On a critical day for the futures of defensive tackles Byron Murphy and T’Vondre Sweat as both players went through testing at the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the former Texas Longhorns both impressed.
Currently projected to come off the board at No. 13 overall to the Las Vegas Raiders in Mel Kiper’s latest pre-combine mock draft at ESPN, Murphy needed to prove his elite athleticism for the position in testing on Thursday. In NFL.com’s estimated athleticism score, Murphy is currently ranked second among all defensive tackles at the combine after running a 4.