2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 31
Murphy Clement
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 215
- Major:
- Recreation, Sport & Tourism
- Hometown:
- Martinsburg, W.Va.
- High School:
- Martinsburg
- Prev School:
- West Virginia
2025 Redshirt Freshman
- Did not play in a game
- Transferred to Illinois with four years of eligibility remaining
- Signed with Illinois on Jan. 2, 2025 on the same day as his brother, Hudson
2024 Freshman (West Virginia)
- Did not play in a game and redshirted the season
High School
- Played for head coach Britt Sherman at Martinsburg High School
- 2023 West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year
- West Virginia Class AAA All-State
- 1,110 rushing yards, 20 rushing touchdowns, 1,673 passing yards, and 19 passing touchdowns as a senior
- Led Martinsburg to a West Virginia Class AAA state title as a senior and was named MVP of the state championship game
- EPAC Offensive Player of the Year
- Coalfields Co-Offensive Player of the Year
Personal
- Son of Mike and Tracy Clement
- Has two brothers
- Majoring in recreation, sport & tourism
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