Clemson will not have all hands on deck when they travel to Miami for the Orange Bowl on December 30.  The Tigers will have to battle Tennessee without a premier pass rusher.

Dabo Swinney announced today that junior defensive end Myles Murphy is declaring for the 2023 NFL Draft and opting out of the Dec. 30 Orange Bowl.

Murphy, widely expected to be a high first-round draft choice come April, is tied for the team lead with 6.5 sacks and ranks second on the team with 11 tackles for loss.

The Marietta, Ga., native tallied 45 total tackles this season while starting 11 of the Tigers’ 13 games. He posted three pass breakups, eight quarterback pressures and a forced fumble en route to earning first-team All-ACC honors.

A former top-five national recruit, Murphy made an instant impact upon joining Clemson’s program in 2020, earning Freshman All-America honors from several outlets in 2020 and earning a fourth-team All-American selection from Phil Steele in 2021.

The 6-foot-5, 275-pounder entered the 2022 season credited with 94 tackles (26.0 for loss), 11.0 sacks, five forced fumbles and three pass breakups over 25 games (16 starts).

Dear Old Clemson has a limited number of replica road signs to our store.  These have reflective properties just like real road signs.  Will Shipley, Tyler Davis and Antonio Williams have signed road signs with their numbers.

Now there is a new way you can support Clemson student-athletes. Purchase collectibles from Dear Old Clemson and the proceeds with go to support Clemson student-athletes. 

Dear Old Clemson is doing NIL the ‘Clemson way’, but we need your help to make sure we build a sustainable, repeatable model that will help keep Clemson competitive with the other top programs around the nation.

Dabo Swinney: “We need your assistance more than ever to provide meaningful NIL opportunities. Tiger Impact, Dear Old Clemson and other collectives allow student-athletes to utilize their voice and platform to maximize their NIL opportunities and strengthen their impact in the community.”

Graham Neff:
“Tiger Impact, Dear Old Clemson and other collectives need your support to help provide meaningful NIL opportunities for our student athletes. We are doing things the right way, the Clemson way with integrity as a non-negotiable and we fully support the mission of these groups.”

Join the Tiger Club or Lady Tiger Club to help these great student-athletes and help the Tigers compete at the highest level!