Byron Murphy II holds the NT · Starter spot in Seattle Seahawks’s nose tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Byron Murphy II played 20 games in 2025 with a 69% snap share.

Byron Murphy II is a 24-year-old nose tackle for the Seattle Seahawks, standing 6'0" and weighing 308 pounds. The Texas product was selected 16th overall in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft by Seattle. During his rookie season, he appeared in 14 games with nine starts, recording 0.5 sacks against New England and six tackles versus the L.A. Rams. In 2025, Murphy started all 20 games and posted 9.0 sacks while adding 62 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, and 13 quarterback hits. He tied for the team lead in sacks and recorded two sacks plus a fumble recovery in the Super Bowl LX victory over New England.

Texas2021 – 2023

Seahawks2024 — present

CollegeTexasDraftRound 1 · No. 16 overall · 2024 · SEAHometownDesoto, TX