2015 NFL Draft: Marcus Murphy is drafted by the New Orleans Saints

SUMMARY

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MizzouMade?src=hash">#MizzouMade</a> RB <a href="https://twitter.com/mmurphy6">@mmurphy6</a> goes to the <a href="https://twitter.com/Saints">@Saints</a>! Congrats Marcus! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFLDraft?src=hash">#NFLDraft</a> <a href="http://t.co/IMGRetjV6b">pic.twitter.com/IMGRetjV6b</a></p>&mdash; Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/MizzouFootball/status/594618716026867712">May 2, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Marcus Murphy makes the 9th former Mizzou players drafted by the New Orleans Saints, first since Brad Edelman in 1982.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Marcus Murphy is just the second Missouri running back drafted since 1998.</p>&mdash; Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dave_Matter/status/594619384741658624">May 2, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Pretty crazy, right?

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Marcus Murphy broke Jeremy Maclin's school record for career return touchdowns and only the 3rd player in Mizzou history with more than 4,000 career all purpose yards (Jeremy Maclin and Brad Smith).

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He's often compared to former New Orleans Saint Darren Sproles in terms of size and return ability and you expect they'll try him out at that position and possibly try him as a receiving target out of the backfield.

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Congrats to you Marcus Murphy.