Farrell 50: Countdown of top CFB players rolls on with Nos. 41-45
Mark Pszonak contributed to this report.
It’s time for the Farrell 50, the ranking of the top 50 players in college football by Rivals.com National Recruiting Director Mike Farrell. We continue today with Nos. 41-45, which includes a few former four-star players and a five-star.
RELATED: The countdown begins with Nos. 46-50
CLASS OF 2020 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Position | Team | State
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45. LB Kenneth Murray, Oklahoma
The skinny: Murray trimmed his list of top schools down to Oklahoma, Texas and Texas A&M before committing to the Sooners in August. An unofficial visit to Norman a couple of weeks before his decision put the Sooners over the top. The defensive struggles for the Sooners last fall have been well documented, but Murray was not a part of the problem, as he finished with 155 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks. With a new defensive coordinator in Norman, it will be interesting to see how the change affects Murray’s productivity.
Farrell’s take: Murray was a four-star ranked outside the Rivals250 who had good length but needed to fill out and add size. He was a solid tackler in high school and showed good instincts, but he’s become a tackling machine at the college level. He’s outplayed his ranking so far and we liked him quite a bit - just not enough apparently.
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