| No. 91 – Seattle Seahawks | |||||||
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| Position | Nose tackle | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | (2002-09-08)September 8, 2002 (age 23) DeSoto, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 306 lb (139 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | DeSoto (TX) | ||||||
| College | Texas (2021–2023) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: 1st round, 16th overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2025 | |||||||
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Byron Murphy II (born September 8, 2002) is an American professionalfootballnose tackle for theSeattle Seahawks of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theTexas Longhorns and was named theBig 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2023. Murphy was selected by the Seahawks in the first round of the2024 NFL draft.
Murphy II attendedDeSoto High School inDeSoto, Texas. As a senior, he had 79 tackles and 14 sacks. He originally committed to play college football atBaylor University before changing to theUniversity of Texas at Austin.[1][2]
As a true freshman at Texas in 2021, Murphy II played in all 12 games with one start and had 15 tackles and two sacks.[3] As a sophomore he started one of 13 games and recorded 26 tackles and one sack.[4] Murphy II became a starter as a junior in 2023, being named the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year alongsideOutland Trophy winnerT'Vondre Sweat.[5] Against Wyoming, he had a receivingtouchdown.[6]
| Season | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF | ||
| Texas Longhorns | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 39 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft0+1⁄2 in (1.84 m) | 297 lb (135 kg) | 32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 4.87 s | 1.69 s | 2.83 s | 4.50 s | 7.50 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | 28 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[7][8] | ||||||||||||
Murphy was selected by theSeattle Seahawks in the first round, 16th overall, of the2024 NFL draft.[9] He signed a 4-year, $16,083,122 rookie contract with the Seahawks.[10] After a hamstring injury in Week 3 against theMiami Dolphins, Murphy was out for the following 3 games.[11] In his rookie season, he played in 14 games and 9 starts, recording 0.5 sacks, 36 tackles, 2 TFL's and a QB Hit.
In Week 2 of the 2025 season, Murphy recorded 1.5 sacks in a 31–17 road win over thePittsburgh Steelers.
Murphy proposed to his girlfriend, Maya Hurd on June 28, 2024.[12]