Player Dossier

2021-2023

Texas

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.

Usage / Role

68%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

41

Developing production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

48

Limited ceiling signals so far

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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
1
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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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8904

DeSoto · DeSoto, TX

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

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2021 Regular SeasonTexas7153.52--029.1
2022 Regular SeasonTexas102131--017.9
2023 PostseasonTexas1230.50--157.3
2023 Regular SeasonTexas12237.54.56-157.3

Related Context

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

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 24.4 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: Baylor

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Postseason · Texas

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

24.4

Usage

8.1

Consistency

36.9

Best Game by takeover score

Baylor

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0.5. Alabama: 1. Wyoming: 1. Baylor: 5. Kansas: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Houston: 1. BYU: 3. Kansas State: 1.5. TCU: 2.5. Iowa State: 3. Oklahoma State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 3 by 17.5. Alabama: 2 by 18.3. Wyoming: 2 by 18.3. Baylor: 4 by 66.7. Kansas: 3 by 12.5. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. Houston: 2 by 18.3. BYU: 0 by 30. Kansas State: 2 by 23.3. TCU: 3 by 37.5. Iowa State: 2 by 38.3. Oklahoma State: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.8 · Games = 10 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · -1.6 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Baylor

Best efficiency game

66.7 vs Baylor

Result
Tue 1/2@ WashingtonL 31-37310.5000
Sat 12/2vs Oklahoma StateW 49-2122000
Sun 11/19@ Iowa StateSplash gameW 26-16211.501.500
Sun 11/12@ TCUSplash gameW 29-26311.5010
Sat 11/4vs Kansas StateW 33-30200.5000
Sat 10/28vs BYUSplash gameW 35-600000
Sat 10/21@ HoustonW 31-2421100
Sat 10/7vs OklahomaL 30-3411000
Sat 9/30vs KansasW 40-1431000
Sat 9/23@ Baylor2+ sacks · Splash gameW 38-644320
Sun 9/17vs WyomingW 31-1020000
Sat 9/9@ AlabamaW 34-2421000

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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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonTexas5.516.86.6
2022 Regular SeasonTexas412.72.9-1.5
2023 PostseasonTexas18.524.48.114.5
2023 Regular SeasonTexas18.524.48.10

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

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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

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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

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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