DeMarco Murray

Demarco Murray (born February 12, 1988) is an American football coach and former player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons.

As a senior in 2005, Murray rushed for 1,947 yards and 27 touchdowns and also caught 22 passes for 624 yards and seven more touchdowns, earning him All-State honors and the 2005 Sunset Region Offensive Player of the Year award.

Murray also played basketball at Gorman, averaging 6.9 points per game and his high school basketball team went on to win a 2005 state title.

Murray was considered a top-30 basketball recruit in the state as well.

In track & field, Murray ran the 100-meter dash and was a member of the 4×100-meter relay squad.

Considered one of the top running backs of his class, Murray drew offers from Miami (FL), Penn State, and Texas A&M, among several others.

He chose Oklahoma over Southern California at the 2006 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Murray attended and played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners from 2006–2010.

Murray redshirted the 2006 NCAA football season.

In the 2007 season, Murray shared the backfield with Allen Patrick and Chris Brown.

In his first game for the Oklahoma Sooners on September 1, 2007, against the North Texas Mean Green, Murray rushed for 87 yards and five touchdowns in the 79–10 victory.

He became the first player in school history to score four touchdowns in a half in his debut.

On September 15, 2007, in the 54–3 victory over Utah State, Murray set a Sooner record when he had a touchdown run of 92 yards, which is the third longest in Oklahoma football history.

In a game against Tulsa, he added two more rushing touchdowns and a kick return touchdown in the 62–21 victory.

In the annual rivalry game against #19 Texas, Murray finished with 128 rushing yards, of which 65 yards came on a touchdown run in the third quarter of the 28–21 victory.

On November 10, against Baylor, he ran for 95 yards, and three touchdowns along with a kick return touchdown in the 52–21 victory.

Overall, Murray finished the 2007 season with 127 carries for 764 yards and tied Adrian Peterson's freshman touchdown record with 15.

He logged a 4.40 (team best) 40 time and a 36.5-inch vertical jump during the 2007 winter testing.

In the 2008 season, Murray continued to share the backfield with Chris Brown while newcomer Mossis Madu got some carries as well.

Murray started off the 2008 season with 124 yards and two touchdowns in the 57–2 victory over the Chattanooga Mocs.

On September 12, against Washington, he rushed for 100 yards in the 55–14 victory.

On October 4, against Baylor, Murray ran for 96 yards and two touchdowns in the 49–17 victory.

Two weeks later against #16 Kansas, he ran for 83 yards and two touchdowns in the 45–31 victory.

In the next game against Kansas State, Murray had 17 carries for 104 yards and two touchdowns to go along with four receptions for 63 yards and two touchdowns in the 58–35 victory.

The following week against Nebraska, he added two more rushing touchdowns and another receiving touchdown to his season total in the 62–28 victory.

In the 66–28 victory over Texas A&M, Murray had seven carries for 123 yards along with seven receptions for 63 yards and a touchdown.

On November 22, he rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns in a 65–21 victory over #2 Texas Tech.

In the annual rivalry game against #11 Oklahoma State, Murray rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown and had seven kick returns for 196 net yards in the 61–41 victory.

However, Murray tore his hamstring in the Big 12 Championship on the opening kickoff against Missouri, which left him out of the National Championship against Florida.

Murray finished the 2008 season with 179 carries for 1,002 yards and 14 touchdowns to go along with 31 receptions for 395 yards and four touchdowns.

In the 2009 season, the backfield was largely dominated by the duo of Murray and Chris Brown.

In the second game of the Sooners' 2009 season, Murray rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns in the 64–0 victory over Idaho State.

On October 10, against Baylor, he had 24 carries for 107 yards in the 33–7 victory.

Murray played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

After four seasons with the Cowboys, he played for the Philadelphia Eagles for one year and then the Tennessee Titans for two years.

Murray currently serves as running backs coach at his alma mater, the University of Oklahoma.

Murray attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he played football, basketball, and ran track for the Gaels athletic teams.

In football, Murray was an All-Conference pick three consecutive years.

During his time at Gorman, his team was three-time Conference Champions.

A three-time Pro Bowl selection and one-time first-team All-Pro, he was the NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2014 when he led the NFL in both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.