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Two linchpins of Texas' breakthrough 2023 season are leaving school early for the NFL draft.
Defensive lineman Byron Murphy II and star tailback Jonathon Brooks told ESPN in phone interviews on Thursday that they intend to declare for the draft.
Murphy is the No. 4 overall defensive tackle on ESPN draft insider Mel Kiper Jr.'s latest positional rankings, and Brooks is the No. 1 tailback, even after he tore his ACL on Nov. 11. Brooks said he's a month out of surgery from a clean tear, and the expectation is he'll be healthy for NFL training camp.