2013: Played in all 12 games, earning 11 starts ... Recorded 38 tackles on the season, including 10 for losses, and 1.5 sacks ... He was also credited with four quarterback hurries, two pass deflections and picked off one pass ... Tied a career-high with seven tackles against Central Arkansas ... Also had two tackles for losses against the Bears ... Recorded four tackles, including 3.5 for losses against Oklahoma Panhandle State ... Had four tackles, including one for a loss, recorded two pass breakups and picked off a pass at Grambling State.
2012: Started all 12 games during junior campaign and finished eighth on the team with 37 total tackles ... Was second among all Lamar defensive players with 8.5 tackles for loss accounting for 21 yards ... Also tied for second on the team with five quarterback hurries ... Posted two sacks on the year with one coming against Prairie View A&M (9/8) and one against Langston (9/22), both 31-0 Lamar victories ... Recorded a personal-best seven tackles, including one for loss, at Northwestern State (10/6) ... Finished with four tackles, a pass breakup and his first career interception at Stephen F. Austin (11/3) ... Three of his six tackles against Langston were behind the line of scrimmage.
2011:?Appeared in nine games with one start ... Posted nine tackles and two sacks ... Best game came at South Alabama (9/10) when he finished with four tackles, including two for loss, and a sack ... Had a sack and forced a fumble that directly led to a touchdown in Lamar's 58-0 win over Texas College (9/3) ... Finished with three tackles in LU's 48-38 win at Southeastern Louisiana (10/1).
2010: Played in all 11 games as a redshirt freshman ... Finished the season with 20 total tackles, including three for loss ... Recovered a fumble with 50 seconds to play to preserve Lamar's 29-28 win at Southeastern Louisiana (9/18) ... Added two tackles, including one for loss, against the Lions ... Had a season-high five tackles in LU's home opener against Webber International, including his only sack of the season ... Twice had four tackles in a game, LU's 14-0 win over Langston (10/9) and in a 44-6 win over Oklahoma Panhandle State (11/20).
High School: Three-year varsity starter for coach Alvin Credeur at Lumberton High School ... Was first-team All-District 20-4A as a senior and was an honorable mention selection on the 2008 Class 4A All-State team ... Helped Raiders win their first-ever playoff appearance in 2008 when they posted a school-best 11-2 record ... Logged 50 tackles, including three sacks and 13 others for losses as a senior in 2009 ... Also forced four fumbles and recovered one ... Had 41 tackles, including three sacks and three others for losses as a junior ... Had 36 tackles, including two sacks and seven others for losses as a sophomore in 2006 ... Also made second team all-district in soccer and was a two-year member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Mark Murrill was born on Oct. 19, 1990 ... Son of Mark and Mary Murrill ... Has one sister, Kathleen ... Majoring in engineering.
