Syracuse · L 41-42
No tackles.
Temple · W 34-20
No tackles.
Massachusetts · W 35-16
No tackles.
Air Force · L 26-35
No tackles.
Murphy has tackles in 4 of UConn’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Luke Murphy
Played for four head coaches across five seasons and four programs. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Southern Miss — Week 3, 2026.
14 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UConn | 14 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 36 | 24 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 94 | 38 | 5.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | Kent State | 13 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 158 | 76 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Lafayette | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-38vs Maryland | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-20@ Southern Miss | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 56-7
vs Lafayette
1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 49-point win at home against Lafayette.
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to -2 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
44.1%
226 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
64.0
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
The No. 2,395 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the FBS Independents.
2026 is in progress.
Played for four programs.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 4 schools: Sean Lewis, Kenni Burns, Chris Creighton, Tim Beck and Jason Candle.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
