Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2023Texas
Byron Murphy II
DL • 6'1" • 308 lbs • Desoto, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Byron Murphy II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
33
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
29
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Player Story
Byron Murphy II built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Desoto, TX wearing No. 90, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Byron Murphy II's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 16
- NFL Team
- Seattle Seahawks
Byron Murphy II, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Texas. Byron Murphy II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 62
- TFL
- 14.5
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Byron Murphy II quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · DL
- Career Tackles
- 62
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Texas
- Top game
- Baylor
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · DeSoto · Texas
- High school pipeline
- DeSoto · 90 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 1 · Pick 16 · Seattle Seahawks
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 26 tackles · DL 233rd (top 24%) · Big 12 151st (top 24%) · National 1,541st (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas | 7 | 15 | 3.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 29.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas | 10 | 21 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 17.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 57.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas | 12 | 23 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 6 | - | 1 | 57.3 |
Related Context
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Byron Murphy II played DL for Texas. Across 3 tracked seasons, Byron Murphy II recorded 1 rushing yards, 1 receiving yards, and 62 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Texas paired 18.5 primary output with 24.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Texas
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
12.7
Usage
2.9
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UL Monroe: 0. Alabama: 0. UTSA: 0.5. Texas Tech: 0. West Virginia: 1. Oklahoma: 2. Oklahoma State: 0.5. TCU: 0. Kansas: 0. Baylor: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UL Monroe: 2 by 8.3. Alabama: 2 by 8.3. UTSA: 2 by 13.3. Texas Tech: 5 by 20.8. West Virginia: 3 by 22.5. Oklahoma: 1 by 24.2. Oklahoma State: 3 by 17.5. TCU: 1 by 4.2. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. Baylor: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
24.2 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs Baylor | W 38-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Kansas | W 55-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs TCU | L 10-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Oklahoma State | L 34-41 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ OklahomaSplash game | W 49-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs West Virginia | W 38-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Texas Tech | L 34-37 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | vs UTSA | W 41-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Alabama | L 19-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs UL Monroe | W 52-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Byron Murphy II story
Byron Murphy II built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Desoto, TX wearing No. 90, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Byron Murphy II's career was his defensive production: 62 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, and 7.5 sacks across 29 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 rushing yard and 1 receiving yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Byron Murphy II's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas
2021-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas | 5.5 | 16.8 | 6.6 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas | 4 | 12.7 | 2.9 | -1.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas | 18.5 | 24.4 | 8.1 | 14.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas | 18.5 | 24.4 | 8.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Baylor
Week 4 · W 38-6 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Iowa State
Week 10 · L 7-30 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Rice
Week 3 · W 58-0
2
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Iowa State
Week 12 · W 26-16 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Oklahoma
Week 6 · W 49-0 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Texas
18.5 primary output · 24.4 efficiency · 8.1 usage
57.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · Texas
57.3
18.5 primary · 24.4 efficiency · 8.1 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Texas
29.1
5.5 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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