Byron Murphy, the Texas DL, sits at No. 15 on the consensus board across 28 public boards. The tier model reads him as a NFL starter — 16% elite, 31% starter.
Athleticism
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Muscular ball of explosiveness with the tools and talent to become a productive three-down defender in the right scheme.”
Athleticism
NFL Network's Bucky Brooks: “Murphy is an ultra-explosive, one-gap penetrator with a game that perfectly meshes force and finesse.”
Physicality
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Murphy is powerful and well-schooled at taking on double-teams but lacks ideal mass and length for that role long-term.”
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
“…Muscular ball of explosiveness with the tools and talent to become a productive three-down defender in the right scheme. Twitchy first-step quickness combined with flexion and power in his lower half create a recipe for disruption as a gap shooter or as a pass rusher. Murphy is powerful and well-schooled at taking on double-teams but lacks ideal mass and length for that role long-term. He’s successful at bypassing pr…”
“…Murphy is an ultra-explosive, one-gap penetrator with a game that perfectly meshes force and finesse. The Texas star can win with speed and quickness or overpower opponents with a series of power-based maneuvers that destroy the flow of the offense at the line of scrimmage.…”
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