Byron Murphy named Big 12 defensive lineman of the year
Byron Murphy was named the Big 12’s defensive lineman of the year, the conference announced Wednesday. He is the fourth Longhorn to earn the honor along with Brian Orakpo, Poona Ford, and Charles Omenihu.
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Murphy was also named to the All-Big 12 first team along with his defensive tackle teammate T’Vondre Sweat. A junior from DeSoto who was honored on Senior Day, Murphy has 24 tackles with 10 of them solo and set career bests with 8.0 TFLs and five sacks.
During the Longhorns’ win over Wyoming, Murphy hauled in a one-yard touchdown pass to become the fourth Longhorn lineman to score an offensive touchdown.
The Longhorn defense led the country in third-down defense and red zone defense. Texas allowed just 85 rushing yards per game thanks to Murphy, and gave up only 17.2 points per contest.
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Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
T’Vondre Sweat
Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year
Byron Murphy II
Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year
Adonai Mitchell
Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year
Anthony Hill Jr.
All-Big 12 First Team
Xavier Worthy (WR, KR/PR)
Ja’Tavion Sanders (TE)
Kelvin Banks Jr. (OL)
Bert Auburn (PK)
Byron Murphy II (DL)
T’Vondre Sweat (DL)
Jaylan Ford (LB)
All-Big 12 Second Team
Jonathon Brooks (RB)
Adonai Mitchell (WR)
Jahdae Barron (DB)
Honorable Mention
Kelvin Banks Jr. (Offensive Lineman of the Year)
CJ Baxter (Offensive Freshman of the Year, RB)
Jonathon Brooks (Offensive Player of the Year)
Terrance Brooks (DB)
Ethan Burke (DL)
Trill Carter (Defensive Newcomer of the Year)
Kitan Crawford (Special Teams Player of the Year)
Alfred Collins (DL)
Quinn Ewers (QB)
Gunnar Helm (TE)
Anthony Hill (LB)
Christian Jones (OL)
Jake Majors (OL)
Ryan Sanborn (P)
Barryn Sorrell (DL)
Michael Taaffe (DB)
Jerrin Thompson (DB)
Jordan Whittington (WR)
