Gabriel Murphy: DL · UCLA · #11.
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Gabriel Murphy
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Seth Littrell and Chip Kelly. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against California — Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 17 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
USA Today Oct 29
On3 Oct 24
Yahoo Sports Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UCLA | 39 | 23 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 2 |
| 2022 | UCLA | 34 | 17 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2021 | North Texas | 53 | 20 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 3 |
| 2020 | North Texas | 18 | 10 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -- |
| 2019 | North Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 146 | 72 | 38.0 | 22.5 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-13vs Coastal Carolina | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-10@ San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-7vs North Carolina Central | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-14@ No. 11 Utah | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-17vs No. 13 Washington State | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 7 | L 24-36@ No. 15 Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-7@ Stanford | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 9 | W 28-16vs Colorado | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 10-27@ Arizona | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-17vs Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-20@ USC | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-33vs California | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-22vs Boise State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 39 | 23 | 17.0 | 9.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
44%17 TFLSack rate
23%9 sacksHurry rate
21%8 hurries39 tackles · 17 for loss · 9 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chip Kelly
Pass share
44.4%
410 pass / 514 run
Plays / game
71.1
13 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
39 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #6 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at North Texas and UCLA, 22 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Seth Littrell and Chip Kelly.
