Latavius Murray (RB) #28

ADP:	Round: 8, Pick: 4
Team:	Minnesota
Ht / Wt:	6'3" / 223 lb.
College:	Central Florida
Age:	25
Born:	February 21, 1991
Drafted:	2013 / Rd. 6 (181)
Draft Team:	OAK

Average Draft Position (ADP) Value

July 24, 2017

Latavius Murray's fantasy value is measured by his average draft position (ADP) in fantasy football drafts. In recent drafts, Murray's current ADP is 8.04, which indicates that his fantasy outlook is to be the 4th pick of the 8th round, and 87th selection overall.

Data from fantasy football 12-team standard scoring average draft position data, based off of the latest fantasy football mock drafts.

2016 Season Stats

Ru Att	Ru Yds	Ru TD	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
195	788	12	33	264	0

Recent drafts with Latavius Murray:

Draft #	Date	Format	Murray's Draft Pick
4232627	7/24/2017	Standard	92nd
4232624	7/24/2017	Standard	91st
4232623	7/24/2017	Standard	85th
4232595	7/24/2017	Standard	87th
4232591	7/24/2017	Standard	83rd
4232588	7/24/2017	Standard	79th
4232586	7/24/2017	Standard	81st
4232583	7/24/2017	Standard	97th
4232582	7/24/2017	Standard	88th
4232555	7/24/2017	Standard	103rd

Players drafted after Latavius Murray:

Kareem Hunt	RB	KC	8.06
Rob Kelley	RB	WAS	8.06
DeVante Parker	WR	MIA	8.07
Pierre Garcon	WR	SF	8.08
Jameis Winston	QB	TB	8.09
Kirk Cousins	QB	WAS	8.09
Jonathan Stewart	RB	CAR	8.10
Jamaal Charles	RB	DEN	8.10
Hunter Henry	TE	LAC	8.11
Randall Cobb	WR	GB	8.11
Eric Decker	WR	TEN	8.12
Marcus Mariota	QB	TEN	9.03
Kyle Rudolph	TE	MIN	9.03
Kenneth Dixon	RB	BAL	9.04
Denver Defense	DEF	DEN	9.05

Injury History and Status

Official reported injury data for Latavius Murray.

NFL Season	NFL Week	Injury	Status
2016	5	Toe	Out
2016	6	Toe	Out
2016	11	Ankle	Questionable

Latavius Murray Biography

Childhood & High School

Born in Orlando, Florida on January 18, 1990, to Paul Murray and Tawanna Wright, Latavius Murray spent his early childhood in Titusville, Florida. At the age of three, Murray, his older brother and his mother moved to Syracuse to live with his grandparents until they found a home. As a child Murray was frisky and curious, participating in different sports like soccer, basketball, and baseball. At the early age of eight, Murray played running back and linebacker for the Toulon Tigers football team. His outstanding performance caught the attention of the varsity coaches at Onondaga. Murray proceeded to attend Onondaga Central High School where he played football and basketball. Pulling more than 1,000 points over his high school career on the basketball court, Murray set a record as the school’s all-time leading point’s scorer. He served as running back for his football team, and his accomplishments were indeed impressive, conceiving two 2,000-yard seasons in high school. Also as the team's starting linebacker, Murray was chosen as the Class D Player of the Year, and as a senior, he was selected as Gatorade Player of the Year for New York State with a record of 78 tackles on defense and 2,194 yards on offense. He was nicknamed “Tay Train” in high school and till day, the name remains a part of his career.

College

Murray was offered scholarship to Boston College, Connecticut, Syracuse and Maryland. He finally attended the University of Central Florida, Orlando the city where he was born. His father, Paul Murray still resided at Titusville, a short distance from the school and this gave him the opportunity to spend some time with his son, sharing his success on the field. Murray played football on a regular basis at UCF, making 45 appearances, rushing for 2,424 yards on 453 carries with 37 touchdowns. After posting over 1,000 yards rushing, Murray was nominated to the All-Conference USA First Team. In 2010, he was named the MVP of the Liberty Bowl for his impressive performance against Georgia. A fierce competitor, Murray attributes his competitive spirit to both parents Paul and Tawanna. As the first person to hand Murray a basketball, Paul was an excellent track and field athlete, and he also got involved in other sports in high school. Tawanna was equally a basketball player in high school.

NFL Draft

Murray's childhood dream was realized in April 2013 when he became the 181st player drafted in 2013 NFL Draft, progressing in the sixth round to the Oakland Raiders. He signed and sealed a four-year contract which included a $106,200 signing bonus, $106,200 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $566,550. In 2016, Murray earned a base salary of $675,000. As a result of an ankle injury Murray sustained, he was unable to play during his rookie season. This was the first time in his life that he had to sit out and just watch the game without being actively involved. More determined and stronger, Murray bounced back to the scene in his second season and made tremendous achievements. He was not invited to NFL combine but he got more attention after his impressive performance at Central Florida's Pro Day where he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.40 and a 40 time of 4.38 seconds. He had a 10-foot-4 broad jump and a 3-inch vertical jump.

2015 NFL Season

In the 2015 season, Murray played his team’s lead running back and became the pioneer Raider to rush for over 1,000 yards in one season within a five year period. The highlights of Murray’s NFL career to date reveal that he has rushed for 1,490 yards on 348 carries and a total of eight touchdowns. Check out a fantastic highlight on Youtube.

2016 NFL Season

In the 2016 season, Latavius Murray finished playing in 14 games, rushing for 788 yards and 12 rushing touchdowns.

Personal Life

Latavius Murray married his longtime girlfriend Heidi Mueller in 2015. His twitter username is @LataviusM while his Instagram username is @lataviusmurray. His jerseys sales can be found here while his autographed items are found here.