Player Dossier

2007-2010

Oklahoma

DeMarco Murray

RB • 6'1" • Las Vegas, NV, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

DeMarco Murray leans workhorse runner traits and 50.1 efficiency.

Usage / Role

99%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

90

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

72

High-upside career profile

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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
1
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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Recruit Profile

Class 2006 · Rating 0.9901

Bishop Gorman · Las Vegas, NV

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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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

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonOklahoma11824764601359.1
2008 Regular SeasonOklahoma121,3971,0023951871.3
2009 PostseasonOklahoma12672740168.1
2009 Regular SeasonOklahoma121,1606784821168.1
2010 PostseasonOklahoma149293-1182
2010 Regular SeasonOklahoma141,7161,1215951982

Related Context

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

2010 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 50.1 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: Utah State

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2010 Postseason · Oklahoma

Games

14

Scrimmage Yards / G

129.1

Efficiency

50.1

Usage

36.7

Consistency

78.1

Best Game by takeover score

Utah State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UConn: 92. Utah State: 208. Florida State: 103. Air Force: 148. Cincinnati: 88. Texas: 146. Iowa State: 140. Missouri: 97. Colorado: 113. Texas A&M: 147. Texas Tech: 95. Baylor: 182. Oklahoma State: 121. Nebraska: 128

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UConn: 27 by 37.4. Utah State: 35 by 61.9. Florida State: 20 by 41.4. Air Force: 31 by 46.3. Cincinnati: 35 by 25.4. Texas: 29 by 49.7. Iowa State: 22 by 61.5. Missouri: 20 by 45.7. Colorado: 21 by 45.1. Texas A&M: 35 by 37.5. Texas Tech: 11 by 86. Baylor: 19 by 69.7. Oklahoma State: 26 by 44.4. Nebraska: 22 by 49.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins130.3 · Games = 12 · +8.3 vs Losses
Losses122 · Games = 2 · -8.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Utah State

Best efficiency game

86 vs Texas Tech

Result
Sun 1/2vs UConnW 48-2025933.7012-13.4
Sun 12/5@ NebraskaW 23-201768405605.8
Sun 11/28@ Oklahoma StateW 47-412080406414.7
Sun 11/21@ Baylor150 scrimmage yards · 2+ TDW 53-2413624.80161209.6
Sat 11/13vs Texas TechW 45-79798.8002168.6
Sat 11/6@ Texas A&ML 19-3325803.20110674.2
Sun 10/31vs ColoradoW 43-1011403.60110735.4
Sun 10/24@ MissouriL 27-3612494.1008484.8
Sat 10/16vs Iowa State100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 52-0201125.6022286.4
Sat 10/2vs Texas100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 28-20251154.6024315.0
Sat 9/25@ CincinnatiW 31-2928672.4017212.5
Sat 9/18vs Air Force100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 27-24261104.2025384.8
Sat 9/11vs Florida State2+ TDW 47-1716513.2024525.2
Sat 9/4vs Utah State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 31-24352085.9025.9

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

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200720082009200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonOklahoma82457.221.7
2008 Regular SeasonOklahoma1,39759.926.3573
2009 PostseasonOklahoma1,22750.129.3-170
2009 Regular SeasonOklahoma1,22750.129.30
2010 PostseasonOklahoma1,80850.136.7581
2010 Regular SeasonOklahoma1,80850.136.70

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