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Caleb Murphy

Linebacker, Los Angeles Chargers · #50.

Player facts

Team: Los Angeles Chargers
Position: Linebacker
Number: 50
Born: Dec 15, 1999 (age 26)
Birthplace: Dowagiac, MI, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 254 lbs
College: Ferris State
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 General

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	19	8	11	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 4	@ SEA	L 30-23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ BUF	L 24-16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 2 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Caleb Murphy (born December 15, 1999) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Grand Valley State Lakers before transferring to the Ferris State Bulldogs.

From Wikipedia’s article on Caleb Murphy, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Murphy grew up in Dowagiac, Michigan and attended Dowagiac Union High School, where he was a member of the football, basketball, wrestling, baseball, and track and field teams. He was named first team All-State as a junior after recording 86 tackles with 17 tackles for loss and 15 sacks. Murphy repeated as a first team All-State selection during his senior year after making 97 tackles with 27 tackles for loss and 13 sacks.

College career

Murphy began his college career at Grand Valley State and redshirted his true freshman season. He had 13 tackles and one sack in eight games in 2019. Murphy transferred to Ferris State after his redshirt freshman year. His first season at Ferris State was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Murphy was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Defensive Lineman of the Year and first team All-GLIAC after finishing the 2021 season with 63 tackles, 14.5 sacks, 21.5 tackles for loss, and five forced fumbles as the Bulldogs won the 2021 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game.

As a senior, Murphy set the NCAA single-season record with 25.5 sacks and also tied the NCAA record with 39 tackles for loss while Ferris State repeated as national champions. At the end of the season, Murphy became the first non-FBS player to win the Ted Hendricks Award as the nation's best defensive end. He was also named the GLIAC Player of the Year and won the Gene Upshaw Award as the best lineman in NCAA Division II and the Cliff Harris Award as the nation's best small college defensive player.

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