Byron Murphy accepts Reese's Senior Bowl invitation
Texas junior defensive lineman Byron Murphy has accepted an invitation to participate in the 75th Annual Reese’s Senior Bowl, to be played on Feb. 3, 2024 in Mobile, Ala. The Reese’s Senior Bowl is the preeminent and longest continually running college football all-star game and an important stage in the NFL Draft process.
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Juniors who declare for the NFL draft will be eligible for three of the college all-star games after this season, including the Senior Bowl.
Murphy, a DeSoto (Texas) product, has 24 tackles, nine of them solo and 6.5 for a loss, 3.5 sacks and seven quarterback hurries this season. Texas has two realistic candidates on the defensive side of the ball for the Outland in Murphy and Sweat. the top two defensive tackles in the country according to Pro Football Focus. Texas’ interior duo look to join Brad Shearer, Tommy Nobis, and Scott Appleton as Outland winners.
Murphy, one of the leaders of the No. 7 Texas Longhorns defense both on and off the field, drew high praise from Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian earlier this season for how No. 90 plays and thinks on and off the gridiron.
“He’s built like a pit bull, man,” Sarkisian said. “He’s strong. He’s got really strong shoulders. He’s extremely quick and powerful. He’s got a very high football IQ, and he plays hard. Those are all really cool prerequisites that you want to have as a defensive lineman, especially with his stature.”
Murphy, 6-foot-1, 290-pounder, joins Texas defensive linemen T’Vondre Sweat and offensive tackle Christian Jones at the 2024 Senior Bowl.
More than 900 NFL personnel, including key decision-makers from all 32 teams, and better than 1,100 media members from around the country were credentialed for this year’s Senior Bowl. In the most recent NFL Draft, the game produced 100 total picks for the third straight year, representing 40 percent of the entire draft including 40 players selected on the first two days.
