Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2021UNLV
Connor Murphy
DL • 6'7" • 270 lbs • Mesa, AZ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Connor Murphy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
58
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · UNLV
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- USC • UNLV
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Player Story
Connor Murphy built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Mesa, AZ wearing No. 90, spending time with UNLV and USC. The clearest part of Connor Murphy's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Connor Murphy, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · UNLV. Connor Murphy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 29
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 1
Quick Answers
Connor Murphy quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UNLV · DL
- Career Tackles
- 29
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · UNLV
- Top game
- Arizona State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Brophy College Preparatory · USC
- High school pipeline
- Brophy College Preparatory · 33 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 11 tackles · DL 499th (top 53%) · Mountain West 233rd (top 43%) · National 2,615th (top 44%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | USC | 4 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | USC | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 3 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.9 |
Related Context
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Connor Murphy played DL for USC and UNLV. Across 6 tracked seasons, Connor Murphy recorded 29 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with UNLV.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
UNLV paired 1.5 primary output with 20.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across USC, UNLV.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · UNLV
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
20.3
Usage
8.5
Consistency
61.7
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Washington: 0. Arizona State: 1. Iowa State: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Washington: 6 by 25. Arizona State: 3 by 22.5. Iowa State: 2 by 13.3
Split Comparison
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First Half0.5 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 1 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
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3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arizona State
Best efficiency game
25 vs Eastern Washington
Player Story
Connor Murphy story
Connor Murphy built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Mesa, AZ wearing No. 90, spending time with UNLV and USC. The clearest part of Connor Murphy's career was his defensive production: 29 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and 1 sack across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Connor Murphy's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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USC
2016-2020
Opening stop
- 2
UNLV
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 12.5 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 0.5 | 13.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 2 | 12.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | -2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 1.5 | 20.3 | 8.5 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arizona State
Week 2 · L 10-37
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Stanford
Week 2 · W 45-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Iowa State
Week 3 · L 3-48
0.5
Havoc Plays
48 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.
#4
@ Utah
Week 8 · L 28-41 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
30 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 30 takeover score.
#5
vs Eastern Washington
Week 1 · L 33-35
0
Havoc Plays
18.9 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 18.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · UNLV
1.5 primary output · 20.3 efficiency · 8.5 usage
56.9
#2
2017 Regular Season · USC
43.3
0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · USC
41.3
0.5 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 3.2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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