First Name
Adrian
Last Name
Murrell
Years at WVU
1989-92
Year Inducted
2024
Bio
Adrian Murrell was a two-year starter at tailback and led the Big East in rushing in his senior season, finishing seventh in WVU career rushing yards from 1989-92.
The Wahiawa, Hawaii, native rushed for 2,097 yards during his career and had a then-second best season rushing total in school history with 1,145 during his senior year. Murrell ranked 14th nationally and 22nd in NCAA all-purpose yards. He was the second Mountaineer to rush for 100 yards in four consecutive games, joining Artie Owens (1974).
In his senior campaign, he rushed for a career-high 157 yards against Virginia Tech (career-long 54-yard run), 154 yards against Penn State, 150 yards against Boston College, 141 yards against Pitt and 115 yards against Maryland. Murrell had two touchdowns against Boston College. He had a career-high 99 yards receiving against Miami, Ohio, and had three total touchdowns against Maryland.
After the season, he was named All-Big East First Team, All-ECAC, Associated Press All-East and was a United Press International Honorable Mention All-American. Murrell played in the Senior Bowl and was voted WVU's most valuable player for 1992.
As a junior, he had four 100-yard rushing games – 152 against Bowling Green, 141 against Maryland, 116 against Syracuse and 102 against Temple. Murrell had two rushing touchdowns against Virginia Tech. He earned First Team All-ECAC, First Team All-Big East and All-East First Team honors.
Murrell was drafted in the fifth round by the New York Jets in the 1993 NFL Draft and played for the Jets from 1993-97, the Arizona Cardinals from 1998-99 and Washington Redskins in 2000. In 1998, he rushed for 1,042 yards for the Cardinals, ranking ninth in team history at the time. After a two-year break from the NFL, Murrell returned in 2003 to play for the Dallas Cowboys. He is WVU's all-time leader in NFL career rushing yards.
He is married to Tonia Peck Murrell and they have three children.
The Wahiawa, Hawaii, native rushed for 2,097 yards during his career and had a then-second best season rushing total in school history with 1,145 during his senior year. Murrell ranked 14th nationally and 22nd in NCAA all-purpose yards. He was the second Mountaineer to rush for 100 yards in four consecutive games, joining Artie Owens (1974).
In his senior campaign, he rushed for a career-high 157 yards against Virginia Tech (career-long 54-yard run), 154 yards against Penn State, 150 yards against Boston College, 141 yards against Pitt and 115 yards against Maryland. Murrell had two touchdowns against Boston College. He had a career-high 99 yards receiving against Miami, Ohio, and had three total touchdowns against Maryland.
After the season, he was named All-Big East First Team, All-ECAC, Associated Press All-East and was a United Press International Honorable Mention All-American. Murrell played in the Senior Bowl and was voted WVU's most valuable player for 1992.
As a junior, he had four 100-yard rushing games – 152 against Bowling Green, 141 against Maryland, 116 against Syracuse and 102 against Temple. Murrell had two rushing touchdowns against Virginia Tech. He earned First Team All-ECAC, First Team All-Big East and All-East First Team honors.
Murrell was drafted in the fifth round by the New York Jets in the 1993 NFL Draft and played for the Jets from 1993-97, the Arizona Cardinals from 1998-99 and Washington Redskins in 2000. In 1998, he rushed for 1,042 yards for the Cardinals, ranking ninth in team history at the time. After a two-year break from the NFL, Murrell returned in 2003 to play for the Dallas Cowboys. He is WVU's all-time leader in NFL career rushing yards.
He is married to Tonia Peck Murrell and they have three children.
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