Clemson draft prospect draws comparison to No. 1 overall pick
By: Staff Report January 21, 2023

This NFL Draft analyst compares one Clemson draft prospect to last year’s No. 1 overall pick.

Mike Renner of Pro Football Focus likens Clemson’s Myles Murphy to Travon Walker, the former Georgia defensive end who was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the first overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

“Murphy is too freaky to pass up,” Renner wrote. “The 6-foot-5, 275-pounder is this year’s version of Travon Walker.”

Renner has Murphy ranked as the No. 6 overall prospect on PFF’s 2023 NFL Draft Big Board and the second-best edge defender in the 2023 draft class behind only Alabama’s Will Anderson.

Renner’s latest 2023 NFL Mock Draft projects Murphy to be taken No. 5 overall by the Seattle Seahawks, one spot ahead of fellow Clemson defensive lineman Bryan Bresee, whom Renner has going to the Detroit Lions with the sixth overall selection.

“Murphy is the most impressive athlete in this defensive line class,” Renner wrote. “What he can do physically at 6-foot-5 and 275 pounds is comparable to last year’s No. 1 pick, Travon Walker. The Seahawks have been desperate for an impact edge rusher for years now, and Murphy can be that player in time.”

A first-team All-ACC selection in 2022, Murphy recorded 45 tackles (11.0 for loss), a team-high-tying 6.5 sacks, three pass breakups and a forced fumble over 13 games (11 starts).

The former five-star prospect from Georgia was credited with 139 tackles (37.0 for loss), 17.5 sacks, six forced fumbles and six pass breakups over 38 games (27 starts) at Clemson from 2020-22.

Murphy joined Louisville’s Yasir Abdullah as the only two Power Five players to record at least 35 tackles for loss and at least six forced fumbles across the 2020-22 seasons. He was the only player in the country to produce at least 10 tackles for loss and at least one forced fumble in each of those three seasons.

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