Kyler Murray

Kyler Murray
Oklahoma Sooners No. 1
Position Quarterback
Class Freshman
Career history
College
High school Allen (TX)
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-08-07) August 7, 1997
Place of birth Bedford, Texas
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Kyler Murray (born August 7, 1997) is an American collegiate athlete. He plays college football for the Oklahoma Sooners. He previously played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies. He plays quarterback in football and 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
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

[13]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Kyler Murray
QB		 Allen, Texas Allen HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 4.5 May 28, 2014 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 (QB)   Rivals: 5 (QB)  ESPN: 1 (Dual-threat QB)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

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 game against South Carolina, 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 will sit out the 2016 season per NCAA transfer rules.[18]

College statistics

Texas A&M Aggies
Year Team Pass Attempts Pass Completions Completion % Pass Yards Pass TDs INT Passer Rating Rush Attempts Rush Yards Rush Avg Rush TDs
2015 Texas A&M 121 72 59.5% 686 5 7 109.2 53 335 6.3 1
Oklahoma Sooners
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

  1. ↑ "Kyler Murray presented National Gatorade Player of the Year award at surprise ceremony in Allen". High School Sports Blog. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kyler Murray named Gatorade National Football Player of the Year". USA Today High School Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ Fox Sports. "Allen QB Kyler Murray completes perfect career with third state title". FOX Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kyler Murray". yahoo.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Scout Recruiting – National Signing Day Coverage, Latest Commits, Top Prospects and More Front Page". scout.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Top-ranked QB Kyler Murray commits to Texas A&M Aggies". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ Zac Ellis. "Kyler Murray, four-star QB recruit in the class of 2015, commits to Texas A&M". SI.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Top-ranked A&M QB signee Kyler Murray opts out of MLB draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Star quarterback Kyler Murray officially signs with Texas A&M". Sports Update. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Kyler Murray Has Wild Journey To Become First Two-Sport Under Armour All-American". BaseballAmerica.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Kyler Murray 247Sports Profile". 2015-10-30.
  14. ↑ "Texas A&M's QB battle between Kyle Allen, Kyler Murray will begin soon". ESPN. May 6, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Texas A&M names sophomore Kyle Allen starting quarterback". Sports Illustrated. August 24, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Texas A&M turns to Kyler Murray at quarterback". Sports Illustrated. October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  17. ↑ "A&M’s Kyler Murray pulls off rare SEC feat in debut". Austin American-Statesman. November 1, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  18. ↑
  19. ↑ "Allen's Kyler Murray follows in dad's footsteps at A&M". WFAA. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Kevin Murray has gone from one-time A&M star to Dallas-Fort Worth's elite quarterback coach". dallasnews.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.

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