Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023UCLA
Gabriel Murphy
DL • 6'3" • 260 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Gabriel Murphy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
72
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · UCLA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- North Texas • UCLA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Player Story
Gabriel Murphy built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Dallas, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with North Texas and UCLA. The clearest part of Gabriel Murphy's career was his...
Read the storyGabriel Murphy, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · UCLA. Gabriel Murphy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 146
- TFL
- 38
- Sacks
- 22.5
- QB hurries
- 19
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Gabriel Murphy quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UCLA · DL
- Career Tackles
- 146
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · UCLA
- Top game
- Colorado
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · DL 92nd (top 10%) · Pac-12 81st (top 15%) · National 920th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | North Texas | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Texas | 6 | 18 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 57 |
| 2021 Postseason | North Texas | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 70.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Texas | 13 | 45 | 10.5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 70.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UCLA | 11 | 34 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32.3 |
| 2023 Postseason | UCLA | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCLA | 13 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 74.7 |
Related Context
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Gabriel Murphy played DL for North Texas and UCLA. Across 5 tracked seasons, Gabriel Murphy recorded 146 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with North Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
UCLA paired 36 primary output with 40.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across North Texas, UCLA.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rice
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · North Texas
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
30.8
Usage
12
Consistency
66.8
Best Game by takeover score
Rice
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. SMU: 0. Middle Tennessee: 2. Rice: 4. UTSA: 2. Louisiana Tech: 1. UTEP: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SMU: 1 by 4.2. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 28.3. Rice: 6 by 65. UTSA: 4 by 36.7. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 18.3. UTEP: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.7 · Games = 3 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · -1.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rice
Best efficiency game
65 vs Rice
Player Story
Gabriel Murphy story
Gabriel Murphy built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Dallas, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with North Texas and UCLA. The clearest part of Gabriel Murphy's career was his defensive production: 146 tackles, 38 tackles for loss, 22.5 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with UCLA. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Gabriel Murphy's production has multiple signals. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across North Texas and UCLA.
The arc is straightforward: Gabriel Murphy moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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North Texas
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
UCLA
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | North Texas | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Texas | 11 | 30.8 | 12 | 11 |
| 2021 Postseason | North Texas | 31 | 40.4 | 11.9 | 20 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Texas | 31 | 40.4 | 11.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UCLA | 7.5 | 19.7 | 5.7 | -23.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | UCLA | 36 | 40.2 | 11.6 | 28.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCLA | 36 | 40.2 | 11.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Colorado
Week 9 · W 28-16 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Rice
Week 12 · W 27-17 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Liberty
Week 8 · L 26-35
5.5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Stanford
Week 8 · W 42-7 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#5
vs North Carolina Central
Week 3 · W 59-7
5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · UCLA
36 primary output · 40.2 efficiency · 11.6 usage
74.7
#2
2023 Regular Season · UCLA
74.7
36 primary · 40.2 efficiency · 11.6 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · North Texas
70.1
31 primary · 40.4 efficiency · 11.9 usage
Milestones
18
Impact games
21
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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