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100 days, 100 players: No. 13 Aaron Murray

In the 100 days leading up to signing day 2015, RecruitingNation will be looking back at our ESPN recruiting rankings from 2006 to the present and count down the best player of the past 10 years at each ranking position, No. 100 to No. 1.

Aaron Murray, No. 13 in 2009 class

Murray was an accomplished quarterback coming out of Tampa (Florida) Plant High School. In April 2008, Murray picked Georgia over childhood favorite Florida due in large part to his comfort level and relationship with Mark Richt and then-Bulldogs offensive coordinator Mike Bobo. Murray was part of a Top 10 Georgia class that included Orson Charles, Marlon Brown, Abry Jones, Zach Mettenberger and Branden Smith.

After redshirting in 2009, Murray started 13 games in 2010, passing for 3,049 yards and 24 touchdowns, earning All-SEC Freshman Team honors from the league's coaches.

Murray started 14 games in 2011, passing for 3,149 yards and 35 TDs. He was named All-SEC second-team and set single-season school records for passing touchdowns (35) and touchdowns responsible for (37).

The 2012 season would prove to be Murray’s best at Georgia. He threw for 3,893 yards and 36 TDs in 14 starts, finishing second in the country in with a 174.82 quarterback rating. His 3,893 yards are a school single-season passing yardage record. He earned various All-SEC Team honors from media outlets following the season.

The 2013 season was another record-setting one for Murray. He became the first quarterback in SEC history to throw for 3,000 yards or more in four straight seasons. He made 11 starts as a fifth-year senior before tearing his ACL in the second-to-last regular-season game. He passed for 3,075 yards and 26 scores prior to the injury.

Murray finished his career at Georgia with 13,166 yards passing and 121 TDs against 41 INTs, along with 16 rushing scores. He left Athens as the SEC's career passing touchdown leader and SEC career passing yards leader. He finished his career with a 35-17 record as a starting quarterback.

Murray was selected in the fifth round with the No. 163 overall pick by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Honorable mention: Stefon Diggs, No. 13 in 2012 class. Diggs chose to stay home and play at Maryland over Florida, Ohio State and Auburn. In three years for the Terrapins, he caught 150 passes for 2,227 yards and 14 TDs. He has entered the 2015 NFL Draft and is expected to be drafted in the first three rounds.