Maalik Murphy (born February 13, 2004) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Duke Blue Devils. He previously played for the Texas Longhorns.
| Duke Blue Devils – No. 6 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Major | Psychology |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 13, 2004[1] Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Junípero Serra (Gardena, California) |
Early life and high school
editMurphy grew up in Inglewood, California and attended Junípero Serra High School in Gardena, California.[2] He became the school's starting quarterback going into his junior season, which was shortened and played in the spring due to Covid-19, and passed for 1,261 yards with nine touchdowns and four interceptions.[3] As a senior, Murphy completed 202-of-321 pass attempts for 2,954 yards with 22 touchdowns and 10 interceptions and also rushed for six touchdowns as Junípero Serra won the 2021 CIF Division 1-A state championship.[4] He suffered a severe ankle injury in the state championship game.[5]
Murphy was rated a four-star recruit and began receiving scholarship offers while he was still a backup.[1][6] He committed to play college football at Texas over UCLA.[7] He was an Elite 11 invitee.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maalik Murphy QB |
Gardena, CA | Junípero Serra High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Feb 13, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
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College career
editTexas
editMurphy joined the Texas Longhorns as an early enrollee in January 2022.[8] He redshirted his true freshman season at Texas while still recovering from his ankle injury and did not appear in any games.[9] Murphy completed 9-of-13 pass attempts for 165 yards and a touchdown in Texas's 2023 spring game.[10][11] After his spring game performance he received offers to transfer to other programs, but he opted to stay at Texas.[12][13]
On December 13, 2023, Murphy announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[14]
Duke
editOn December 22, 2023, Murphy announced that he would be transferring to Duke.[15] He was named the starting quarterback for the 2024 season opener.[16]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Texas Longhorns | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Redshirt 
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| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 2–0 | 40 | 71 | 56.3 | 477 | 6.7 | 3 | 3 | 118.3 | 1 | −18 | −18.0 | 0 | |
| Duke Blue Devils | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 7–3 | 211 | 352 | 59.9 | 2,365 | 6.7 | 22 | 8 | 132.5 | 17 | −71 | −4.1 | 1 | |
| Career | 17 | 12 | 9–3 | 251 | 423 | 59.3 | 2,842 | 6.7 | 25 | 11 | 130.1 | 18 | −89 | −4.9 | 1 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Morales, Antonio (June 21, 2019). "The Seductive Unknown: Why 2022 QB Maalik Murphy is getting Power 5 offers before making his first varsity start". The Athletic. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Galatzan, Matt (April 15, 2023). "'Sky Is The Limit' For Longhorns QB Maalik Murphy". SI.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Daily Breeze All-Area Football Player of the Year". Daily Breeze. December 22, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Moyle, Nick (March 22, 2023). "Texas notebook: QB Maalik Murphy makes spring debut". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Cook, Joe (March 7, 2023). "'I just want to get the guy healthy': Texas QB Maalik Murphy still dealing with injury". On3.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Davis, Danny (April 27, 2023). "Murphy, Manning give Texas football team backup options at quarterback". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Polacek, Scott (February 13, 2021). "5-Star QB Prospect Maalik Murphy Commits to Texas over UCLA". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Howe, Jeff (August 4, 2022). "Maalik Murphy, Troy Omeire among those knocking off rust as Longhorns open camp". 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Texas football backup quarterback Maalik Murphy impresses in spring". Austin American-Statesman. April 18, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Reilly, Bridget (April 15, 2023). "Arch Manning outshined by his Texas QB competition at spring game". New York Post. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Khan Jr., Sam (April 15, 2023). "Texas spring game takeaways: Quinn Ewers starts, Maalik Murphy shines, Arch Manning and more". The Athletic. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Backus, Will (May 4, 2023). "Why Maalik Murphy stayed at Texas: Backup QB spurned numerous suitors, stayed out of transfer portal". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Golden, Cedric (May 9, 2023). "Texas football keeps Maalik Murphy after NCAA transfer portal closes". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Eberts, Wescott (December 13, 2023). "Report: Texas QB Maalik Murphy intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Grubbs, Grant (December 22, 2023). "Report: Maalik Murphy has verbally committed to Duke". On3.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Eberts, Wescott (August 20, 2024). "Former Texas QB Maalik Murphy named starter at Duke". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved August 23, 2024.