2022 Football Roster
Shawn Murphy
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 224
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Manassas, Va.
- High School:
- Unity Reed
2023
Contributed on special teams while also recording reps on defense ... totaled three tackles in 13 games of action. Middle Tennessee: Recorded one tackle in the season opener. USF: Saw time against the Bulls. Ole Miss: Worked on defense and special teams in the SEC opener. Mississippi State: Earned snaps on special teams against the Bulldogs. Texas A&M: Saw time on special teams. Arkansas: Contributed to the Tide's special teams efforts. Tennessee: Worked on special teams against the Vols. LSU: Saw time in the top-15 matchup. Kentucky: Recorded reps on defense and special teams in Lexington. Chattanooga: Totaled two tackles on defense against the Mocs. Auburn: Contributed on special teams in the Iron Bowl. Georgia: Saw time on special teams against the Bulldogs. Michigan: Continued his work on special teams in the Rose Bowl.
2022
Earned time in five games as a freshman ... finished with two total tackles and a pass breakup. ULM: Saw his first career minutes at the Capstone ... finished with one tackle on special teams. Vanderbilt: Entered on special teams before seeing time on defense against the Commodores. Austin Peay: Rotated in at linebacker in the Tide's final non-conference matchup of the regular season. Auburn: Earned snaps on defense and special teams in the Iron Bowl. Kansas State: Worked on special teams while earning extended minutes at linebacker ... finished with one tackle and a pass breakup against the Wildcats.
High School and Personal Data
A four-star linebacker by all major outlets ... the top-ranked inside linebacker by ESPN.com ... Rivals' second-ranked linebacker ... the No. 36 recruit on the ESPN300, the second-ranked player from his home state and the No. 3 overall recruit in the East Region by the site ... No. 48 prospect on the Rivals250 and the No. 3 player from Virginia ... the No. 23 recruit on PrepStar's Top 150 Dream Team, the outlet's third-ranked linebacker and second-ranked player in the state of Virginia ... the No. 62 recruit in the On3 Consensus ... listed as the No. 6 inside backer and No. 71 recruit in the country on the 247Composite ... On3 ranked him as the No. 116 player on the On300 rankings ... the No. 141 prospect nationally and No. 12 linebacker by 247Sports while also being tabbed the site's No. 3 player in Virginia ... tallied 113 tackles, including 20 for loss and six sacks, to go with a pair of interceptions as a senior ... selected as the 2021 Butkus Award winner for high school ... also earned a spot in the Under Armour All-America Game and All-American Bowl ... coached by Carroll Walker at Unity Reed High School ... signed with the Crimson Tide over Florida, LSU, Ohio State and Penn State.
