Shawn Murphy
South Carolina Gamecocks
83
Good

Shawn Murphy

South Carolina GamecocksContender
MLBDefenseGood
2nd String / Backup

Is Shawn Murphy starting?

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

Shawn Murphy is listed MLB #2 for South Carolina at 83 OVR.

See full South Carolina Gamecocks depth chart ›

Depth at MLB · South Carolina Gamecocks

  1. 1091Fred JohnsonStarter
  2. 2783Shawn MurphyYou
  3. 31564Donovan Darden
  4. 42064Josh Smith

What's Next

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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 83 overall (Good 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 89-rated defense; 79th-percentile production (×0.96 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 83.

Team defense (SP+)
89
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
+0 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

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%
Coach South CarolinaTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.