Drew Morgan Explained
| Drew Morgan |
| Number: | 80, 81 |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | 2 December 1994 |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 190 |
| High School: | Greenwood (AR) |
| College: | Arkansas |
| Undraftedyear: | 2017 |
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| Pastcoaching: | - Greenwood HS (2018)
- Fayetteville HS (2019)
- Warner, OK (2020)
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Drew Morgan (born December 2, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Arkansas.
High school career
Morgan attended Greenwood High School in Greenwood, Arkansas. He was ranked as the No. 7 player in Arkansas by Rivals and as the No. 13 prospect in the state by 247Sports, he walked on at Arkansas in 2012.
College career
In his freshman year Morgan played in 10 games at WR and on Special teams. In his junior year he led the team in catches (63), yards (843) and TD catches (10) and received an All-SEC Second-team honours.[1]
Professional career
Morgan signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[2] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Dolphins' practice squad the next day.[3] [4] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Dolphins on January 1, 2018.[5]
On September 1, 2018, Morgan was waived by the Dolphins, and then immediately joined the coaching staff of his alma mater Greenwood High School as a volunteer coach.[6]
In 2019, Morgan joined the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football, but did not make the final roster.[7] He was re-signed to a contract on March 25, 2019, while on the team's rights list. He was activated to the roster on March 26. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[8]
Morgan retired on June 17, 2019.[9]
Coaching career
Morgan became a volunteer assistant coach at Fayetteville High School in 2019, and then became the offensive coordinator at Warner High School in Oklahoma for the 2020 season. In 2021, he moved to Elkins High School in Arkansas as special teams coordinator.[10]
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/roster/drew-morgan/#sm.000000hyvb3x1evcnezaymdv198jp Morgan's career at Arkansas
- Web site: PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Sign 14 Undrafted College Free Agents. https://web.archive.org/web/20180620001842/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/PRESS-RELEASE-Dolphins-Sign-14-Undrafted-College-Free-Agents/a138d80e-5a2a-4ece-aa9b-83b504af9901. dead. June 20, 2018. MiamiDolphins.com. May 5, 2017.
- Web site: Dolphins Make Roster Moves. https://web.archive.org/web/20180620024159/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/Dolphins-Make-Roster-Moves/6e2a4fb4-c259-4543-947d-0c866ce56319. dead. June 20, 2018. MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2017.
- Web site: Dolphins Sign 8 To Practice Squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20180313093929/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/article-1/Dolphins-Sign-8-To-Practice-Squad/490085a1-8bcc-47ce-a337-0d112c977bd5. dead. March 13, 2018. MiamiDolphins.com. September 3, 2017.
- Web site: Dolphins Sign 8 To Futures Contracts. https://web.archive.org/web/20171210094758/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/Dolphins-Sign-8-To-Futures-Contracts/2c0fdc8a-f590-4dc9-aa93-b893ccb3ddc0. dead. December 10, 2017. MiamiDolphins.com. January 1, 2018.
- Web site: Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves. MiamiDolphins.com. September 1, 2018.
- News: Munz. Jason. AAF: The Memphis Express set their initial 52-man roster. Who made the cut?. The Commercial Appeal. January 30, 2019. February 6, 2019.
- Web site: Rothstein . Michael . Wickersham . Seth . June 13, 2019 . Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football . January 9, 2024 . ESPN.com.
- Web site: June 17, 2019 . Drew Morgan announced retirement from football . 2023-05-21 . thv11.com . en-US.
- https://highschool.si.com/arkansas/2023/09/14/former-arkansas-razorbacks-receiver-drew-morgan-now-coaching-with-same-toughness-he-played-with
