Texas A&M fans no longer have to sweat about blue chip recruit Kyler Murray not making it to campus this fall, he has decided to opt out of this summer’s MLB Draft and will head to College Station to continue his football and baseball career.
There was much speculation that Murray would opt to go play baseball if he was chosen high enough this summer, but he has decided to completely withdraw his name from consideration.
ESPN 300 quarterback Kyler Murray, the No. 1-ranked dual-threat quarterback in 2015, announced via Twitter that he will bypass the upcoming Major League Baseball draft and head to Texas A&M, the school he signed with in February, to play football and baseball.
Murray, a five-star quarterback who was the No. 13 overall player in the country, was a well-regarded baseball prospect and was projected to go as high as the first round of the draft.
Opting out of the MLB draft. Looking forward to continuing my football and baseball career at Texas A&M University. See ya down the road!
— Kyler Murray (@TheKylerMurray) May 6, 2015
Murray finished his high school career as one of the most decorated quarterbacks in Texas high school football’s rich history, finishing 42-0 as a starting quarterback and leading Allen to three consecutive state championships at the state’s highest classification. He was the 2014 Gatorade National High School Football Player of the Year and earned numerous other accolades during his career.
ESPN MLB Insider Keith Law ranked Murray as the 32nd-best prospect in this year’s baseball draft and according to Law, he had top-10 overall talent based on his athletic ability.
The 5-foot-11 Murray threw for 4,713 yards and 54 touchdowns while rushing for 1,485 yards and 25 touchdowns in his senior season at Allen, leading the Eagles to a 16-0 record. This is the second straight year that the Aggies have signed a quarterback ranked No. 1 in his recruiting class.
The college football fan in me is absolutely ecstatic that we will get to see Murray play for three years. If you have never seen him play before you need to do yourself a favor and take a glimpse at his highlight reel to see how special of a player he is.