Defensive line, Texas, 2021–23
Byron Murphy II
- Number
- No. 90
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 308 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Desoto, TX
- Born
- Sep 8, 2002
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Byron Murphy II played defensive line at Texas (2021–23). The Seattle Seahawks took Murphy in the first round, No. 16 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career highat Baylor, 2023Honors
Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2023
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2023 Texas 12 games, 26 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Alabama | W 34–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Wyoming | W 31–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Baylor | W 38–6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Kansas | W 40–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Oklahoma | L 30–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Houston | W 31–24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. BYU | W 35–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Kansas State | W 33–30 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at TCU | W 29–26 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Iowa State | W 26–16 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 49–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Washington | L 31–37 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Texas 10 games, 21 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. UL Monroe | W 52–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Alabama | L 19–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. UTSA | W 41–20 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Texas Tech | L 34–37 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. West Virginia | W 38–20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Oklahoma | W 49–0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atOklahoma State | L 34–41 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.TCU | L 10–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atKansas | W 55–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Baylor | W 38–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Texas 7 games, 15 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Arkansas | L 21–40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Rice | W 58–0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Texas Tech | W 70–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atTCU | W 32–27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atBaylor | L 24–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atIowa State | L 7–30 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Kansas | L 56–57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ | |
| Weight | 297 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 10¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 77⅛″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.87 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.69 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 33″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′3″ | |
| Bench press | 28 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.50 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.50 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 33 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Seattle Seahawks | 12 | 32 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 61 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| NFL career | 33 | 110 | 10.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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