The University of Akron Athletics
2025 Football Roster

Jersey Number 40
CJ Murphy
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 225
- Hometown:
- Bryn Mawr, Pa.
- High School:
- Radnor HS | UNC
2022-24 (UNC): Did not play... redshirted in 2022...
High School: Was an All-Delco, all-central league and all-mainline performer at Radnor... Named team captain... Tallied nearly 80 tackles as a senior... Also played lacrosse and basketball... Helped Radnor to the state championship in lacrosse...
Personal: Son of Lisa and Mike Murphy... father, Tom, is the head lacrosse coach at Penn and played collegiately at Duke... Mom, Lisa, played lacrosse and field hockey at Virginia... Grandfather played football at Holy Cross... Brother plays lacrosse at Dickinson College...
High School: Was an All-Delco, all-central league and all-mainline performer at Radnor... Named team captain... Tallied nearly 80 tackles as a senior... Also played lacrosse and basketball... Helped Radnor to the state championship in lacrosse...
Personal: Son of Lisa and Mike Murphy... father, Tom, is the head lacrosse coach at Penn and played collegiately at Duke... Mom, Lisa, played lacrosse and field hockey at Virginia... Grandfather played football at Holy Cross... Brother plays lacrosse at Dickinson College...
2025 Zips Weekly with Joe Moorhead - Episode #13 - Bowling Green Recap - 11.20.25
Friday, November 21
2025 Zips Weekly with Joe Moorhead - Episode #12 - Kent State Recap - 11.14.25
Saturday, November 15
2025 Akron Zips Football Weekly Press Conference - Week #13 (Bowling Green Week) - 11/13/25
Thursday, November 13
2025 Akron Zips Football Post-Game Press Conference vs. Kent St. with Student-Athletes - 11/11/25
Wednesday, November 12








