AS A FRESHMAN IN 2011:
• Did not see any varsity action.

HIGH SCHOOL:
• Played one postgraduate year for head coach Bill Glennon at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H.
• Earned honorable mention All-New England honors during his one season at Exeter.
• Previously played for head coach Chuck Spagnoli at Lake Forest High School.
• Named honorable mention All-North Suburban Conference as a senior.
• Recorded 112 total tackles during his junior year, when he helped lead the team to a state playoff appearance.
• Totaled 21 tackles for loss during his high school career.

PERSONAL:
• Son of Sean Murphy and Linda Leffingwell.
• Has two brothers (Tempel and William) and three sisters (Meghan, Isabel and Caroline).
• Majoring in Political Science.