Kyler Murray was a first-round pick (9th overall) by MLB's Oakland Athletics in the 2018 MLB Draft. If Murray is selected in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft, he will be the first athlete to ever be a first-round pick in both the MLB and NFL drafts. Some of the notable dual-sport stars who came close: running back Bo Jackson (a second-round pick in MLB and first-round pick in NFL) and Hall of Fame quarterbacks John Elway (second-round pick in MLB and first-round pick in NFL) and Ken Stabler (second-round pick in both leagues).

Will Kyler Murray's short stature be a hinderance at the NFL level? Consider this: While Murray is listed at 5-foot-10 and Duke QB and potential first-round pick Daniel Jones measured over 6-foot-5 at the Senior Bowl, Jones had more than twice as many passes batted down at the line of scrimmage in 2018. According to Pro Football Focus, Murray had five passes batted down in 2018, while Jones had 12 passes batted down.

Kyler Murray averaged 11.6 yards per pass attempt in 2018, the highest such average by an FBS QB in a single season in the last five years. The QB ranked second and fourth in that span is Murray's Oklahoma predecessor and 2018 No. 1 overall pick, Baker Mayfield.

Kyler Murray won the 2018 Heisman Trophy after his Oklahoma predecessor and 2018 No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield did the same the season prior. While their skill sets may not be identical, their passing statistics nearly were. Mayfield had 4,627 passing yards, 43 passing touchdowns, and 6 interceptions in his Heisman season. Murray followed that with 4,361 passing yards, 42 passing touchdowns, and 7 interceptions in his Heisman campaign. Murray also provided additional value in the running game, accounting for 1,001 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns, compared to 311 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns for Mayfield.

Kyler Murray had 42 passing touchdowns and 12 rushing touchdowns for Oklahoma in 2018, becoming just the 3rd FBS QB in the last decade to have 40+ pass TD and 10+ rush TD in a single season. The previous two were both top-10 picks: Oregon QB Marcus Mariota in 2014 (2nd overall pick in 2015 NFL Draft) and Texas Tech QB and 2018 NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes in 2016 (10th overall pick in 2017 NFL Draft).

Only 2 FBS QBs have ever had 4,000+ passing yards and 1,000+ rushing yards in a single season. The first was Clemson QB Deshaun Watson in 2015 (4,109 passing yards and 1,105 rushing yards). The second was Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray in 2018 (4,361 passing yards and 1,001 rushing yards).

According to Pro Football Focus, Kyler Murray had 18 passing touchdowns using play action in 2018. Not only was that tied for the second-most by any FBS QB, it was also five more than the NFL leader, Jared Goff, who had 13 play-action passing touchdowns in 2018.