Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025New Mexico
David Murphy
S • 5'10" • 195 lbs • Rio Rancho, NM, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
David Murphy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
41
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Idaho State
Player Story
David Murphy built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a safety from Rio Rancho, NM wearing No. 3, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of David Murphy's career was his defensive production: 38...
Read the storyDavid Murphy, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · New Mexico. David Murphy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 38
- TFL
- 2
- Sacks
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
David Murphy quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico · S
- Career Tackles
- 38
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · New Mexico
- Top game
- Idaho State
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 22 tackles · S 250th (top 45%) · Mountain West 162nd (top 31%) · National 1,896th (top 31%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico | 5 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico | 5 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 16.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | New Mexico | 8 | 22 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 45.9 |
Related Context
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David Murphy played S for New Mexico. Across 4 tracked seasons, David Murphy recorded 38 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
New Mexico paired 3.5 primary output with 15.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho State
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · New Mexico
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
15.8
Usage
6.6
Consistency
12.5
Best Game by takeover score
Idaho State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 0. Idaho State: 1.5. UCLA: 1. New Mexico State: 1. San José State: 0. Boise State: 0. Nevada: 0. UNLV: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Idaho State: 3 by 27.5. UCLA: 8 by 43.3. New Mexico State: 2 by 18.3. San José State: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 3 by 12.5. Nevada: 2 by 8.3. UNLV: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Idaho State
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs UCLA
Player Story
David Murphy story
David Murphy built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a safety from Rio Rancho, NM wearing No. 3, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of David Murphy's career was his defensive production: 38 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 18 career games in the available record. That gives David Murphy's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
New Mexico
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 5 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico | 1 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | New Mexico | 3.5 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Idaho State
Week 2 · W 32-22
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 98 UCLA
Week 3 · W 35-10
1
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#3
@ New Mexico State
Week 5 · W 50-40
1
Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 123 New Mexico State
Week 5 · W 38-20
1
Havoc Plays
33.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Montana State
Week 1 · L 31-35
0
Havoc Plays
9.2 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 9.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · New Mexico
3.5 primary output · 15.8 efficiency · 6.6 usage
45.9
#2
2023 Regular Season · New Mexico
38.3
0 primary · 5 efficiency · 1.2 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · New Mexico
16.7
1 primary · 10.4 efficiency · 2.5 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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