Senior defensive lineman on UNLV's 2021 roster.
6′7″ · 270 lb · Mesa, AZ
Recruiting
WDE recruit
No. 252 nationally · Signed with USC
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on UNLV's roster.
Connor Murphy
Wins his gap play after play. Two head coaches in six seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 6 tackles against Eastern Washington — Week 1, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Six seasons at UNLV, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tony Sanchez → Marcus Arroyo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (3rd percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
41.6%
87 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
69.7
3 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 33-35vs Eastern Washington | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 10-37@ Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-48vs Iowa State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jackson Perkins’s 2020 season.
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Differs from Jackson on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Daniel Grobe's senior season at Air Force (2024).
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Player DNA