Defensive Tackle Byron Murphy II Is Playing At A 'High Level'

When Byron Murphy II makes his first tackle, sack or even just play of the game, he enters a flow state, is "locked in" and knows that he can't be stopped.

"… My mindset shifts. Like, 'I know you can't mess with me.'," he said Thursday. "That's my mind going into the game. 'You can't block me; you won't be able to block me.' Once I make the first play or first contact with somebody, now I'm in that mode."

It seems that Murphy has been "in that mode" through the first nine games of the season. The third-year defensive tackle has received praise from both his teammates and coaches for the way he's playing this season.

"He's done a great job," head coach Mike Macdonald said. "He's affected the…