Latavius Murray
 Murray at 2016 Pro Bowl | |||||||||||||||
| No. 28 – Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 18, 1990 Titusville, Florida | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| College: | UCF | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2013 / round: 6 / pick: 181 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Latavius Murray (born January 18, 1990) is an American football running back for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Central Florida and was drafted by the Raiders in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.[1]
Early years
Murray attended Onondaga Central High School in New York, where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and track. In football, Murray was All-league and All-Central New York selection in three straight seasons. In his sophomore year, he was third-team All-state honoree following a 1,609-yard, 14-touchdown season. He garnered first-team All-state honors as a junior, rushing for 2,030 yards and 30 touchdowns. In his final year, he was named the 2007 Gatorade Football Player of the Year in the state of New York after rushing for 2,194 yards with 28 touchdowns on offense, while also recording 78 tackles, three forced fumbles and two interceptions on defense.[2] He also was named as the Class D Player of the Year[2] and First-Team All-State by the NYSSWA.[3]
Recruiting
Regarded as a three-star recruit, Murray was ranked as the No. 5 prospect in the state by Rivals.com, No. 6 according to Scout.com. He chose UCF over scholarship offers from Boston College, Maryland and Syracuse, among others.[4]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Latavius Murray Running Back |
Nedrow, New York | Onondaga Central | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 223 lb (101 kg) | 4.64 | Sep 28, 2007 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 132 (RB) Rivals: NR (OLB), NR (National), 5 (New York) | ||||||
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College career
In his redshirt sophomore season, he was named Conference USA Championship MVP[5] and also was named AutoZone Liberty Bowl MVP for his performance against Georgia in which he rushed for 104 yards and scored the game winning touchdown.[6] Following the conclusion of his junior season, he was selected as the team's MVP and offensive player of the year.[7] In his senior season, he was an All-C-USA First Team selection[8] and was named to Phil Steele's All-C-USA First Team.[9] He was named to the College Football Performance Awards All-Purpose Trophy Watch List[10] and also was selected to the College Football Performance Awards Special Teams Watch List.[10] He was named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List.[11] He finished college with a total of 2,424 rushing yards, 37 rushing touchdowns, 50 receptions, 524 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns.[12]
Professional career
Murray was not invited to the NFL Combine, but garnered much attention with an impressive performance at Central Florida's Pro Day.
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) |
223 lb (101 kg) |
4.38 s | 1.48 s | 2.56 s | 4.36 s | 6.81 s | 36 in (0.91 m) |
10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
22 reps | |||
| All values from Central Florida Pro Day.[13] | ||||||||||||
Murray was selected by the Oakland Raiders with the 181st overall pick in the 2013 NFL draft
2013 season
The Oakland Raiders signed Murray to a four-year, $2.26 million contract on June 6, 2013. It also included $106,200 guaranteed and a signing bonus of $106,200.[14]
On August 27, 2013, Murray was placed on injured reserve, ending his rookie season.[15]
2014 season
After being third on the depth chart for the first half of the season behind veterans Darren McFadden and Maurice Jones-Drew, the Raiders turned to Murray in Week 11 to provide a spark after ineffectiveness by McFadden and Jones-Drew all year. He responded by totaling 59 yards on 7 touches against the San Diego Chargers.[16] On November 20, 2014, he finished with 4 carries for 112 rushing yards and 2 rushing touchdowns, marking his first career touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs. It also marked the first rushing touchdown the Chiefs defense allowed all season and his 90-yard touchdown marked the longest rush for the Raiders that year. After having success on his first 3 attempts, he suffered a concussion on his fourth carry and was taken out of the game.[17]
He returned to play against the San Francisco 49ers in week 14 and finished the game with 23 carries for 76 rushing yards. The next week, he earned his first career start against the Chiefs and had 12 rushing attempts for 59 yards. In week 16, he gained 86 yards on 16 carries and had his second consecutive start against the Buffalo Bills. He remained the starting running back for the last three games of the season and finished his first year with 82 carries, 424 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns in 15 games.
2015 season
Murray entered the season as the number one tailback and was expected by the Raiders to receive the majority of the carries after the retirement of Maurice Jones-Drew and the departure of Darren McFadden. As expected, he began the season as the Raiders' starting running back and had 11 attempts for 44 yards in the season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals. In a week 3 contest, Murray finished the game with a career-high 139 yards on 26 carries and added a touchdown in a win over the Cleveland Browns.
On December 24, 2015, Murray became the first Raider to reach the 1000-yard mark rushing, since Darren McFadden in 2010. His performance of 79 yards on 19 carries, 38 yards on 5 receptions and a rushing touchdown, helped edge a victory over the San Diego Chargers with a final score of 23–20 on a Thursday night in overtime.[18]
Career statistics
| Team | Season | G | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
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| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Fum | Lost | |||
| 2014 | Oakland Raiders | 15 | 82 | 424 | 5.2 | 2 | 90T | 17 | 143 | 8.4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 266 | 1,066 | 4.0 | 6 | 54 | 41 | 232 | 5.7 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 1 |
| Career totals | 29 | 337 | 1,459 | 4.3 | 8 | 90 | 54 | 350 | 6.5 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 1 | |
References
- ^ "Latavius Murray, RB". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "UCF Knights profile". ucfathletics.com.
- ^ "ONONDAGA'S MURRAY JOINS FIRST TEAM ALL-STATE". highbeam.com. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
- ^ "Rivals". Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ "UCF Defeats SMU in Conference USA Football Championship, 17-7 UCF RB Latavius Murray Earns MVP Honors". conferenceusa.com.
- ^ "UCF's Latavius Murray caps comeback season with MVP award". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
- ^ "2011 UCF Football Award Winners". ucf.edu.
- ^ "Six UCF players named to All-Conference USA first team". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ^ "Phil Steele's Postseason All-CUSA Team" (PDF). philsteele.com.
- ^ a b "UCF Football's Murray, McDuffie, Hall Named to CFPA Special Teams Watch List". knightnews.com. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ "UCF RB Latavius Murray named to 2012 Doak Walker Award watch list". cfnews13.com. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- ^ "Latavius Murray College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
- ^ "Latavius Murray - Central Florida, RB : 2013 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Sportrac.com. "Oakland Raiders/Latavius Murray contract". Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ Brinson, Will (August 27, 2013). "2013 NFL Roster Cuts: Tracking teams down to 75 Tuesday". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ McDonald, Jerry (November 16, 2014). "Raiders may have found new weapon in Latavius Murray". www.mercurynews.com. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ^ "Derek Carr-led Raiders shock Chiefs to end losing streak at 16". ESPN. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Murray hits 1,000 yards rushing, beating the Chargers in OT". NFL.com. Retrieved December 24, 2015.