Maalik Murphy

Maalik Murphy
Duke Blue Devils – No. 6
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore
MajorPsychology
Personal information
Born: (2004-02-13) February 13, 2004 (age 20)[1]
Inglewood, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolJunípero Serra
(Gardena, California)

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.

Early life and high school

Murphy 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.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81

College career

Texas

Murphy 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

On 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

Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
Texas Longhorns
2022 Redshirt Redshirt
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 7 7 6–1 137 232 59.1 1,501 6.5 14 5 129.0 9 −54 −6.0 0
Career 14 9 8–1 177 303 58.4 1,978 6.5 17 8 126.5 10 −72 −7.2 0

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Galatzan, Matt (April 15, 2023). "'Sky Is The Limit' For Longhorns QB Maalik Murphy". SI.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Daily Breeze All-Area Football Player of the Year". Daily Breeze. December 22, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  4. ^ Moyle, Nick (March 22, 2023). "Texas notebook: QB Maalik Murphy makes spring debut". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Davis, Danny (April 27, 2023). "Murphy, Manning give Texas football team backup options at quarterback". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  7. ^ Polacek, Scott (February 13, 2021). "5-Star QB Prospect Maalik Murphy Commits to Texas over UCLA". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  8. ^ Howe, Jeff (August 4, 2022). "Maalik Murphy, Troy Omeire among those knocking off rust as Longhorns open camp". 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "Texas football backup quarterback Maalik Murphy impresses in spring". Austin American-Statesman. April 18, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  10. ^ Reilly, Bridget (April 15, 2023). "Arch Manning outshined by his Texas QB competition at spring game". New York Post. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Golden, Cedric (May 9, 2023). "Texas football keeps Maalik Murphy after NCAA transfer portal closes". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  14. ^ Eberts, Wescott (December 13, 2023). "Report: Texas QB Maalik Murphy intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  15. ^ Grubbs, Grant (December 22, 2023). "Report: Maalik Murphy has verbally committed to Duke". On3.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  16. ^ Eberts, Wescott (August 20, 2024). "Former Texas QB Maalik Murphy named starter at Duke". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved August 23, 2024.