2023 Football Roster
Roster
Murphy, Gabriel

Jersey Number 11
Gabriel Murphy
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- Bishop Lynch HS (North Texas)
Bio
UCLA
Enrolled at UCLA in Spring Quarter 2022 and participated in 2022 spring training ... earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2023.
2023
Starter in all 13 games ... earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors ... had at least 0.5 tackles for loss in 11 games ... had at least 0.5 sacks in eight games ... ranked sixth in the Pac-12 in sacks per game average (0.62) ... credited with at least three tackles in six games ... registered a season-high six stops against Cal with 2.0 tackles for loss ... second on the team with 16.0 tackles for loss and 8.0 sacks ... had a season-high 2.5 tackles for loss versus Washington State ... credited with 2.0 sacks at Stanford ... totaled five tackles, with a season-high tying 2.5 tackles for loss against Colorado ... had four stops each in games against Utah, Washington State and USC ... 2.0 tackles for loss against Coastal Carolina ... credited with a sack in the LA Bowl versus Boise State.
2022
Starter in all 13 games ... had a least three tackles in 10 games ... ranked eighth on the team with 38 tackles on the season ... credited with a season-high five tackles versus Arizona, including 1.0 sacks ... made four tackles in the Sun Bowl vs. Pittsburgh ... had 0.5 sacks versus Utah ... tied for fourth on the team with 4.0 tackles for loss ... second-team all-conference selection by Pro Football Focus.
North Texas
Appeared in 24 games and made 15 starts in his North Texas career after enrolling in 2019.
2021
Made 13 starts ... named to the second team All-Conference USA (PFF) ... credited with 52 tackles, 12.0 TFLs and 7.0 sacks with two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, nine quarterback hurries and three pass breakups ... 7 tackles, 1.5 TFL and one sack in Frisco Football Classic loss to Miami ... 2 TFLs with a sack, a fumble recovery, a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup against UTSA ... 7 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and half a sack with two pass breakups at FIU ... 6 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a sack with a QB hurry against UTEP ... half a sack at Southern Miss. ... 5 tackles, a TFL and half a sack at Rice ... 3 tackles, a TFL and half a sack with four quarterback hurries against Liberty ... 6 tackles, a sack and forced a fumble against Marshall ... 3 tackles with a TFL at Missouri ... 5 tackles, a sack and a forced a fumble alongside a quarterback hurry at Louisiana Tech ... tackle and a quarterback hurry against Northwestern State.
2020
Appeared in 7 games, making 2 starts ... Had 18 tackles (10 solo, 8 assisted), 5.5 for loss, a team-high 4.5 sacks, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble ... three tackles, one for loss and a sack in win vs. UTEP ... pair of tackles and one for loss vs. Louisiana Tech ... four tackles, one for loss and a sack during his first career start at UTSA ... career-high six tackles, with 1.5 for loss, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a pair of quarterback hurries in win vs. Rice ... two tackles, one for loss and his first career sack in win at Middle Tennessee ... made his season debut and had a tackle vs. SMU.
2019
Redshirted his first year at North Texas after appearing in just four games ... made his collegiate debut and posted one tackle in the season-opening win vs. Abilene Christian.
High School
Attended Bishop Lynch HS ... rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and 247Sports Composite ... ranked the No. 114 outside linebacker in the nation and the No. 202 recruit in Texas by ESPN ... ranked the No. 84 outside linebacker in the nation and the No. 142 recruit in Texas by 247Sports ... ranked the No. 78 outside linebacker in the nation and the No. 150 recruit in Texas by 247Sports Composite ... ranked the No. 66 recruit in Dallas-Fort Worth by the Dallas Morning News ... as a senior, had 35 solo tackles, 54 assisted, 11 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 15 QB hurries, two forced fumbles and one interception.
Enrolled at UCLA in Spring Quarter 2022 and participated in 2022 spring training ... earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2023.
2023
Starter in all 13 games ... earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors ... had at least 0.5 tackles for loss in 11 games ... had at least 0.5 sacks in eight games ... ranked sixth in the Pac-12 in sacks per game average (0.62) ... credited with at least three tackles in six games ... registered a season-high six stops against Cal with 2.0 tackles for loss ... second on the team with 16.0 tackles for loss and 8.0 sacks ... had a season-high 2.5 tackles for loss versus Washington State ... credited with 2.0 sacks at Stanford ... totaled five tackles, with a season-high tying 2.5 tackles for loss against Colorado ... had four stops each in games against Utah, Washington State and USC ... 2.0 tackles for loss against Coastal Carolina ... credited with a sack in the LA Bowl versus Boise State.
2022
Starter in all 13 games ... had a least three tackles in 10 games ... ranked eighth on the team with 38 tackles on the season ... credited with a season-high five tackles versus Arizona, including 1.0 sacks ... made four tackles in the Sun Bowl vs. Pittsburgh ... had 0.5 sacks versus Utah ... tied for fourth on the team with 4.0 tackles for loss ... second-team all-conference selection by Pro Football Focus.
North Texas
Appeared in 24 games and made 15 starts in his North Texas career after enrolling in 2019.
2021
Made 13 starts ... named to the second team All-Conference USA (PFF) ... credited with 52 tackles, 12.0 TFLs and 7.0 sacks with two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, nine quarterback hurries and three pass breakups ... 7 tackles, 1.5 TFL and one sack in Frisco Football Classic loss to Miami ... 2 TFLs with a sack, a fumble recovery, a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup against UTSA ... 7 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and half a sack with two pass breakups at FIU ... 6 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a sack with a QB hurry against UTEP ... half a sack at Southern Miss. ... 5 tackles, a TFL and half a sack at Rice ... 3 tackles, a TFL and half a sack with four quarterback hurries against Liberty ... 6 tackles, a sack and forced a fumble against Marshall ... 3 tackles with a TFL at Missouri ... 5 tackles, a sack and a forced a fumble alongside a quarterback hurry at Louisiana Tech ... tackle and a quarterback hurry against Northwestern State.
2020
Appeared in 7 games, making 2 starts ... Had 18 tackles (10 solo, 8 assisted), 5.5 for loss, a team-high 4.5 sacks, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble ... three tackles, one for loss and a sack in win vs. UTEP ... pair of tackles and one for loss vs. Louisiana Tech ... four tackles, one for loss and a sack during his first career start at UTSA ... career-high six tackles, with 1.5 for loss, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a pair of quarterback hurries in win vs. Rice ... two tackles, one for loss and his first career sack in win at Middle Tennessee ... made his season debut and had a tackle vs. SMU.
2019
Redshirted his first year at North Texas after appearing in just four games ... made his collegiate debut and posted one tackle in the season-opening win vs. Abilene Christian.
High School
Attended Bishop Lynch HS ... rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and 247Sports Composite ... ranked the No. 114 outside linebacker in the nation and the No. 202 recruit in Texas by ESPN ... ranked the No. 84 outside linebacker in the nation and the No. 142 recruit in Texas by 247Sports ... ranked the No. 78 outside linebacker in the nation and the No. 150 recruit in Texas by 247Sports Composite ... ranked the No. 66 recruit in Dallas-Fort Worth by the Dallas Morning News ... as a senior, had 35 solo tackles, 54 assisted, 11 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 15 QB hurries, two forced fumbles and one interception.
UCLA Football Postgame - vs. New Mexico (Sept. 12, 2025)
Saturday, September 13
Bruin Insider Show - DeShaun Foster (Sept. 10, 2025)
Wednesday, September 10
UCLA Football Media Availability - Ikaika Malloe (Sept. 9, 2025)
Tuesday, September 09
UCLA Football Media Availability - Anthony Jones (Sept. 9, 2025)
Tuesday, September 09