Player Career

Kyler Murray Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Kyler Murray story

Kyler Murray built his college career from 2013 through 2018 as a quarterback from Allen, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Oklahoma and Texas A&M. The clearest part of Kyler Murray's career was his passing role: 5,409 passing yards, 50 touchdown passes, 518 attempts, and 1,478 rushing yards across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Oklahoma. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,478 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oklahoma and Texas A&M.

The arc is straightforward: Kyler 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.

  1. 1

    Texas A&M

    2013-2015

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Oklahoma

    2016-2018

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20132014201520162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonTexas A&M0
2014 Regular SeasonTexas A&M00
2015 Regular SeasonTexas A&M1,02155.516.31,021
2016 Regular SeasonOklahoma0-1,021
2017 PostseasonOklahoma50167.55.4501
2017 Regular SeasonOklahoma50167.55.40
2018 PostseasonOklahoma5,36581.127.44,864
2018 Regular SeasonOklahoma5,36581.127.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs South Carolina

Week 9 · W 35-28 · Conference game

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

379

Total Offense

88.2 takeover

379 total offense with 78.9 efficiency.

#2

@ Alabama

Week 1 · L 34-45 · Postseason

417

Total Offense

86.1 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

417 total offense with 71.2 efficiency.

#3

@ Iowa State

Week 3 · W 37-27 · Conference game

425

Total Offense

85.1 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

425 total offense with 80.9 efficiency.

#4

vs Baylor

Week 5 · W 66-33 · Conference game

477

Total Offense

84.4 takeover

Win with 477 yards of offense and 81.5 efficiency.

477 total offense with 81.5 efficiency.

#5

vs Texas

Week 6 · L 45-48 · Conference game

399

Total Offense

82.4 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

399 total offense with 84.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Oklahoma

5,365 primary output · 81.1 efficiency · 27.4 usage

82

#2

2018 Regular Season · Oklahoma

82

5,365 primary · 81.1 efficiency · 27.4 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Texas A&M

38.3

1,021 primary · 55.5 efficiency · 16.3 usage

Milestones

11

250+ passing yards

12

300+ total offense

13

3+ TD games

23

Above avg efficiency