Linebacker, South Carolina (from Alabama, Florida State), 2022–26
Shawn Murphy
Lettered 2024 at Florida State; 2025 at South Carolina (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 233 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Manassas, VA
Shawn Murphy plays linebacker for South Carolina, after Alabama (2022–23) and Florida State (2024). Last time out, at Florida: 6 tackles.
2026 so far
21 tackles, 0.5 sacks
Last game: 6 tackles at Florida, W 38–19
Next game: vs. Tennessee, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Coastal Carolina, 2025Team titles: SEC champions, 2023
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Florida State | 13 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 49 | 26 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | South Carolina | 21 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 87 | 45 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Alabama | 7 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Alabama | 7 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Florida State | 7 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | South Carolina | 7 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | South Carolina | 7 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′3″ | 233 |
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.
Game by game
2026 South Carolina 5 games, 21 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Kent State | W 57–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Towson | W 45–9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Mississippi State | L 34–41 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Kentucky | L 34–35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Florida | W 38–19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 South Carolina 12 games, 49 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 24–11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. South Carolina State | W 38–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Vanderbilt | L 7–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Missouri | L 20–29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs.Kentucky | W 35–13 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at LSU | L 10–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Oklahoma | L 7–26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Alabama | L 22–29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at Ole Miss | L 14–30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Texas A&M | L 30–31 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 51–7 | 12 | 8 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Clemson | L 14–28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Florida State 4 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | vs. North Carolina | L 11–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Notre Dame | L 3–52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 41–7 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Florida | L 11–31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Alabama 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 56–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Chattanooga | W 66–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Alabama 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. UL Monroe | W 63–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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