Kyler Murray Trivia | 38 facts about the NFL player

Kyler Murray is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL).

Let’s find out some trivia and facts about his life and career.

1. His full name is Kyler Cole Murray
2. He was born on August 7, 1997
3. He is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL)
4. Following a stint with Texas A&M
5. He played college football at Oklahoma
6. There he won the Heisman Trophy as a junior
7. Murray was selected first overall by the Cardinals in the 2019 NFL Draft
8. He was also selected ninth overall by the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the 2018 draft
9. Making him the first player to be drafted in the first round of both sports
10. In his first season, Murray was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
11. Setting several Cardinals franchise rookie quarterback records
12. He received consecutive Pro Bowl selections during his next two seasons
13. While leading Arizona to the playoffs in 2021
14. Murray was born in Bedford, Texas, to Kevin Murray and Misun Henderson
15. He attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas
16. As a senior in 2014, he was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year
17. His team won three straight state championships and 43 games in a row
18. Murray was ranked by ESPN, Scout.com, and 247Sports as a five-star recruit and the best dual-threat quarterback in his class
19. In May 2014, he committed to Texas A&M University to play college football and college baseball
20. He officially signed with them on February 4, 2015
21. Murray also played baseball and was considered one of the top prospects for the 2015 Major League Baseball draft
22. In high school, Murray was a shortstop and a second baseman
23. He was the first player to ever be selected for both the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and Under Armour All-America Football Game
24. In January 2019, Murray announced that he would enter the 2019 NFL Draft
25. On February 11, he announced his decision to focus on his football career, forgoing baseball
26. Murray was drafted first overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2019 NFL Draft
27. Becoming the shortest quarterback drafted in the first round
28. The pick made Murray the first player to be drafted in the first round of both the NFL and MLB drafts
29. This was the first time that two quarterbacks from the same university have gone in the first round in successive seasons after Baker Mayfield was selected first in the 2018 NFL Draft
30. He was the first quarterback under 6 feet selected number one in an NFL draft
31. On May 9, 2019, Murray signed his four year rookie contract, worth $35.2 million with the Cardinals
32. Murray is a Christian
33. Murray’s father, Kevin Murray, was a quarterback at Texas A&M from 1983 to 1986
34. His uncle, University of Texas alumnus Calvin Murray, is a former professional baseball player for the San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, and Chicago Cubs
35. Murray is a third-generation Korean American
36. With his maternal grandmother being a South Korean national
37. His cousin, Devin Duvernay, is a University of Texas alumnus
38. He is a wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens