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Kyler Murray mulls major decision: "Dad's always told me it's best to have options, and we've lived by that for my whole life."

The more football success Kyler Murray experienced this past season, the more his stock rose.

Eventually, the Heisman winner from Oklahoma realized it made a lot of sense to the enter the NFL draft - even though he had signed a $4.66 million contract as the first-round pick of the Oakland A's.

"After the season, everybody is obviously projecting me high or whatever," Murray said in a Thursday interview with 103.3 FM the Fan. "I think it would be a little different if I wasn't but the decision is a lot tougher now that you put that into play.