Quarterback, Brown, 2024–⁠26

James Murphy

Number
No. 15
Height
6′5″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Reading, MA

James Murphy plays quarterback for Brown. Last time out, at Princeton: 31 of 50, 274 yards; 8 carries, 8 yards. Murphy leads Brown in passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,207 passing yards

Last game: 31 of 50, 274 yards; 8 carries, 8 yards at Princeton, L 10–⁠16

Next game: vs. Cornell, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 343@NHVN
  2. 121HARV
  3. 271@URI
  4. 198BRY
  5. 274@PRIN

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

468passing yards, career highat Cornell, 20254touchdown passes, career highat Columbia, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2024Brown355267.33747.221
2025Brown24536267.72,7847.71814
2026Brown11217464.41,2076.907
Career39258866.74,3657.42022

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Brown8−5−0.607
2025Brown51−56−1.1020
2026Brown29−38−1.3019
Career88−99−1.1020

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Brown15QBSo.
2025Brown15QBJr.
2026Brown15QBSr.6′5″230

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Brown (FCS)4080.2450th (n=314)0.2498.859%
2026Brown (FCS)2010.0311th (n=273)0.215.057%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Brown 5 games, 1,207 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 19atNew HavenW 17–⁠10263834302−32
Sep 25vs.HarvardL 10–⁠14182412103−25
Oct 3atRhode IslandL 10–⁠13213727101−1
Oct 10vs.BryantW 28–⁠1316251980112
Oct 17atPrincetonL 10–⁠163150274008
2025 Brown 10 games, 2,784 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 20vs.GeorgetownW 46–⁠02028219216
Sep 27atHarvardL 7–⁠4114269913−5
Oct 3vs.Rhode IslandW 28–⁠2120272012018
Oct 10atBryantW 29–⁠19294433611−34
Oct 18vs.PrincetonL 21–⁠402235173034
Oct 25atCornellL 24–⁠30304646821−14
Oct 31atPennsylvaniaL 21–⁠28314436021−9
Nov 8vs.YaleL 22–⁠34264236612−43
Nov 15atColumbiaW 32–⁠293143340400
Nov 22vs.DartmouthW 35–⁠2822272223221
2024 Brown 3 games, 374 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 9atYaleL 34–⁠56587000−7
Nov 16vs.ColumbiaL 12–⁠215848008
Nov 23atDartmouthL 28–⁠56253625621−6

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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