Kyler Murray
Oklahoma Sooners – No. 1 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Sophomore |
Personal information | |
Born: | Bedford, Texas | August 7, 1997
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 202 lb (92 kg) |
Career history | |
College | |
High school | Allen (TX) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Kyler Murray (born August 7, 1997) is an American collegiate football quarterback, who plays for the Oklahoma Sooners. He previously played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies. He also plays as an infielder in college baseball. He was the 2014 Gatorade Football Player of the Year.
High school career
Murray attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas. As a senior in 2014, he was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year.[1][2] His team won three straight state championships and 43 games in a row. He missed one start during this streak and finished his career with a perfect 42–0 record as a starting quarterback.[3]
Murray was ranked by Rivals.com and Scout.com as a four-star recruit and the best dual-threat quarterback in his class.[4][5] In May 2014, he committed to Texas A&M University to play college football and college baseball.[6][7][8] He officially signed with them on February 4, 2015.[9]
Murray also plays baseball and was considered one of the top prospects for the 2015 Major League Baseball draft. In high school, Murray was a shortstop and a second baseman. He was the first player to ever be selected for both the Under Armour All-America Baseball and Football games.[10][11] Murray opted out of the MLB draft after deciding to attend Texas A&M.[8] He was initially set to play as an infielder for the Texas A&M Aggies baseball team in the 2016 season until he announced his departure from Texas A&M on December 17, 2015.[12]
- High school statistics
Year | Team | Pass Attempts | Pass Completions | Completion % | Pass Yards | Pass TDs | INT | Rush Attempts | Rush Yards | Rush Avg | Rush TDs |
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2012 | Allen | 249 | 153 | 61.4% | 2,004 | 17 | 5 | 188 | 1,370 | 7.3 | 25 |
2013 | Allen | 325 | 207 | 63.7% | 3,669 | 46 | 9 | 151 | 1,274 | 8.4 | 19 |
2014 | Allen | 433 | 278 | 64.2% | 4,713 | 54 | 8 | 151 | 1,495 | 9.9 | 25 |
Total | 1,007 | 638 | 63.4% | 10,386 | 117 | 22 | 490 | 4,139 | 8.4 | 69 |
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Kyler Murray QB |
Allen, Texas | Allen HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 4.5 | May 28, 2014 |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 (QB) Rivals: 5 (QB) ESPN: 1 (Dual-threat QB) | ||||||
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College career
Texas A&M (2015)
As a true freshman in 2015, Murray competed with Kyle Allen before the season for the starting quarterback position.[14] Allen would win the job with Murray appearing in games as a backup (primarily on plays involving the wildcat formation).[15] After the team lost two straight games in October, the competition was opened again prior to the South Carolina game, and Murray won the starting quarterback position.[16] In his first start, Murray threw for 223 yards and rushed for 156 yards with a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown, making him and Cam Newton the only SEC quarterbacks in the past 20 years to gain over 100 yards passing and rushing, including a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown in their first career start.[17] On December 24, 2015, Murray announced that he was transferring to University of Oklahoma. He sat out the 2016 season per NCAA transfer rules.[18]
College statistics
Year | Team | Pass Attempts | Pass Completions | Completion % | Pass Yards | Pass TDs | INT | Passer Rating | Rush Attempts | Rush Yards | Rush Avg | Rush TDs |
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2015 | Texas A&M | 121 | 72 | 59.5% | 686 | 5 | 7 | 109.2 | 53 | 335 | 6.3 | 1 |
2016 | Oklahoma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 121 | 72 | 59.5% | 686 | 5 | 7 | 109.2 | 53 | 335 | 6.3 | 1 |
Personal life
Murray's father, Kevin Murray, was a quarterback at Texas A&M from 1983 to 1986.[19][20]
References
- ^ "Kyler Murray presented National Gatorade Player of the Year award at surprise ceremony in Allen". High School Sports Blog. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ "Kyler Murray named Gatorade National Football Player of the Year". USA Today High School Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ Fox Sports. "Allen QB Kyler Murray completes perfect career with third state title". FOX Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ "Kyler Murray". yahoo.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ "Scout Recruiting – National Signing Day Coverage, Latest Commits, Top Prospects and More Front Page". scout.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ "Top-ranked QB Kyler Murray commits to Texas A&M Aggies". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ Zac Ellis. "Kyler Murray, four-star QB recruit in the class of 2015, commits to Texas A&M". SI.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ a b "Top-ranked A&M QB signee Kyler Murray opts out of MLB draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ "Star quarterback Kyler Murray officially signs with Texas A&M". Sports Update. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ "Kyler Murray Has Wild Journey To Become First Two-Sport Under Armour All-American". BaseballAmerica.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ "MLB Draft might be the biggest hurdle in getting Allen QB Kyler Murray to Texas A&M". High School Sports Blog. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ "Top QB recruit Kyler Murray says he'll play at Texas A&M, bypass MLB draft". The Birmingham News. May 6, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Kyler Murray 247Sports Profile". October 30, 2015.
- ^ "Texas A&M's QB battle between Kyle Allen, Kyler Murray will begin soon". ESPN. May 6, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Texas A&M names sophomore Kyle Allen starting quarterback". Sports Illustrated. August 24, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Texas A&M turns to Kyler Murray at quarterback". Sports Illustrated. October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ "A&M's Kyler Murray pulls off rare SEC feat in debut". Austin American-Statesman. November 1, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
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- ^ "Allen's Kyler Murray follows in dad's footsteps at A&M". WFAA. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ "Kevin Murray has gone from one-time A&M star to Dallas-Fort Worth's elite quarterback coach". dallasnews.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
External links
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Allen, Texas
- People from Bedford, Texas
- Sportspeople from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
- Players of American football from Texas
- American football quarterbacks
- Oklahoma Sooners football players
- Texas A&M Aggies football players
- Baseball players from Texas
- Oklahoma Sooners baseball players