Byron Murphy II

Defensive Tackle, Seattle Seahawks · #91.

Player facts

Team: Seattle Seahawks
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 91
Born: Sep 8, 2002 (age 24)
Birthplace: Desoto, TX, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 306 lbs
College: Texas
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	21	11	10	3	4	5
Last 5 Games	19	9	10	3	3	0
Career	119	45	74	10.5	14	18

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Thu, Oct 15	@ DEN	L 17-14 OT	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 11	vs SF	L 32-29	6	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs LAC	W 30-23	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ WSH	L 33-31	7	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ ARI	W 31-7	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Byron Murphy II (born September 8, 2002) is an American professional football nose tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and was named the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2023. Murphy was selected by the Seahawks in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Byron Murphy II, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Murphy II attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas. As a senior, he had 79 tackles and 14 sacks. He originally committed to play college football at Baylor University before changing to the University of Texas at Austin.

College career

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. As a sophomore he started one of 13 games and recorded 26 tackles and one sack. Murphy II became a starter as a junior in 2023, being named the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year alongside Outland Trophy winner T'Vondre Sweat. Against Wyoming, he had a receiving touchdown.