John Schneider says they had Byron Murphy II graded as the best defensive player in the draft

The #Seahawks DL comparison:

2021:
LJ Collier
Poona Ford
Al Woods
Carlos Dunlap
Rasheem Green
Benson Mayowa
Kerry Hyder
Alton Robinson

2024:
Leonard Williams
Uchenna Nwosu
Boye Mafe
Byron Murphy
Dre'Mont Jones
Johnathan Hankins
Jarran Reed
Cam Young

Huge Transformation.

DT Johnathan Hankins on #Seahawks DT Byron Murphy:

'I like Byron Murphy man, he** of a player, especially in college. It's going to be nice to see him when I get back there. We got a great room. I think his growth should accelerate and his play speak for itself'

High praise.

RD 1 | PK 16 - Seahawks: Byron Murphy II DT, Texas

In effort to shore up the interior, the Seattle Seahawks select the highest rated defensive tackle by NGS overall draft score in Murphy (83).

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Byron Murphy led the FBS in pressure rate and run disruption rate.

ELITE

Seahawks defensive line:

- Leonard Williams
- Byron Murphy II
- Uchenna Nwosu
- Boye Mafe
- Dre'Mont Jones
- Darrell Taylor
- Johnathan Hankins
- Jarran Reed

Top 5 defensive line?

WELCOME TO SEATTLE BYRON!

BREAKING: The #Seahawks select DT Byron Murphy II at #16.

New HC Mike Macdonald's 1st selection is official.

Seahawks on the clock...

ZERO DEFENSIVE PLAYERS TAKEN IN THE TOP 13 OF THE NFL DRAFT.

ZERO DEFENSIVE PLAYERS TAKEN IN THE TOP 12 PICKS.

ZERO defensive players taken in the top 10 of the NFL Draft.

24 hours before the NFL Draft, the #Seahawks are a top _______ team.

Michael Jerrell is a OG prospect in the 2024 draft class. He scored a 9.29 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 114 out of 1583 OG from 1987 to 2024. ras.football/ras-informatio…

NT Johnathan Hankins on how the #Seahawks are doing:

'I feel pretty good about the team right now. We got some young guys, but we got a lot of talented guys, too, on both sides of the ball.

And then, we got the draft right around the corner, so I'm excited man'

From the #Seahawks official website:

Who will be the #Seahawks first NFL Draft Selection in 2024?

Seattle Sports host Stacy Jo Rost said this on the show when interviewing former #Seahawks RB Robert Turbin as well:

'There are still pictures and a bunch of memorabilia all around the facility [VMAC] of the Super Bowl team and of everyone. It's just the area outside the…