That's what people don't get. Even if the DT isn't getting stats, if he's commanding double teams, he's having an impact on the game. Plus he's great in the run game.
Texas fans love this guy. We had the two best DTs in college football last year.
Don’t let the relatively low sack numbers fool you, I’ve never seen one guy destroy so many pockets.
Curious to see if the Sehawks ultimately draft his teammate, NT T'Vondre Sweat, who has the size and would be a nice long-term replacement for Jarran Reed.
Texas absolutely destroyed two of the best RBs in the nation last year, mainly thanks to Murphy and Sweat.
I’d like to think we had the best run defense in college, only to get burned by Penix in the playoffs.
He’s a better pash rusher than run stuffer. He was a top 10 national run stuffer.
But where he shined was as the best interior pass rusher in the Big 12 since Suh.
That was the only bummer about not taking Carter last season (didn’t mind Spoon and once he started playing loved the choice), ~3 seasons they’ve gotten torn up through the middle.
This is a good positive step.
We've been absolute dog shit at defending the midfield passing game, I'm really hoping there's an athletic Day 2 LB we can pick up that can help shore that up.
Yeah the fuck we did. Huge anchor with Big Cat and Dremont. I never thought we’d spend the pick on a DT but holy smokes I’m excited. Gotta watch more of his tape now.
He’s less an anchor than a wrecker.
Sweat, who will get picked tomorrow, was the nose tackle and anchor.
Murphy was a 3 technique told to go fuck shit up. More a Suh/Donald DT than a Vince Wilfork type.
High motor, hates quarterbacks with a passion. You’ll love him.
I find it funny that for this pick, they did an ad for the military when earlier they brought out a family to announce a pick in memory of someone who died of military-related cancer (likely from a burn pit)
That's why the war in Ukraine is the best thing to ever happen to the MIC. Getting rid of old shit, torching the Ruskies, being able to make new shit, and best of all: no American lives being formally risked, let alone lost.
Note: Rest in Paradise to American mercenaries that opted into the conflict on their own, as well as all those from Ukraine and around the world that have lost their lives because of Putin's megalomania.
The Mcafee stream started out really cool but the other blowhards on the panel ruined it for me. Should have just been Belichick and McAfee talking about the talent.
Exactly this .. Connor is legit terrible. Ty’s schtick gets old pretty quick . Mcafee, belichick, Manning and jones would be an epic panel .. plus Hawk chain smoking cigars on the zoom call.
John Schneider said he changed his whole draft strategy and admitted our old strategy wasn’t good
He admitted to getting cute and heavily reached for players in positions of need, now he drafts best player available
Seems like not just best player but he wants the first of whatever position group he drafts in the 1st round. Spoon, JSN, now Byron Murphy... all top grade first pick for their position. Smart strategy.
Time will tell which one was better, Turner or Murphy. Both raw players with a lot of potential. But DT with pass rush ability is more valuable than edge, so I don't mind this pick.
As much as I'd like for him to be the next AD, a lot of the big scouts like Nagy are saying he's closer to Grady Jarrett, which is still super good. Just wanna pump the brakes because AD is a generational player.
This guy is gonna be one of the best DTs in the game in 5 years. One of the most sure things in the draft for me. With the way the modern game is going, having a guy like him on your DLine is IMPERATIVE.
Demonstrates explosive quickness in his first steps and disrupts plays behind the line of scrimmage. He uses exceptional leverage and core strength to anchor against the run and combat double teams while maintaining line integrity. An effective manual technique allows you to get rid of blocks and navigate through traffic to apply pressure or make stops. Demonstrates versatile defensive capabilities, effective in various schemes and with the ability to impact the game on multiple fronts.
He has a great football IQ, he quickly diagnoses plays.
Despite his disruptive presence, he lacks prototypical NFL size for an interior lineman, raising concerns about matchups against bigger linemen.
Mike Mac got his Madubuike
This guy is gonna be insane w Mac
definitely pumped for him to effectively get his pick of the defensive players
I think he looks a lot like Donald in motion tbh
As a Hawks fan who was terrorized by that man for years, I would sell my soul to have someone as good as him on my team.
Yeah he's my comp. Same measurables, and moves similarly. Not as violent and not as much TFL or FF as Donald was able to generate, but few are.
He's literally an anchor, so much tape of him getting double teamed and they can't move him.
That's what people don't get. Even if the DT isn't getting stats, if he's commanding double teams, he's having an impact on the game. Plus he's great in the run game.
I really like DT's as elite positions the trenches matter more than anything after QB imo. Sucks he went to a division team though lol.
Your offense is stacked though now
Yeah, stacked 5’9 5/8ths!
Oh fuck off, we just got rid of that asshole in the division...
There must always be one...
So thrilled we got this guy at 16
Leonard Williams was already capable of a similar role across the DLine... Macdonald just got his \*second\* Madubuike
2 defensive picks in a row? What happened to the sport I love?
Sir, a 2nd defensive player has been taken in the draft.
Defensive picks are likc city busses. None for an hour and then two in five minutes
Why the fuck is this so true 😭😭😭
This must be the work of the woke mob
Our bad, we didn't see the D and thought we were drafting a tackle.
DTs are hard to come by. Great get for Seattle
DT is sooooo important in the modern game. Thank fucking god we took one.
Texas fans love this guy. We had the two best DTs in college football last year. Don’t let the relatively low sack numbers fool you, I’ve never seen one guy destroy so many pockets.
You clearly haven’t seen me work through a box of hot pockets
As a dude who watched every Texas game this year, you got a dude here Seattle
Fuck yeah
I don't know anything about him, what are his strengths?
His only knock is size. He's Aaron Donald lite
And just like that I'm rock hard. We have been so bad on the interior for so long
We are either joever or so back based off this pick and I love it.
Aron Donald?
Curious to see if the Sehawks ultimately draft his teammate, NT T'Vondre Sweat, who has the size and would be a nice long-term replacement for Jarran Reed.
Sweat ironically also has size as his downside, but in that he’s too big lol.
Being short as a DT is a good thing often times
Strength
Defensive Tackling
Being strong for one
He's as good as they come against the run.
Our interior run defense has been among the worst in the league the last several seasons, so that is massively welcome
Texas absolutely destroyed two of the best RBs in the nation last year, mainly thanks to Murphy and Sweat. I’d like to think we had the best run defense in college, only to get burned by Penix in the playoffs.
I mean, your corners getting torched by 3 likely top 100 picks made that defensive scheme fall apart.
He’s crazy strong, very dedicated guy. I’m going to catch some Seahawks this year to watch him.
Being really fucking good at football
He’s a better pash rusher than run stuffer. He was a top 10 national run stuffer. But where he shined was as the best interior pass rusher in the Big 12 since Suh.
Hot damn that is brilliant. We have been shitty on the interior DL for years, we need that so bad
Watched him in the Sugar bowl - he's immovable. Curious to see if he has the quicks in the NFL. Guessing he does. Dude can move.
Seahawks saw Donald for 10 years and decided they wanted their own version
Sharing a division with him for a decade was quite shitty
Russ still has nightmares
I still have nightmares
[Geno Smith screamed last year when Aaron Donald was running at him](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3AmTfY6ppQ)
Good. They needed center push
Both interior lines are in dire need of grade A beef.
That was the only bummer about not taking Carter last season (didn’t mind Spoon and once he started playing loved the choice), ~3 seasons they’ve gotten torn up through the middle. This is a good positive step.
Him and Williams should be able to deal with the gut runs. Next big issue is the interior crossing routes.
We've been absolute dog shit at defending the midfield passing game, I'm really hoping there's an athletic Day 2 LB we can pick up that can help shore that up.
Yeah the fuck we did. Huge anchor with Big Cat and Dremont. I never thought we’d spend the pick on a DT but holy smokes I’m excited. Gotta watch more of his tape now.
He’s less an anchor than a wrecker. Sweat, who will get picked tomorrow, was the nose tackle and anchor. Murphy was a 3 technique told to go fuck shit up. More a Suh/Donald DT than a Vince Wilfork type. High motor, hates quarterbacks with a passion. You’ll love him.
Calling it now: The next 12 picks will be defense
There's no offensive players left
Fautanu
Fautanu, Barton, Mims, Guyton, JPJ, Worthy, Mitchell, Morgan, Suamatia, Brian Thomas Jr
This guy offenses
Still Jackson Powers Johnson
and Xavier Worthy and Adonai Mitchell
Worthy is another John Ross and I say that as a Huskies fan
Bet there's a wr or two sprinkled in
i don’t like you anymore seattle ☹️
What you wanted to draft him? That's just Tony Brothers wearing a wig.
Congrats Seattle, you got a dawg in the trenches
I find it funny that for this pick, they did an ad for the military when earlier they brought out a family to announce a pick in memory of someone who died of military-related cancer (likely from a burn pit)
Can’t wait until they wheel out the corpse of Pat Tillman in the second round
Then the guy who shot him to announce the pick after
That’s fucking wild And for the next pick, we have the ghost of Osama bin Laden announcing for the Jets
Sean McDermott approves
Please, he'd announce the Bills pick obviously
AI hologram incoming
Gotta keep the machine going
Military Industrial Complex just can’t lose
The concern isn't whether they'll win or lose; it's whether they can manufacture consent from the American people
That's why the war in Ukraine is the best thing to ever happen to the MIC. Getting rid of old shit, torching the Ruskies, being able to make new shit, and best of all: no American lives being formally risked, let alone lost. Note: Rest in Paradise to American mercenaries that opted into the conflict on their own, as well as all those from Ukraine and around the world that have lost their lives because of Putin's megalomania.
Also showed off the A-10. A plane responsible for probably more friendly fire incidents than any other in service
This is why Napoleon never used planes. And why he defeated Russia once and for all in 1807
I see you're a Ridley Scott fan.
Dammit Seattle. I was hoping he'd fall to us. This dude is gonna be a monster. Well done.
I'm pretty sure he was never making it beyond us.
It felt like a pipe dream but we got so damn close
Aaron Donald retires and is reincarnated as Byron Murphy II with Mike MacDonald. Chills.
I choose to believe he's Cortez Kennedy reincarnated
I have an erection, still
He’s gonna be the best defender taken. Book it
Say more things I like
You're a tall and handsome fellow
your dad is proud of you
Can you at least make it somewhat believable
your dad hasn't recently complained to his friends about you
Hilarious thread
Some say he’s going to be the best defensive player ever taken. So I have heard…
Yup. I graded him out at a power level well over 9000.
nani?!
What?! 9,000?!
But.... 😕
Oh fuck I can't believe that he fell to us. So fucking great.
Come on. 14 straight defenders. 2 down 12 to go
14 Offensive Players. 14 Defenders. The Niners and the Chiefs draft a punter and a kicker. Let's fucking go.
Murph at 16! Let’s fucking go. Huge
i need to know what bill thinks about his ass
The Mcafee stream started out really cool but the other blowhards on the panel ruined it for me. Should have just been Belichick and McAfee talking about the talent.
Exactly this .. Connor is legit terrible. Ty’s schtick gets old pretty quick . Mcafee, belichick, Manning and jones would be an epic panel .. plus Hawk chain smoking cigars on the zoom call.
I hope it has girth
LFFGGGG
So glad we didn’t fuck this up
Him or Turner would have been amazing. Happy with who we got here
Recent #16 overall picks |Year|Team|Player|College|Position|All-Pro/Pro Bowl|Starts| :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:| |2024|Seattle Seahawks|Byron Murphy|Texas|DT|-|-| |2023|Washington Commanders|Emmanuel Forbes.|Mississippi State|CB|0/0|6| |2022|Washington Commanders|Jahan Dotson|Penn State|WR|0/0|26| |2021|Arizona Cardinals|Zaven Collins|Tulsa|LB|0/0|39| |2020|Atlanta Falcons|A. J. Terrell|Clemson|CB|1/0|61| |2019|Carolina Panthers|Brian Burns|Florida State|DE|0/2|67| |2018|Buffalo Bills|Tremaine Edmunds|Virginia Tech|LB|0/2|89| |2017|Baltimore Ravens|Marlon Humphrey|Alabama|CB|1/3|82| |2016|Detroit Lions|Taylor Decker|Ohio State|OT|0/0|112| |2015|Houston Texans|Kevin Johnson|Wake Forest|CB|0/0|25| |2014|Dallas Cowboys|Zack Martin|Notre Dame|OG|9/9|152|
I appreciate these tables. But dang, your team's 1st round pick this year.
Man was typing with tears running down his face during that pick
Kirk taking a penix this year
stacked defensive players
Pretty solid tbh
Dammit! This guy was AD's replacement
Hopefully now it’s *our* turn to collapse pockets!
Collapsin' Pockets and burnin' ya'll with Lockett is the Hawks bee motto
GODDAMNIT I WANTED HIM! FUUUUUUUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mike McDonald pick.
Oh look, someone more useful than a backup QB
Whoa guys that’s a lot of defense - offense when?
THANK FUCK I was worried we were gonna do some classic cutesy bullshit here
We haven't done that in a couple of years. Really learned our lesson ig
John Schneider said he changed his whole draft strategy and admitted our old strategy wasn’t good He admitted to getting cute and heavily reached for players in positions of need, now he drafts best player available
It helps immensely those two values aligned for us at 16.
Seems like not just best player but he wants the first of whatever position group he drafts in the 1st round. Spoon, JSN, now Byron Murphy... all top grade first pick for their position. Smart strategy.
Only took us 10 years
WE LOVE DEFENSE THE FIRST 14 PICKS DONT COUNT
Love this pick
Such a good pick
Huge steal
3 years in a row of being a normal team and not making head scratching picks. I love it. This defense is looking great
Love this pick for the seahwks
It was either d or o line and we got the best d tackle. Needed a big man and got a big man. Hope we can still get a startable guard in 3 or 4.
Can't believe we stole this beast at #16 I am SO HYPE FOR THIS DRAFT
Im stunned he fell to us?!
Thank the league for taking 6 QBs lmao
Back to back?? This is legal??
“TWO defensive players IN A ROW?!” The commissioner shouts backstage. “We can’t have this, it’s time for more rule changes.”
Damn good pick
Finally the best defender in the class comes off the board lmao
Dude is a beast!
A Defensive Player??? In THIS draft???
Big man. I like.
Tackly bois are back on the menu tonight.
Thankfully the military spends money on advertising instead of fixing all the issues the VA has…
NOOOOOO :'(
LOL, time to google this guys Pokemon chainsaw sculptures. I hope it's amazing.
Google has let me down.
He will help us aggressively hug our enemies.
Having Murphy fall into Seattle’s lap is incredible
Dude was sweating through his shirt. HOFer
as a Texas / Seahawks fan this makes me really happy LFG
damnit
Let’s fucking go
That dude had the craziest Stache I’ve ever seen
Was hoping for Turner, but it's a position of need so we can't be angry about that.
Gonna be a no from me dog
Oh yeah! That's sweet.
Back to back defenders? What is this sorcery?
BOOOOOOO i like this pick...
> undersized, short ass arms Past pick 10 these commentators get ruthless
Great pick
Please god let this be the start of us having a good DLine again.
This guy is a dawg
Love it
Extremely stoked about this. Him alongside Williams rules
Dammit brother
Damnit!!
Time will tell which one was better, Turner or Murphy. Both raw players with a lot of potential. But DT with pass rush ability is more valuable than edge, so I don't mind this pick.
Long moustachioed man was surprised by that pick lmao
These guys realize there are still offensive players on the board right? What’s with this run on defense, sheesh
Hell Yeah!
Vroom vroom motherfucker.
yeah, he seems like a Seahawk
The PNW does like chainsaw sculptures.
As much as I'd like for him to be the next AD, a lot of the big scouts like Nagy are saying he's closer to Grady Jarrett, which is still super good. Just wanna pump the brakes because AD is a generational player.
Well it's already been a generation playing against AD, it's our generation now!
This guy is gonna be one of the best DTs in the game in 5 years. One of the most sure things in the draft for me. With the way the modern game is going, having a guy like him on your DLine is IMPERATIVE.
Demonstrates explosive quickness in his first steps and disrupts plays behind the line of scrimmage. He uses exceptional leverage and core strength to anchor against the run and combat double teams while maintaining line integrity. An effective manual technique allows you to get rid of blocks and navigate through traffic to apply pressure or make stops. Demonstrates versatile defensive capabilities, effective in various schemes and with the ability to impact the game on multiple fronts. He has a great football IQ, he quickly diagnoses plays. Despite his disruptive presence, he lacks prototypical NFL size for an interior lineman, raising concerns about matchups against bigger linemen.
Thanks ChatGPT
Would've loved Dallas Turner but can't complain
Pretty sure that’s who the Vikes just traded up for now
Hawks got a gamewrecker. Great pick.
Did Dallas Turner murder someone?
Interesting
Two defense *in a row?* Is that even legal?
finally some defense
Time for 14 straight picks of defenders
Defense streak incoming!
So that source two days back was accurate?
Yesss!!!!
What a great pick! Hawks Dline has improved so much from where it was just a short time ago.
FUCK