#12

Grayson Murphy

DL · UCLA · Jr. · #12

UCLA 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Grayson Murphy

DL · UCLA · Jr · #12

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1221 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2020–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2023

1 coach
2020
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Chip Kelly.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020North Texas4-6HC: Seth Littrell · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021North Texas6-7HC: Seth Littrell · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2022UCLA9-4HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning
2023UCLA8-5HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023UCLA33239.55.51----
2022UCLA26179.05.01----
2021North Texas371714.58.5------
2020North Texas1974.03.0------
Career1156437.022.02----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 16 · 2023

W 35–22

at Boise State

8 TOT  ·  6 SOLO  ·  1 SACKS

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Grayson Murphy’s 2020 season.

North Texas · 2020

#2

RJ Oben

Duke · 2021

69%
#3

John Morgan

Pittsburgh · 2022

66%
#4

James Smith

UL Monroe · 2023

66%
#5

Jared Verse

Florida State · 2023

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 19
66%

Matches Grayson on

Hurry rate
Weight
Class year

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to JJ Hawkins's senior season at Southern Miss (2025).

JJ Hawkins

73%match

Southern Miss · 2025

#2

Bryan Thomas Jr.

South Carolina · 2025

58%
#3

Santana Hopper

Tulane · 2025

All-Sun Belt
57%
#4

Keyron Crawford

Auburn · 2025

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 3
56%
#5

Isaiah Ward

Washington · 2025

56%

Matches JJ on

Hurry rate
TFL rate
Sack rate