Latavius Murray

Latavius Rashard Murray (born January 18, 1990) is an American football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL).

He was first-team again as a senior and was named the 2007 Gatorade Football Player of the Year in the state of New York, rushing for 2,194 yards with 28 touchdowns on offense, while also recording 78 tackles, three forced fumbles and two interceptions on defense.

He also was named as the Class D Player of the Year and First-team All-State by the NYSSWA.

Regarded as a three-star recruit, Murray was ranked as the No. 5 prospect in the state of New York by Rivals.com, No. 6 according to Scout.com.

He chose UCF over scholarship offers from Boston College, Maryland, and Syracuse, among others.

Murray played college football at the University of Central Florida.

He made his collegiate debut against South Carolina State and had 43 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

In his freshman season, he finished with 132 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.

Murray tore his ACL during the offseason after his freshman year while playing basketball.

After redshirting in 2009, he returned to the Knights' backfield in 2010.

On November 20, against Tulane, he had his best game of the season with 146 rushing yards and a touchdown.

On December 4, against SMU, he finished with 94 rushing yards and 21 receiving yards in a game with his first collegiate receiving touchdown.

In his redshirt sophomore season, he was named Conference USA Championship MVP 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.

Overall, in the 2010 season, he finished with 637 rushing yards, 11 rushing touchdowns, five receptions, 47 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

He started his junior season with 36 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns against Charleston Southern.

In the next game against Boston College, he had 72 rushing yards and a touchdown.

He was mostly held in check up to the end of the regular season.

On November 19, against East Carolina, he had 87 rushing yards and a touchdown.

In the last game of the season against UTEP, he had a season-high 233 rushing yards with two rushing touchdowns.

Following the conclusion of his junior season, he was selected as the team's MVP and offensive player of the year.

In his senior season, he was an All-C-USA First-team selection and was named to Phil Steele's All-C-USA First-team.

He was named to the College Football Performance Awards All-Purpose Trophy Watch List and also was selected to the College Football Performance Awards Special Teams Watch List.

He was named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List.

On August 30, 2012, he started the season with 108 rushing yards and a touchdown against Akron.

On October 20, he started a four-game stretch where he recorded 192 yards and two touchdowns, 156 yards and three touchdowns, 155 yards and two touchdowns, and 117 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in those games.

Overall, in his last season with the Knights, he had 1,106 rushing yards, 15 rushing touchdowns, 27 receptions, 231 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns.

He finished his college career with a total of 2,424 rushing yards, 37 rushing touchdowns, 50 receptions, 524 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns.

Murray was regarded as a sixth to seventh round selection according to CBSSports.com.

Murray was not invited to the NFL Combine, but garnered much attention with an impressive performance at Central Florida's Pro Day.

Murray weighed in at 6-foot-2 5/8 and 223 pounds, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.4 and 4.38 seconds, registered a 10-foot-4 broad jump and a 36-inch vertical jump, ran 4.36 seconds in the short shuttle and 6.81 seconds in the 3-cone.

He played college football at UCF and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft, with whom he would earn Pro Bowl honors in 2016.

He was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, and Denver Broncos.

Murray was born in Titusville, Florida, and attended Onondaga Central High School in Onondaga, New York, where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball, and track.

In football, Murray was a three-time All-league and All-Central New York selection.

In his sophomore year, he was a third-team All-state honoree following a 1,609-yard, 14-touchdown season.

He was first-team as a junior, rushing for 2,030 yards and 30 touchdowns.

Murray was selected by the Oakland Raiders with the 181st overall pick in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

The 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.

He was the 15th running back to be selected in that year's draft.