Alabama · L 18-49
No tackles.
Murphy has tackles in 7 of South Carolina’s 8 games: none against Alabama.
Shawn Murphy
The five seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Nick Saban, Mike Norvell and Shane Beamer. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Florida — Week 6, 2026.
26 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
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 | South Carolina | 26 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 49 | 26 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Florida State | 13 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 92 | 48 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-41vs Mississippi State | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-35vs No. 24 Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-19@ No. 16 Florida | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 27-24vs No. 11 Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-25@ Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups26 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
46.2%
262 pass / 305 run
Plays / game
70.9
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
294 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #415 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #63 of 76 SEC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Nick Saban, Mike Norvell and Shane Beamer.
