#90

Byron Murphy II

Former defensive lineman at Texas. 2023: 4.5 sacks, 8 tackles for loss, 26 tackles.

DL · Texas · Jr. · #90

6′1″ · 308 lb · Desoto, TX

CFB Index 68 · #105 of 418 edge rushersLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamSeattle — drafted 2024, Rd 1, Pick 16, #16 overall

Recruiting

4★

DL recruit

No. 393 nationally · Signed with Texas

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Texas. 2023: 4.5 sacks, 8 tackles for loss, 26 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas in 2021.
Drafted round 1 by the Seattle in 2024.
Named Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Texas, 8 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #16 overall by Seattle.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20217 games

Signed with Texas4-star out of DeSoto

202312 games

All-Big 12first
Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Yearwinner

2024

Drafted by Seattleround 1, pick 16

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#393 national

CFB

College

Texas

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #16

Seattle · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

🥈

ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM

All-Big 12 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Steve Sarkisian

Texas

Played his entire career under Steve Sarkisian.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

SeattleEntering 3rd NFL season

#16Rd 1 · Pick 16

SeattleEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Steve Sarkisian — 25-14 over that span.

2021Texas5-7HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning

2022Texas8-5HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning

2023Texas12-2HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

68Quality starter #105 of 418?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (96th percentile). Strength: sacks (94th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#106 / 2842 · 96th pct

Sacks#163 / 2842 · 94th pct

4.5

Tackles for loss#215 / 2842 · 92nd pct

8.0

Tackles#1524 / 2842 · 45th pct

Solo tackles#1603 / 2842 · 42nd pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	1.7	0.1	0.0	0.0
Road6g	2.7	1.2	0.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.5	0.6	0.3	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	1.8	0.8	0.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Steve Sarkisian

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

68 · #105 of 418 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #105 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Texas	26	13	8.0	4.5	--	--	--
2022	Texas	21	10	3.0	1.0	--	--	--
2021	Texas	15	10	3.5	2.0	--	--	--
Career		62	33	14.5	7.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 34–24

at Alabama

1 QB HUR · 1 SOLO · 2 TOT

With Q. Ewers — 349 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.4 · 11 rush yds (3 car) · R. Sanborn — 50 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 56 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 2	W 34-24@ Alabama	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 31-10vs Wyoming	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 38-6@ Baylor	4	4	3.0	2.0	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 5	W 40-14vs Kansas	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 30-34vs Oklahoma	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 31-24@ Houston	2	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 35-6vs BYU	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 33-30vs Kansas State	2	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 29-26@ TCU	3	1	1.5	1.0	—
Wk 12	W 26-16@ Iowa State	2	1	1.5	1.5	—
Wk 14	W 49-21vs Oklahoma State	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Bowl	L 31-37@ Washington	3	1	0.5	0.0	—
Total		26	13	8.0	4.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology