Myles Murphy, the Clemson EDGE, sits at No. 17 on the consensus board across 27 public boards. The tier model reads him as a role player — 14% elite, 23% starter.
Athleticism
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He plays with a plus motor and good first-step quickness, but his game isn’t really twitchy or explosive.”
Athleticism
NFL Network's Bucky Brooks: “The Clemson star is a natural pass rusher with the bend-and-burst ability to develop into an annual double-digit sack producer.”
Physicality
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Murphy’s length and post-up strength could provide the scheme and positional versatility that puts him on every draft board.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Murphy has excellent size/traits and has been consistently productive in impact categories for three straight years.”
Instincts
NFL Network's Bucky Brooks: “Murphy is an explosive edge defender with outstanding snap-count anticipation and first-step quickness.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a balanced-edge.
Sources · 4 · quotes 2
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- Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
- Bucky Brooks, NFL Network
- Lance Zierlein, nfl_com_zierlein
- Bucky Brooks, nflcom_bucky_brooks
“…Murphy has excellent size/traits and has been consistently productive in impact categories for three straight years. He plays with a plus motor and good first-step quickness, but his game isn’t really twitchy or explosive. He has finishing talent when he’s inside the pocket, but he needs to vary his rush angles and find an effective inside counter, as NFL tackles will be expecting his long-arm bull-rush technique. Mu…”
“…Murphy is an explosive edge defender with outstanding snap-count anticipation and first-step quickness. The Clemson star is a natural pass rusher with the bend-and-burst ability to develop into an annual double-digit sack producer.…”
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