In his senior year at Utah, Murdock finished second in the FBS with six forced fumbles and third with 142 tackles. In the 12 games he started for Buffalo, Murdock led the Bulls with 13.5 tackles for loss and set an NCAA record with 17 career forced fumbles (beating current Los Angeles Chargers and former Buffalo Bulls record Khalil Mack’s 16).
Murdock’s ability to force turnovers could easily translate to Denver’s defensive style of play. Despite his lack of speed, his defensive production in college proved worthy of the last pick.
Despite not having a pick in the first two rounds of the draft, the Broncos’ 2026 draft class boasts seven players: defensive tackle Tyler Onyedim, running back Jonah Coleman, guard Kage Casey, tight end Justin Joly, safety Miles Scott, Bentley and Murdock.