Shawn Murphy
South Carolina Gamecocks
77
Solid

Shawn Murphy

South Carolina GamecocksContender
MLBDefenseSolid
2nd String / Backup

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Shawn Murphy is listed 2nd string at MLB for South Carolina Gamecocks.

Redshirt senior · #7 · 6'3", 233 lbs

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Depth at MLB · South Carolina Gamecocks

  1. 1089Fred JohnsonStarter
  2. 2777Shawn MurphyYou

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Unity Reed, ranked #72 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 49 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 77 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit4★ · #72 NatlTeam Share5%
Manassas, VA
Jersey
#7
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
233 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025493.50

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9709
National Rank
#72
High School
Unity Reed
Hometown
Manassas, VA

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated defense; 79th-percentile production (×0.96 for competition level) put them -1 vs unit starters → 77.

Team defense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 79% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WFLATKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-19

Oct 3LUKTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-34 OT

Sep 19LMSSTTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-34

Sep 12WTOWTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-9

Sep 5WKENTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 57-0

Shawn Murphy's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

49 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement71%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.