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Arkansas State University

2024 Football Roster

Joe Murphy

71 Mehki Butler

  • Position OL
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Iowa Western CC
  • Hometown Omaha, Neb.

Biography

2023: Started in all 13 contests for Arkansas State … Rated third in the Sun Belt Conference, 10th in the Group of Five and 20th nationally among guards with PFF grade of 68.8 … Rated third in Sun Belt Conference, 10th in the Group of Five and 18th nationally with a run blocking grade of 68.8 … Finished season with 16 pressures allowed, only three sacks, in 841 snaps played … Per PFF, offensive line ranked second in the Sun Belt Conference, eighth in the Group of Five and 18th nationally in run blocking … Ranking 18th nationally is the highest ranking since PFF began ranks in 2014 (previous high was 53rd in 2015) … Per PFF, the Red Wolves allowed 135 quarterback pressures on the season, an average of 10.4 per game, fewest since the 2018 team allowed 8.0 per outing … A-State allowed 2.4 sacks and 5.9 tackles for loss per game, compared to 3.2 sacks and 8.9 tackles for loss in 2022 … The Red Wolves rushed for 2.8 yards per carry in 2022, but averaged 4.2 yards per rush in 2023.

2022 (A-State): Started in all 12 games at left guard for the Red Wolves … Blocked for an offense that averaged 314.8 yards per game and 226.6 passing yards per game … Against Grambling in the season-opener, the Red Wolves ran for a season-high 339 yards and compiled a season-high total of 572 yards … Blocked for a program that racked up over 350 total yards four times.

2021 (A-State): Did not see game action. 

2019-20 (Iowa Western CC):  Two-year letterman at Iowa Western, earning NJCAA First Team All-America recognition in 2020 ... Helped lead the Reivers to a 7-1 record and No. 4 position in the final NJCAA football rankings in 2020 ... Paved the way on the offensive line for Iowa Western to rank third and 11th in the nation in scoring and total offense, averaging 42.5 points and 403.1 yards per game.

High School:  Varsity letterman at Omaha North High School ... Named First Team Super-State as a junior and senior ... Also played defense, recording 23 tackles and 4.0 tackles for loss his senior season ... Tabbed to USA Today’s All-USA Nebraska Football Team as a first-team pick ... Led the Vikings to a state championship.

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Historical Player Information

  • 71

    2021Sophomore

    OL
    6'3" 338 lbs
    71
  • 71

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    OL
    6'3" 332 lbs
    71
  • 71

    2023Redshirt Junior

    OL
    6'3" 330 lbs
    71
  • 71

    2024Redshirt Senior

    OL
    6'3" 320 lbs
    71