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Caleb Murphy Los Angeles Chargers · #50

Linebacker · 6' 3", 254 lbs · Dowagiac, MI · Age 27

Caleb Murphy is a Linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 12 tackles, 0.5 sacks.

LinebackerUndrafted3-yr veteran
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Los Angeles Chargers · #50 · Linebacker
Caleb Murphy
Season avg12 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 0 int
Career avg15 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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0.5sacks
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Scouting report

Caleb Murphy — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Caleb Murphy is a Linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 12 tackles, 0.5 sacks.
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Tackling
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Coverage
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Tackling
Solid · defense
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Pass rush
Strong · defense
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Coverage
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Caleb Murphy stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #895 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
14Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Caleb Murphy — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
12 TKL
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Pass rush
0.5 SACK
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Coverage
0 PD
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0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Caleb Murphy

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
7
tackles
2–11
0.3
sacks
0.0–0.5
0
int
0–0
0
ff
0–0
4
games
3–6
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 12 → projected 7 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season-5.3 tackles
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 3 / 2 / 6
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Caleb Murphy career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
2023320000
2024210000
20256120.5000
Career11150.5000
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Los Angeles Chargers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

9–8proj record
57off index
85def index
+8net
54%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C- (57), defense B+ (85) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 29, pass rush 70, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 9–8 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Caleb Murphy

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-12-15

The beginning

Caleb Murphy is a Linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers, in his 4th NFL season.

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Caleb Murphy is a Los Angeles Chargers linebacker, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has recorded 15 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 12 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Murphy goes from here.

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Murphy's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
254 lbs
Born
Dowagiac, MI
Age
27
Jersey
#50
Background

Caleb Murphy is from Dowagiac, MI and is 27 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays linebacker at 6' 3", 254 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has recorded 15 tackles, 0.5 sacks and 0 interceptions. Murphy is currently on the Los Angeles Chargers roster.

The person

Caleb Murphy is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 15 tackles with 0.5 sacks and 0 interceptions across 3 seasons (2023–2025).

Tackle volume15 career tackles over 3 seasons.
Pass rush0.5 career sacks blitzing off the second level.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Caleb Murphy — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Caleb Murphy, answered.

What position does Caleb Murphy play?
Caleb Murphy is a Linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers.
When was Caleb Murphy drafted?
Caleb Murphy entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Caleb Murphy played?
3 (2023–2025).
What are Caleb Murphy's career stats?
He has recorded 15 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.
Caleb Murphy career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
1
since 2023
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
0
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2023 Wk18 · Shoulder (Questionable)2023 Wk17 · Shoulder

Home surface: matrixturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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