University of Texas football position analysis: Defensive line
Texas sophomore Barryn Sorrell recorded six tackles and 1.5 sacks in just 19 defensive snaps during the Longhorns’ season-opening win over Louisiana-Monroe.Sixth in a position-by-position series looking at the 2023 Texas Longhorns after spring workouts.
“I think collectively, I'd love out sack numbers to go up as a team,” Sarkisian said. “And I think that we have some really effective rushers, and not all of them are necessarily edge guys." Rising junior end Barryn Sorrell is back to build on a breakthrough year after registering career highs in tackles , tackles for loss , sacks and hurries in 13 games with 10 starts. Senior T’Vondre Sweat has become more vocal as he looks to fill the leadership void left behind by Coburn and Ojomo, and coaches believe he can have an All-Big 12 caliber season after posting the team's third-best defensive grade in 2022.
But among all the returning veterans and newcomers, the most talked about player this offseason has been junior tackle Byron Murphy II. The 6-foot-1, 300-pound lineman was more of a force than his traditional stats indicated last year — Murphy had the team's second-best defensive grade and run defense grade with 20 total quarterback pressures.
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