Adrian Murrell
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 16, 1970 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fayetteville, North Carolina | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Wahiawa (HI) Leilehua | ||||||||
| College: | West Virginia | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1993 / Round: 5 / Pick: 120 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 5,199 |
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| Average: | 3.8 |
| Touchdowns: | 23 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Adrian Byran Murrell (born October 16, 1970) is a former professional American football running back. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft after playing collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers. Murrell played in nine NFL seasons from 1993 to 2000 and 2003.
Murrell attended Leilehua High School in Wahiawa, Hawaii.
Murrell arrived at West Virginia University in 1990, when Michael Beasley started for the Mountaineers. The Mountaineers went 4-7 that season, with Murrell only seeing limited time. He only rushed for 48 yards on seven attempts that season.
In his sophomore year, 1991, Murrell and the Mountaineers began to increase their product. The Mountaineers went 6-5 that season, while Murrell saw the starting role. He rushed for 904 yards and seven touchdowns on the year, with an added 100 receiving yards.
In his final season as a Mountaineer, his junior year of 1992, Murrell produced the best season of his college career. While the Mountaineers sunk back, going 5-4-2, Murrell made national headlines. He rushed for 1,145 yards and six touchdowns, along with 244 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.
Murrell is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Murrell left West Virginia after his junior season, and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. In his first two seasons as a Jet, Murrell rushed for a total of 317 yards and a touchdown.
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