Tyler Murray

Senior linebacker for Memphis. 2022: 60 tackles, 5 tackles for loss.

LB · Memphis · Sr. · #5

6′2″ · 215 lb · Baldwin, FL

CFB Index 61 · #183 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceMemphis 2022 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Memphis. 2022: 60 tackles, 5 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Troy in 2017.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

CB recruit

No. 2705 nationally · Signed with Troy

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Memphis, 250 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20178 games

Signed with Troy2-star out of Baldwin

202112 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2705 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2017–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE USA

All-Conference USA mention (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2022

2 coaches

2017–2018

Mike Norvell

Memphis

2020–2022

Ryan Silverfield

Memphis

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Norvell → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Troy11-2HC: Neal Brown · Balanced

2018Troy10-3HC: Neal Brown · Run-leaning

2020Charlotte2-4HC: Will Healy · Run-leaning

2021Charlotte5-7HC: Will Healy · Balanced

2022Memphis7-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

61Quality starter #183 of 548?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (87th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (86th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#357 / 2755 · 87th pct

Solo tackles#367 / 2755 · 86th pct

QB hurries#329 / 2755 · 85th pct

Tackles for loss#562 / 2755 · 78th pct

5.0

Interceptions#124 / 811 · 73rd pct

Passes defended#744 / 2755 · 66th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

0.0

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
Road5g	6.4	1.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.7	0.6	0.0	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	5.4	0.2	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Charles Huff

Pass share

38.2%

66 pass / 107 run

Plays / game

57.7

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

77 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

61 · #183 of 548 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #183 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Memphis	60	34	5.0	0.0	2	2	--
2021	Charlotte	78	41	5.5	1.5	1	--	--
2020	Charlotte	48	27	2.0	0.0	--	2	--
2018	Troy	49	25	6.5	2.0	5	3	--
2017	Troy	15	12	1.5	1.0	--	1	--
Career		250	139	20.5	4.5	8	8	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2022

W 59–0

vs North Alabama

1 PD · 3 TOT

Dominant 59-point win at home against North Alabama.

With E. Lewis — 11 rush yds (1 car) · S. Henigan — 218 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 47.9 · 2 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 23-49@ Mississippi State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 37-13@ Navy	8	4	2.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 44-32vs Arkansas State	8	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 44-34vs North Texas	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	W 24-3vs Temple	—	—	—	—	1	—
Wk 6	L 32-33vs Houston	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 45-47@ East Carolina	10	9	2.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 8	L 28-38@ Tulane	8	5	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 28-35vs UCF	7	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 26-10vs Tulsa	4	2	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 12	W 59-0vs North Alabama	3	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	L 31-34@ SMU	5	2	0.5	0.0	—	0
Total		60	34	5.0	0.0	2	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology