Byron Murphy II

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.

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.

Professional career

Murphy was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round, 16th overall, of the 2024 NFL draft. He signed a 4-year, $16,083,122 rookie contract with the Seahawks. After a hamstring injury in Week 3 against the Miami Dolphins, Murphy was out for the following 3 games. In his rookie season, he played in 14 games with 9 starts, recording 0.5 sacks, 36 tackles, two 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 the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the Super Bowl win against the New England Patriots, he recorded two sacks and one fumble recovery.

Career statistics NFL Legend Won the Super Bowl Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions 2024 SEA 14 9 36 12 24 0.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 SEA 17 17 62 22 40 7.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 31 26 98 34 64 7.5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions 2025 SEA 3 3 9 6 3 2.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 3 3 9 6 3 2.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

College

Year Team GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles Solo Ast Cmb TfL Sck Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF 2021 Texas 12 10 5 15 4 2.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022 Texas 13 9 17 26 3 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023 Texas 14 13 16 29 9 5.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 39 32 38 70 16 8.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Personal life Murphy proposed to his girlfriend, Maya Hurd on June 28, 2024.