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Byron Murphy II

Texas · Edge Rusher · 2021-23

SACKS
8
TFL
15
TKL
62

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Murphy was a first-team all-conference pick in 2023.

From 2021 to 2023, Murphy recorded 62 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks.

Murphy was the No. 16 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 13th-highest edge rusher rating at Texas since 1990 and No. 48 among all edge rushers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2023
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2024
    • No. 16 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Byron Murphy II season-by-season statistics at Texas
SeasonTklTFLSacks
2021153.52
20222131
20232684.5
Total6214.57.5

Seasons with tracked stats at Texas. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Texas Teammates

  1. 90T'Vondre Sweat2019-23EDGE
  2. 90Bijan Robinson2020-22RB
  3. 88Jahdae Barron2020-24CB
  4. 86Joseph Ossai2018-20LB
  5. 83Michael Taaffe2022-25S
  6. 83Anthony Hill Jr.2023-25LB
  7. 80Xavier Worthy2021-23WR
  8. 77Sam Ehlinger2017-20QB
  9. 77Ja'Tavion Sanders2022-23TE
  10. 77Andrew Mukuba2024S

Full Texas all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 93Aidan HutchinsonMichigan · 2018-21EDGE
  2. 93Will Anderson Jr.Alabama · 2020-22EDGE
  3. 90Jordan DavisGeorgia · 2018-21EDGE
  4. 90Abdul CarterPenn State · 2022-24EDGE
  5. 90Calijah KanceyPittsburgh · 2020-22EDGE
  6. 90Jalen CarterGeorgia · 2020-22EDGE
  7. 90Kayvon ThibodeauxOregon · 2019-21EDGE
  8. 90Mason GrahamMichigan · 2022-24EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Byron Murphy II) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.