Player Dossier

2020-2025

Kent State

Luke Murphy

LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Massillon, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Luke Murphy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.2

Efficiency

20

Consistency

33.3

Season Value

15.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Kent State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Kent State • Eastern Michigan • Coastal Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Luke Murphy, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Kent State. Luke Murphy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Kent State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kent State, Eastern Michigan, Coastal Carolina.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Postseason · Coastal Carolina

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

20

Usage

5.2

Consistency

33.3

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 0.5. Virginia: 0. Unknown: 0. East Carolina: 0. Old Dominion: 0. UL Monroe: 1. App State: 0. Georgia State: 2. Georgia Southern: 1. South Carolina: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 17.5. Virginia: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Old Dominion: 2 by 8.3. UL Monroe: 2 by 18.3. App State: 8 by 33.3. Georgia State: 5 by 40.8. Georgia Southern: 7 by 39.2. South Carolina: 4 by 21.7

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=3 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=6 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · n=5 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · n=5 · +0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Georgia State

Best efficiency game

40.8 vs Georgia State

Result
Tue 12/30@ Louisiana TechL 14-23320.5000
Sat 11/22@ South CarolinaL 7-51420.5000
Sat 11/15@ Georgia SouthernL 40-4572100
Sat 11/8vs Georgia StateW 40-2755101
Sat 10/18@ App StateW 45-3786000
Sat 10/11vs UL MonroeW 23-822100
Sat 10/4@ Old DominionL 7-4722000
Sat 9/13vs East CarolinaL 0-38
Sat 9/6vs Unknown32000
Sat 8/30@ VirginiaL 7-4821000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Kent State

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Eastern Michigan

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Coastal Carolina

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2020202120222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonKent State04.20.8
2021 Regular SeasonKent State00
2022 Regular SeasonKent State0.59.91.70.5
2023 Regular SeasonKent State0-0.5
2024 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan636.69.76
2025 PostseasonCoastal Carolina5205.2-1
2025 Regular SeasonCoastal Carolina5205.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kent State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.3 takeover score.

#2

Ohio

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54 takeover score.

#3

Georgia State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.9 takeover score.

#4

Miami (OH)

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41 takeover score.

#5

Toledo

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Kent State

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

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#2

2024 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

16.6

6 primary · 36.6 efficiency · 9.7 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Coastal Carolina

15.9

5 primary · 20 efficiency · 5.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8133

Washington · Massillon, OH

Committed To
Kent State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

3

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

144

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 29 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Luke Murphy quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
144