Murray redshirted the 2006 NCAA football season. Over the next four years, Murray had 3,685 career rushing yards (4.86 avg.) with 50 touchdowns, 157 career catches with 13 touchdowns, and 1,462 kickoff return yards with 2 touchdowns.
Murray was drafted in the third round (71st overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys in which he later signed a four-year contract.