Grayson Murphy: DL · UCLA · #12.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Grayson Murphy
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The first one came in 2021: All-Conference USA. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Boise State — Bowl, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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 | 33 | 23 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | UCLA | 26 | 17 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | North Texas | 37 | 17 | 14.5 | 8.5 | -- |
| 2020 | North Texas | 19 | 7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | -- |
| Career | 115 | 64 | 37.0 | 22.0 | 2 |
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 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-10@ San Diego State | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-7vs North Carolina Central | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-14@ No. 11 Utah | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-17vs No. 13 Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-36@ No. 15 Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-7@ Stanford | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-16vs Colorado | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-27@ Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-17vs Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-20@ USC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-33vs California | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-22vs Boise State | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 23 | 9.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
29%10 TFLSack rate
17%6 sacksHurry rate
30%10 hurries33 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
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
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #52 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at North Texas and UCLA, 22 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 41 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Seth Littrell and Chip Kelly.
