'16 AZ DE Connor Murphy

[BobbyMac]

Defensive End - WDE
Brophy Prep
Phoenix, AZ
Uniform #90

Measurables:

Ht: 6-7
Wt: 255
Bench: 300


Stats:

2015 - (Jr).....14 GP.....71 TT.....48 Solo.....23 Asst.....8.5 TFL.....1.5 Sacks


Ratings:

247 Comp.....3 star.....#23 WDE........#371 Overall.....88 rating
247..............3 star.....#22 WDE........#85 Overall.......89 rating
ESPN............NR
Rivals...........3 star......5.7 rating
Scout...........4 star......#33 DE


Offers

Arizona
ASU
BC
Colorado
Michigan
Nebraska
Oregon
Oregon St
Stanford
UCLA
USC
Vandy


Interest

Notre Dame
Bama
Auburn
Clemson
Florida
FSU
MSU
Ohio St
South Carolina
Utah
Virgina
Washington
Wisconsin


Media Links:

Twitter - cmurph_90

Connor Murphy - Hudl

Connor Murphy's (Phoenix, AZ) Football Stats | MaxPreps

247sports - Connor Murphy

Rivals - Connor Murphy

ESPN - Connor Murphy

Scout - Connor Murphy

Brophy College Prep Football | MaxPreps



Highlights:

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[BobbyMac]

Should receive an offer on name and hair alone.

Brother of former Stanford DE, Trent Murphy.

"Overall, I'm looking for a school that I can first and most importantly exceed academically," he said. "Secondly, the program has to be together as a family so I know I can go to war with those guys. And, third, I'm looking for how the program will set me up for my future and will it help me strive to be at my fullest potential."

Big brother Trent, now playing for the Washington Redskins, gives sound advice.

"Just go wherever I want to go, keep a real positive attitude about everything and to most importantly take it one day at a time, and worry about what's happening now and not what's in the future," Connor said.

After reading that I ask, why doesn't he verbal to the Irish and wait for the offer? lol

In all seriousness, you'd think Stanford has the inside track but based on what he said, ND is all alone in second.

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[Luckylucci]

I'm a big fan of this kid, I'd like to see an offer go out soon.

 

[GoldenToTheGrave]

Should receive an offer on name and hair alone.

Brother of former Stanford DE, Trent Murphy.



After reading that I ask, why doesn't he verbal to the Irish and wait for the offer? lol

In all seriousness, you'd think Stanford has the inside track but based on what he said, ND is all alone in second.

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I'm already sold.

 

[woolybug25]

You have to assume that he's Stanford's to lose. Hopefully they do just that.

Anybody know the story of his brother and Notre Dame? Did we recruit him?

 

[Luckylucci]

You have to assume that he's Stanford's to lose. Hopefully they do just that.

Anybody know the story of his brother and Notre Dame? Did we recruit him?

No, never offered and it was essentially Stanford/ASU. Also, had offers from Arz., Colorado, and Utah.

 

[PANDFAN]

You have to assume that he's Stanford's to lose. Hopefully they do just that.

Anybody know the story of his brother and Notre Dame? Did we recruit him?

lonely 3 star at good school ...all his offers were from pac 12 asu.zona,and didn't have oregon

• Nation’s 41st-best strong side defensive end, 19th-best recruit in Arizona by Rivals
• Nation’s 87th-best defensive end by Scout
• 59 tackles, 9.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries and two blocked field goals as a senior
• 2008 Arizona Republic All-State Defensive Player of the Year
• Arizona State Coaches Association, East Valley Tribune and Arizona Republic first team all-state
• 2008 Arizona Interscholastic Association Scholar Athlete Award
• Team captain as a senior
• Helped team to runner-up Arizona Division 5A1 finish as a senior and state title as a junior
• Lettered in basketball and track
• Born in Scottsdale, Ariz.
• Full name is Trenton Allen Murphy
• One of six children to Jerry and Laurie Murphy
• Older sister, Kayli, played basketball at Arizona State
• Hobbies include horseback riding, steer wrestling, fishing, hiking and snowboarding
• Majoring in science, technology and society (work, technology and social organization)

 

[WestCoast]

You have to assume that he's Stanford's to lose. Hopefully they do just that.

Anybody know the story of his brother and Notre Dame? Did we recruit him?

Brophy sends many students to ND (many alumni in Phoenix), but for some reason the football players have not followed suit.

I believe the last Brophy football player to go to ND was walk-on long snapper JJ Jansen.

 

[dublinirish]

yeah Devon Allen was the last brophy kid ND went after and he signed with oregon

 

[Irish#1]

With his brother advising to go where ever he wants to go, we could be a real player here if he gets offered.

 

[FDNYIrish1]

Can't let a ginger with the name Murphy slip away. Kid is gigantic already, scary how big he can get. My biggest concern with kids this tall is leverage and pad level.

 

[Henges24]

O'doyle rules

 

[BobbyMac]

yeah Devon Allen was the last brophy kid ND went after and he signed with oregon

Had it not been for him being a world class hurdler and track being as important as football, many around the valley think he would have gone to ND.

With his brother advising to go where ever he wants to go, we could be a real player here if he gets offered.

His brother was the last of the under the radar players, especially from a big market. The recruiting industry just didn't get how good he was. I'm not sure that happens anymore at a program that is of Brophy's caliber. Brophy is basically the Bishop Gorman of AZ. The teams that Trent played on were in the same category as the OC Trinity League teams here in California. Brophy basically owns a 4.5m metro area when it comes to Catholic football recruiting. Now, public schools like Scottsdale Chaparral and Saguaro, Chandler and Chandler Hamilton, Desert Vista and Mountain Pointe recruit like most private schools do but when Brophy is rolling the only thing that holds them back is the distance a player lives from their downtown campus.

I haven't seen Conner play other than parts of the Bishop Gorman game last season. I'll get out to see them when they play Chaparral or Saguaro this year in Scottsdale.

After looking at his 6-7, 290lb Dad and his 6-7 290lb NFL brother, knowing his Mom made him go to mass every Sunday and drove her kids 25-35 miles through REAL traffic so that they could have the best, Catholic education available in AZ, it's easy to see this is a potential RKG (if he's not there quite yet on film) Something also tells me Mom would be very receptive to CBK paying a visit... after all, does she really wanna send another kid to atheist u. Me thinks Mom verbals at CBK's home visit.

They totally missed on Trent, don't make the same mistake twice... get on him Coach not Stanford!

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[BobbyMac]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Received my 12th offer today from the mighty Trojan family! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/fighton?src=hash">#fighton</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/uscfootball">@uscfootball</a> <a href="http://t.co/tFfCN9gOAg">pic.twitter.com/tFfCN9gOAg</a></p>— Connor Murphy (@CMurph_90) <a href="https://twitter.com/CMurph_90/status/585524398284746752">April 7, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[dublinirish]

invited to the Opening and also visited Oregon yesterday

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Had a good time visiting The Oregon Ducks today and throwing up that O!! <a href="https://twitter.com/OregonGridiron">@OregonGridiron</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WinTheDay">@WinTheDay</a> <a href="http://t.co/OKEuV55Rdf">pic.twitter.com/OKEuV55Rdf</a></p>— Connor Murphy (@CMurph_90) <a href="https://twitter.com/CMurph_90/status/610646769895014400">June 16, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Legacy]

Official visits to USC, Alabama, Oregon, and Michigan. Stanford recruiting. Anyone know what happened with the Irish with Connor?

 

[Luckylucci]

Official visits to USC, Alabama, Oregon, and Michigan. Stanford recruiting. Anyone know what happened with the Irish with Connor?

I don't, we never seemed to push too hard for him. Solid prospect, IMO.

 

[TheTurningPoint]

Just not a very impressive player physically right now. I think he could end pretty good down the line, but not an immediate impact guy that ND needs.

 

[Legacy]

Updated 247 ratings:
247 Comp.....4 star.....#13 WDE........#205 Overall.....92 rating
247..............4 star.....#16 WDE........#241 Overall.......90 rating

 

[BobbyMac]

Just not a very impressive player physically right now. I think he could end pretty good down the line, but not an immediate impact guy that ND needs.

But if rumors are true and he was very interested in Notre Dame, he would have been a smarter roster play than taking 2 lower rated (one a complete project) DE's from Michigan.

Everything points to him being a real solid player at the next level.

And admit it.... Connor friggin' Murphy belongs at ND!

 

[Legacy]

Jim Harbaugh has a recruiting advantage with Connor.

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh recruiting player he once babysat - MaxPreps

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Maybe that's why Harbaugh's third DE commitment, Rashad Weaver, a 2*, is taking other OVs. Weaver, an unranked recruit, made his commitment in June. His offer list is mainly mid-major FBS schools.

 

[Luckylucci]

I guess the next logical step for Harbaugh is to employ his father and mother. Maybe make them Co-Presidents of UM while Connor is enrolled.

 

[TomHaverford]

Jim Harbaugh has a recruiting advantage with Connor.

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh recruiting player he once babysat - MaxPreps

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Maybe that's why Harbaugh's third DE commitment, Rashad Weaver, a 2*, is taking other OVs. Weaver, an unranked recruit, made his commitment in June. His offer list is mainly mid-major FBS schools.

Unfortunately, that's kind of how Harbaugh operates. Did the same thing at Stanford.

And you probably won't hear anybody say a thing about it so long as he wins.

 

[ginman]

And admit it.... Connor friggin' Murphy belongs at ND!

Agree! Sign all the Koreans!

 

[Domina Nostra]

But if rumors are true and he was very interested in Notre Dame, he would have been a smarter roster play than taking 2 lower rated (one a complete project) DE's from Michigan.

Everything points to him being a real solid player at the next level.

And admit it.... Connor friggin' Murphy belongs at ND!

Yep. D-line recruiting was a MESS at the beginning of the year, and ND's coaches worked hard, got lucky and ended up digging themselves out of it.

I tend to doubt they passed over a kid with his measurables and offers because of their evaluation. That sounds very unlikely to me. He is not unimpressive physically, he's 6'7" 255.

 

[TheTurningPoint]

But if rumors are true and he was very interested in Notre Dame, he would have been a smarter roster play than taking 2 lower rated (one a complete project) DE's from Michigan.

Everything points to him being a real solid player at the next level.

And admit it.... Connor friggin' Murphy belongs at ND!

I mean, Ogundeji has a higher ceiling than Murphy. After watching Okwara's senior film, he is by far more impressive than Murphy.

Guys at the The Opening didn't really even have to try to block Murphy. Part of it is he is definitely catching up with his body, but he left a lot of be desired all the way around.

He might turn out to be a good player, but I will be surprised if he does

 

[Domina Nostra]

I mean, Ogundeji has a higher ceiling than Murphy. After watching Okwara's senior film, he is by far more impressive than Murphy.

Guys at the The Opening didn't really even have to try to block Murphy. Part of it is he is definitely catching up with his body, but he left a lot of be desired all the way around.

He might turn out to be a good player, but I will be surprised if he does

Reminds me of not take Tommy Schutt or Brendan Austin. It may make sense if you are loaded, not if you are building depth.

 

[dublinirish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">First stop of the month on deck for four-star defensive end Connor Murphy of Phoenix Brophy Prep <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisPSwanson">@ChrisPSwanson</a> <a href="https://t.co/Kxl7KxYYx4">https://t.co/Kxl7KxYYx4</a></p>— Blair Angulo (@bangulo) <a href="https://twitter.com/bangulo/status/688034823282257921">January 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[ab2cmiller]

Wow. USC being pretty aggressive providing him an "Escort Service"

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Escort Service has arrived. Next stop LAX✈️ USC official visit here I come✌&#55356;&#57340;️ <a href="https://twitter.com/uscfootball">@uscfootball</a> <a href="https://t.co/dGc9w4IIeE">pic.twitter.com/dGc9w4IIeE</a></p>— Connor Murphy (@CMurph_90) <a href="https://twitter.com/CMurph_90/status/688030291563118592">January 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[Legacy]

USC