Tyler Morris
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Position | Wide receiver |
Class | Junior |
Personal information | |
Born: | November 18, 2003 |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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Bowl games | |
High school | Nazareth Academy (IL) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Tyler Morris (born November 18, 2003) is an American football wide receiver. He last played for the Michigan Wolverines, where he won a national championship in 2023.
Early life
Morris was born in 2003 in Bolingbrook, Illinois. He attended Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park, Illinois, where he was high school teammates with J. J. McCarthy.[1] McCarthy and Morris connected for 68 receptions, 1,237 yards, and 17 touchdowns in Morris’ sophomore season of 2019.[2]
Morris missed his junior season due to covid-19, and tore his ACL in the spring of 2021, missing his entire senior season.[3] He was a four star recruit, rated as the #18 wide receiver and the #104 overall prospect in the nation in 2022.[2]
College career
Michigan
In 2022, Morris enrolled at the University of Michigan. As a freshman, he saw limited playing time in eight games, tallying three receptions for 25 yards.[4] In 2023, as a sophomore, Morris played wide receiver and returned punts for Michigan’s national championship team.[5][6] Morris appeared in all 15 games for the Wolverines, finishing the season with 13 receptions for 197 yards and his first career touchdown; a 38-yard touchdown reception thrown by his former high school teammate, J. J. McCarthy, that helped secure a 2024 Rose Bowl victory against Alabama.[7][8]
In 2024, Morris entered his junior season as Michigan’s No. 1 wide receiver, following the departures of Roman Wilson and Cornelius Johnson to the National Football League (NFL).[9][10] In week five against Minnesota, Morris caught his first touchdown of the season, an 11-yard reception with an acrobatic dive into the end zone.[11] In week ten versus Oregon, he caught three passes for 38 yards and his second touchdown of the season.[12] Morris finished his junior year with 23 catches for 248 yards and two touchdowns.
On December 3, 2024, he entered the NCAA transfer portal after three seasons with the Michigan Wolverines. In that time, Morris had a 35-6 team record, won two Big Ten championships and a national championship.[13]
References
- ^ Teddy Greenstein (May 10, 2019). "Colleges already have big interest in WR Morris". Chicago Tribune. p. 3-8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Trevor Woods (May 29, 2023). "Tyler Morris' path to Michigan, outlook for 2023: A shifty and elusive WR looking to have a breakout season this fall". MaizeNBrew.com.
- ^ "WR Tyler Morris". Battle Creek Enquirer. April 1, 2023. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tyler Morris". S/R College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ Charlie Pappalardo (September 13, 2023). "Tyler Morris making a name for himself as a wide receiver". The Michigan Daily.
- ^ Isaiah Hole (March 23, 2023). "Why Tyler Morris is ready for a prime-time role with Michigan football". Wolverines Wire. USA Today.
- ^ "Tyler Morris College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "In biggest game of his life, Tyler Morris snags first career touchdown in Rose Bowl win". The Michigan Daily.
- ^ "There's a new alpha in Michigan's receiver room". Mlive.
- ^ "Tyler Morris Prepared To Lead Michigan WR Room In 2024". Sports Illustrated - Wolverine Digest.
- ^ "Michigan v. Minnesota (2024)". ESPN.
- ^ "Michigan v. Oregon (2024)". ESPN.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (December 3, 2024). "Michigan wide receiver Tyler Morris to enter transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved December 3, 2024.