Kyler Murray in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Oklahoma (from Texas A&M), 2013–⁠18

Kyler Murray

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Allen, TX
Born
Aug 7, 1997, in Bedford, Texas

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Kyler Murray played quarterback at Texas A&M (2013–⁠15) and Oklahoma (2016–⁠18). He won the 2018 Heisman Trophy, the 2018 Davey O’Brien Award and the 2018 Manning Award. The Arizona Cardinals took Murray first overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
4,364
Passing yards, 2018 (Oklahoma, 12–⁠2)
Best game
432 yards
Vs. Baylor, week 5, 2018: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 3
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2018
Drafted
No. 1
Overall, 2019 NFL Draft (Arizona Cardinals)

Career highs

432passing yards, career highvs. Baylor, 20186touchdown passes, career highvs. Baylor, 2018156rushing yards, career highvs. South Carolina, 20153rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Kansas, 2018

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2016, 2017 and 2018

All-America: AP 2018; FWAA 2018; CBS Sports 2018; College Football News 2018; ESPN 2018; Sports Illustrated 2018; USA Today 2018

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2015Texas A&M7212159.56865.757
2017Oklahoma182185.735917.130
2018Oklahoma25937668.94,36411.6427
Career34951867.45,40910.45014

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Texas A&M533356.3134
2017Oklahoma1414210.1066
2018Oklahoma1401,0017.21275
Career2071,4787.11375

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2013Texas A&M1QBYr 1
2014Texas A&M1QBYr 2
2015Texas A&M1QBYr 3
2016Oklahoma1QBYr 4
2017Oklahoma1QBYr 5
2018Oklahoma1QBJr. (Yr 6)5′10″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2015Texas A&M1740.1729th (n=151)0.2429.328%0.100.20
2017Oklahoma350.94––33.07%––
2018Oklahoma5130.7199th (n=160)0.26365.355%0.870.54

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Oklahoma 14 games, 4,364 passing yards, 42 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Florida AtlanticW 63–⁠149112092023
Sep 8vs.UCLAW 49–⁠2119333063169
Sep 15atIowa StateW 37–⁠2721293483077
Sep 22vs.ArmyW 28–⁠2111151653171
Sep 29vs.BaylorW 66–⁠3317214326045
Oct 6vs.TexasL 45–⁠4818253074192
Oct 20atTCUW 52–⁠2719242134051
Oct 27vs.Kansas StateW 51–⁠1419243523046
Nov 3atTexas TechW 51–⁠46203536032100
Nov 10vs.Oklahoma StateW 48–⁠4721293491066
Nov 17vs.KansasW 55–⁠4021322722199
Nov 23atWest VirginiaW 59–⁠56202736431114
Dec 1vs.TexasW 39–⁠2725343793039
Dec 29 ✦vs.AlabamaL 34–⁠45193730820109
2017 Oklahoma 7 games, 359 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.UTEPW 56–⁠71011149108
Sep 9atOhio StateW 31–⁠16–––––9
Sep 16vs.TulaneW 56–⁠1433103108
Oct 21atKansas StateW 42–⁠35–––––4
Nov 18atKansasW 41–⁠335550033
Nov 25vs.West VirginiaW 59–⁠3122521080
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 48–⁠54–––––0
2015 Texas A&M 8 games, 686 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Arizona StateW 38–⁠1749490169
Sep 12vs.Ball StateW 56–⁠239146510−4
Sep 19vs.NevadaW 44–⁠2724320010
Sep 26vs.ArkansasW 28–⁠21–––––27
Oct 17vs.AlabamaL 23–⁠41242101−10
Oct 31vs.South CarolinaW 35–⁠28202822310156
Nov 7vs.AuburnL 10–⁠2613231050337
Nov 14vs.Western CarolinaW 41–⁠1722391913250

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019
Height5′10⅛″
Weight207 lb
Arm length28½″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan69½″W

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

8 seasons, 91 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.

Pro Bowls: 2 (2020–⁠21)

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2019Arizona Cardinals163495423,7222012544
2020Arizona Cardinals163755583,9712612819
2021Arizona Cardinals143334813,7872410423
2022Arizona Cardinals112593902,368147418
2023Arizona Cardinals81762681,799105244
2024Arizona Cardinals173725413,8512111572
2025Arizona Cardinals511016196263173
2026 (so far)Minnesota Vikings4691016622293
NFL career912,0433,04221,122123623,286

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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