegram Super Team as a senior after recording 49 passes for 770 yards and 13 TDs … named team MVP as a senior … as a junior, recorded 34 receptions for 475 yards and five TDs … district sophomore player of the year after catching 18 passes for 165 yards and a TD … lettered three years in football and basketball and twice in track & field … named to the all-district team in basketball in his final three years … coached by Chris Melson.

Personal
Born Jan. 7, 1995 … son of Marchie Sr. and Cheryl Murdock ... father played basketball at Arkansas State (1982-85) and coached Marchie Jr. as the head boys basketball coach at Legacy High School ... graduated with a degree in communications in three years at Illinois … family consumer science major in graduate school.