#98

Myles Murphy

Former defensive end at Clemson. 2022: 6.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, 37 tackles.

DE · Clemson · Jr. · #98

6′5″ · 275 lb · Marietta, GA

CFB Index 82 · #38 of 387 edge rushersMedium confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamCincinnati — drafted 2023, Rd 1, Pick 29, #28 overall

Recruiting

5★

SDE recruit

No. 7 nationally · Signed with Clemson

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive end at Clemson. 2022: 6.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, 37 tackles.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Clemson in 2020.
Drafted round 1 by the Cincinnati in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Clemson, 18 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #28 overall by Cincinnati.

His career

He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.

202011 games

Signed with Clemson5-star out of Hillgrove

20219 games

All-ACCsecond

202212 games

All-ACCfirst

2023

Drafted by Cincinnatiround 1, pick 28

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#7 national

CFB

College

Clemson

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #28

Cincinnati · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

6 honors · 1 category

🥈

ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM

All-ACC 1st team (2022)

Badges

Top-10 Recruit

Coaching lineage · 2020–2022

1 coach

2020–2022

Dabo Swinney

Clemson

Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

CincinnatiEntering 4th NFL season

#28Rd 1 · Pick 29

CincinnatiEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 31-8 over that span.

2020Clemson10-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Clemson10-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2022Clemson11-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

82All-Conference level #38 of 387?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (98th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (97th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#59 / 2755 · 98th pct

6.5

Tackles for loss#85 / 2755 · 97th pct

11.0

QB hurries#199 / 2755 · 90th pct

Passes defended#744 / 2755 · 66th pct

Tackles#973 / 2755 · 64th pct

Solo tackles#974 / 2755 · 63rd 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

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.7	0.7	0.4	0.0
Road5g	3.6	1.2	0.7	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.4	1.2	0.7	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	2.6	0.5	0.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dabo Swinney

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

82 · #38 of 387 edge rushers

Former five-star. Now #38 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Clemson	37	21	11.0	6.5	2	--	--
2021	Clemson	38	21	14.0	7.5	2	--	--
2020	Clemson	37	18	10.5	4.0	1	--	--
Career		112	60	35.5	18.0	5	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2022

W 34–28

at Florida State

6 TOT · 5 SOLO · 2 SACKS

Edged out Florida State on the road in a shootout.

With W. Shipley — 121 rush yds (20 car) · D. Uiagalelei — 203 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.6 · 26 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 41-10@ Georgia Tech	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	W 35-12vs Furman	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 48-20vs Louisiana Tech	3	3	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 51-45@ Wake Forest	5	2	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 5	W 30-20vs NC State	4	1	1.5	1.5	—	0
Wk 6	W 31-3@ Boston College	3	3	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 34-28@ Florida State	6	5	3.5	2.0	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 8	W 27-21vs Syracuse	2	0	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 10	L 14-35@ Notre Dame	4	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 31-16vs Louisville	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 40-10vs Miami	2	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 30-31vs South Carolina	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		37	21	11.0	6.5	—	2

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