Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2007-2010Oklahoma
DeMarco Murray
RB • 6'1" • Las Vegas, NV, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
DeMarco Murray leans workhorse runner traits and 50.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
85
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
60
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
88
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Oklahoma
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Oklahoma
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
DeMarco Murray built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 7, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of DeMarco Murray's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2006
DeMarco Murray, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Oklahoma. DeMarco Murray leans workhorse runner traits and 50.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 5,256
- Rushing yards
- 3,685
- Receiving yards
- 1,571
- Touchdowns
- 63
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DeMarco Murray Oklahoma Highlights
2010 · Oklahoma · Player Highlight
DeMarco Murray college highlights at Oklahoma.
- Season
- 2010
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
DeMarco Murray quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 5,256
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2010 Postseason · Oklahoma
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Bishop Gorman · Oklahoma
- High school pipeline
- Bishop Gorman · 116 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2010
- 2010 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,808 scrimmage yards · RB 4th (top 1%) · Big 12 2nd (top 1%) · National 6th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 11 | 824 | 764 | 60 | 13 | 59.1 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 12 | 1,397 | 1,002 | 395 | 18 | 71.3 |
| 2009 Postseason | Oklahoma | 12 | 67 | 27 | 40 | 1 | 68.1 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 12 | 1,160 | 678 | 482 | 11 | 68.1 |
| 2010 Postseason | Oklahoma | 14 | 92 | 93 | -1 | 1 | 82 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 14 | 1,716 | 1,121 | 595 | 19 | 82 |
Related Context
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DeMarco Murray played RB for Oklahoma. Across 4 tracked seasons, DeMarco Murray recorded 3,685 rushing yards, 1,571 receiving yards, and 63 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Oklahoma.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason
Oklahoma paired 1,808 primary output with 50.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2007 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 57.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Win with 129 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2007 Regular Season · Oklahoma
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
74.9
Efficiency
57.2
Usage
21.7
Consistency
71.3
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 100. Miami: 68. Utah State: 98. Tulsa: 46. Colorado: 20. Texas: 129. Missouri: 28. Iowa State: 59. Texas A&M: 71. Baylor: 114. Texas Tech: 91
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Texas: 19 by 53.9. Miami: 16 by 44.4. Utah State: 5 by 100. Tulsa: 8 by 59.9. Colorado: 7 by 31.7. Texas: 20 by 73.9. Missouri: 6 by 22.6. Iowa State: 9 by 68.3. Texas A&M: 16 by 47.7. Baylor: 15 by 77.3. Texas Tech: 20 by 49.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins79.2 · Games = 9 · +23.7 vs Losses
Losses55.5 · Games = 2 · -23.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Texas
Best efficiency game
100 vs Utah State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/18 | @ Texas Tech | L 27-34 | 19 | 94 | 4.90 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4.5 |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Baylor2+ TD | W 52-21 | 13 | 95 | 7.30 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7.6 |
| Sun 11/4 | vs Texas A&M | W 42-14 | 15 | 70 | 4.70 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.4 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Iowa State | W 17-7 | 9 | 59 | 6.60 | 0 | — | — | 6.6 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Missouri | W 41-31 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 4.7 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Texas100 rush yards | W 28-21 | 17 | 128 | 7.50 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Colorado | L 24-27 | 6 | 19 | 3.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Tulsa2+ TD | W 62-21 | 8 | 46 | 5.80 | 2 | — | — | 5.8 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Utah State100 rush yards | W 54-3 | 4 | 100 | 25 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 19.6 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Miami | W 51-13 | 15 | 64 | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs North Texas2+ TD | W 79-10 | 17 | 87 | 5.10 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 5.3 |
Player Story
DeMarco Murray story
DeMarco Murray built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 7, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of DeMarco Murray's career was his backfield work: 3,685 rushing yards, 759 carries, 50 rushing touchdowns, and 1,571 receiving yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Oklahoma. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 1,571 receiving yards and 249 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oklahoma.
The arc is straightforward: DeMarco Murray moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Oklahoma
2007-2010
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Season Value Progression
200720082009200920102010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 824 | 57.2 | 21.7 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 1,397 | 59.9 | 26.3 | 573 |
| 2009 Postseason | Oklahoma | 1,227 | 50.1 | 29.3 | -170 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 1,227 | 50.1 | 29.3 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | Oklahoma | 1,808 | 50.1 | 36.7 | 581 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 1,808 | 50.1 | 36.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas Tech
Week 13 · W 65-21 · Conference game
Win with 196 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
89.3 takeover
196 scrimmage yards and 30.6 usage.
#2
@ Texas
Week 6 · W 28-21 · Conference game
129
Scrimmage Yards
88.7 takeover
Win with 129 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
129 scrimmage yards and 32.3 usage.
#3
vs Texas A&M
Week 11 · W 65-10 · Conference game
223
Scrimmage Yards
87.8 takeover
Win with 223 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
223 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#4
vs Utah State
Week 1 · W 31-24
208
Scrimmage Yards
87.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
208 scrimmage yards and 58.3 usage.
#5
@ Texas A&M
Week 11 · W 66-28 · Conference game
186
Scrimmage Yards
87.2 takeover
Win with 186 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
186 scrimmage yards and 23.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Postseason · Oklahoma
1,808 primary output · 50.1 efficiency · 36.7 usage
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#2
2010 Regular Season · Oklahoma
82
1,808 primary · 50.1 efficiency · 36.7 usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Oklahoma
71.3
1,397 primary · 59.9 efficiency · 26.3 usage
Milestones
13
100+ rush yards
6
150+ scrimmage yards
19
2+ TD games
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