Player Dossier

2009-2012

South Florida

Demetris Murray

RB • 6'0" • Buford, GA, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Demetris Murray leans workhorse runner traits and 41.2 efficiency.

Usage / Role

65%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

58

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

67

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

57

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · South Florida

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
South Florida
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Miami

Player Story

Demetris Murray built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Buford, GA wearing No. 21, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Demetris Murray's career was his backfield...

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Demetris Murray, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · South Florida. Demetris Murray leans workhorse runner traits and 41.2 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,270
Rushing yards
1,778
Receiving yards
492
Touchdowns
21

Quick Answers

Demetris Murray quick answers

Latest team and position
South Florida · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,270
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
Best season
2012 Regular Season · South Florida
Top game
Miami
Latest roster
No. 21 · Class 2012
2012 Scrimmage yards rank
799 scrimmage yards · RB 96th (top 20%) · Big East 13th (top 10%) · National 207th (top 10%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonSouth Florida277770041.9
2010 PostseasonSouth Florida11602535166.5
2010 Regular SeasonSouth Florida11626508118566.5
2011 Regular SeasonSouth Florida12708503205967.4
2012 Regular SeasonSouth Florida12799665134674.1

Related Context

Demetris Murray played RB for South Florida. Across 4 tracked seasons, Demetris Murray recorded 37 passing yards, 1,778 rushing yards, and 492 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2012 with South Florida.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season

South Florida paired 799 primary output with 41.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 41.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Miami

Loss with 133 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Regular Season · South Florida

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

66.6

Efficiency

41.2

Usage

29.3

Consistency

71.7

Best Game by takeover score

Miami

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Chattanooga: 62. Nevada: 76. Rutgers: 27. Ball State: 114. Florida State: 37. Temple: 81. Louisville: 69. Syracuse: 55. UConn: 46. Miami: 133. Cincinnati: 86. Pittsburgh: 13

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Chattanooga: 17 by 36.7. Nevada: 15 by 50. Rutgers: 9 by 31.3. Ball State: 20 by 46.3. Florida State: 11 by 49.7. Temple: 20 by 43.2. Louisville: 15 by 46.6. Syracuse: 19 by 30.2. UConn: 11 by 40.5. Miami: 22 by 67.4. Cincinnati: 20 by 40.3. Pittsburgh: 11 by 12.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins61.3 · Games = 3 · -7.0 vs Losses
Losses68.3 · Games = 9 · +7.0 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Miami

Best efficiency game

67.4 vs Miami

Result
Sun 12/2vs PittsburghL 3-2711131.2001.2
Sat 11/24@ CincinnatiL 10-2719683.6011184.3
Sat 11/17@ Miami100 rush yardsL 9-40161086.8006256.0
Sat 11/3vs UConnW 13-610373.700194.2
Sat 10/27vs SyracuseL 36-3719552.9012.9
Sat 10/20@ LouisvilleL 25-2713574.4002124.6
Sat 10/6@ TempleL 28-3719804.201114.0
Sat 9/29vs Florida StateL 17-307405.7004-33.4
Sat 9/22@ Ball StateL 27-3118653.6002495.7
Thu 9/13vs RutgersL 13-23927313
Sat 9/8@ NevadaW 32-3113604.6012165.1
Sat 9/1vs ChattanoogaW 34-1316553.401173.6

Player Story

Demetris Murray story

Demetris Murray built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Buford, GA wearing No. 21, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Demetris Murray's career was his backfield work: 1,778 rushing yards, 426 carries, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 492 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with South Florida. 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 37 passing yards and 492 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Florida.

The arc is straightforward: Demetris 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    South Florida

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonSouth Florida7759.211.5
2010 PostseasonSouth Florida68647.823.4609
2010 Regular SeasonSouth Florida68647.823.40
2011 Regular SeasonSouth Florida70850.919.222
2012 Regular SeasonSouth Florida79941.229.391

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Miami

Week 12 · L 9-40

Loss with 133 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

89.1 takeover

133 scrimmage yards and 42.3 usage.

#2

vs Western Kentucky

Week 4 · W 24-12

115

Scrimmage Yards

88 takeover

Win with 115 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

115 scrimmage yards and 29.4 usage.

#3

@ Louisville

Week 11 · W 24-21 · Conference game

111

Scrimmage Yards

86.5 takeover

Win with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

111 scrimmage yards and 28 usage.

#4

@ Syracuse

Week 11 · W 37-17 · Conference game

89

Scrimmage Yards

76.7 takeover

Win with 89 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

89 scrimmage yards and 27.3 usage.

#5

@ Ball State

Week 4 · L 27-31

114

Scrimmage Yards

73.8 takeover

Loss with 114 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

114 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · South Florida

799 primary output · 41.2 efficiency · 29.3 usage

74.1

#2

2011 Regular Season · South Florida

67.4

708 primary · 50.9 efficiency · 19.2 usage

#3

2010 Postseason · South Florida

66.5

686 primary · 47.8 efficiency · 23.4 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games