Trent Murphy Trenton Allen " Trent " Murphy ( born December 22 , 1990 ) is an American football linebacker . He played college football at Stanford . Murphy is considered a top 3 - 4 defense or 4 - 3 defense OLB / DE prospect for the 2014 NFL Draft . 2014 NFL Combine results Source : NFL . com Stanford ProDay was held on March 20 , 2014 . Murphy ran the 40 yard in 4 . 72sec with a 20yd split of 2 . 2sec . He weighed in at 260 lbs . High school career . Trent Murphy graduated in 2009 from Brophy College Preparatory and played football for head coach Scooter Molander . In Murphy ’ s junior season ( 2007 – 08 ) he helped back Brophy Prep to an Arizona 5A1 Division championship . As a senior in 2008 - 09 he served as team captain , leading Brophy to a runner - up 5A1 Division finish . Murphy also lettered in basketball and track and was the 2009 Arizona State Discus Champion . College career . Freshman / Sophomore years 2009 / 2010 . Murphy did not see field action in his freshman year ( 2009 ) and was sidelined due to injuries two games into his sophomore year ( 2010 ) . During the two games he played in his sophomore year , Murphy logged two solo tackles against Sacramento State . Junior year 2011 . In 2011 , Murphy bounced back from his 2010 injury to record stellar numbers , logging 40 tackles , 6 . 5 sacks and 10 tackles for loss . In his first game against San Jose State , Murphy recorded 5 tackles . Murphy registered a career high with 10 tackles , 9 solo , including 2 tackles for loss of yards against the Oregon Ducks . In the Jan 2 , 2012 Fiesta Bowl against 13th - ranked Oklahoma State , Murphy sacked Brandon Weeden for a 9 yard loss . In sum over the 2011 season Murphy logged 6 . 5 sacks for - 43 yards , 10 tackles for loss for - 50 yards , 25 solo tackles and 15 assists . Senior year 2012 . Murphy started all 14 games of the 2012 season for Stanford ' s Pac - 12 championship season . He led the Cardinal defense with 10 sacks and 18 tackles for loss , the best defensive records for Stanford since 2000 and 2004 respectively . Murphy ’ s season included 6 QB hurries , 4 passes broken up and 1 forced fumble . Murphy recorded his first career interception of a pass made by Keith Price , resulting in a 40 yard return for a touchdown . Murphy registered another career high game against number 1 ranked Notre Dame , with 10 tackles 1 . 5 sacks including 2 . 5 tackles for loss of yards . The Stanford defense was the 2012 NCAA Division I - A Sack Leader , with Murphy topping the list . Murphy was named to the All - Pac - 12 , 2012 1st team , CBS All America Team 3rd 2012 Associated Press All - American 3rd Team 3rd , and the 2012 Sports Illustrated All - American Team . He was a Butkus Award semi - finalist and won the Stanford - player voted Jack Huston Award recipient for exceptional performance and unheralded effort − Source : cfbstats . com / Trent Murphy , * TFL 87 yards total , * * Pick Six , 40 yard return 5th year Senior 2013 . Murphy chose to return to Stanford for a fifth - year senior season , despite his option to enter the 2013 NFL Draft . At the end of the 2013 season Murphy ranked first for sacks in the Pac - 12 and also first for total number of sacks in the NCAA by a margin of 1 . 5 sacks and 15 yards lost over the second ranked defender , Marcus Smith , with a total of 15 sacks , 119 yards lost an average of 1 . 07 per game . In the category of tackles for loss , Murphy ranked second overall with 23 . 5 ( 83 yards total , 1 . 68 avg per game ) . Murphy was named PAC - 12 Defensive Player of the week in weeks 6 ( Oct . 7 ) and 9 ( Oct . 28 ) . On November 1 , 2013 Murphy was named the Chuck Bednarik Player of the week , shortly after moving to the semi - finalist round of voting for the Bednarik Award . On November 8 , 2013 Murphy moved to the semi - finalist round for the Lombardi Award given to the nation ' s best O / D lineman or linebacker . For the second year , Murphy was named to the All Pac - 12 First team , along with 5 Stanford Cardinal team mates . On Dec . 7 the Stanford Cardinal defeated ASU to earn the Pac - 12 Championship title for the second year in a row and earned the honor of playing in the 2014 Rose Bowl game , as they did in 2012 . Also for the second year running , Murphy received Stanford ' s Jack Huston Award , voted by his peers as the player exemplifying aggressiveness , exceptional performance and unheralded efforts . Additionally , at the Dec . 8 , 2013 football awards ceremony , Murphy received the Frank Rehm memorial award for outstanding lineman in the Big Game . ( reference for 2 Stanford awards pending publication ) Murphy was named to the 2013 Walter Camp Football Foundation All - American first team , in its 124th year . In addition to the Walter Camp Foundation honor , Murphy was voted to All - American teams by the Football Writer ' s Association of America , American Football Coaches Association and Sporting News . These honors resulted in Murphy being named to the 2013 College Football Consensus All - American Team . Murphy logged 4 tackles playing defensive end in the Senior Bowl in Mobile Alabama on January 25 , 2014 . During the practices leading up to the game was tested at both defensive end and outside linebacker positions . He participated in the NFL Combine February 22 – 25 , 2014 in Indianapolis . 2013 season statistics . Source : cfbstats . com / 2013 , * TFL yards as of 11 / 02 / 2013 , * * Pick Six , 30 yard return .