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Grant Morgan NFL Draft Profile
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Grant Morgan Scouting ReportGrant is quick to read run, showing good agility and speed to get past blockers and finish. He is experienced in coverage and gets a strong jam on outside receivers. He combines very good instincts with above-average reaction skills. Almost always finds the ball in traffic. He plays fast, flows with the action, showing smooth lateral agility and short-area burst. Has good instincts and awareness to quickly find the ball. Grant is an intelligent player who can play "MIKE" linebacker despite his lack of size because of his instincts and ability to find the ball in traffic. He is tougher between the tackles than many expect. Fluid and quick drop into zone, covers enough ground to be Tampa-2 "MIKE" and knows where the markers are.
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Areas for ImprovementMorgan is shorter than ideal. He is easily engulfed by blockers near the line of scrimmage. He has minimal anchor at the point of attack. He was too often knocked backward or off his feet. He slips off too mnay ballcarriers and needs to complete tackles. He will go for the big hit instead of consistently wrapping up. Morgan lacks the strength to blow up fullbacks and bulk/length to prevent getting engulfed by better linemen at the second level. He has inconsistent hustle. He has only adequate change of direction ability. He also loses his balance too often in the open field. He lacks size to bull rush stronger tackles. He is more of a straight line athlete with some stiffness in his hips to slow his change of direction.
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Grant Morgan Career at SchoolGrant Morgan was a three-year letter winner at Greenwood High School and finished the season with 149 tackles, including 25 for loss, three sacks, four pass deflections and two fumble recoveries. Also had 11 receptions for 283 yards and five touchdowns. He enrolled at Arkansas and as a true freshman, redshirted during initial year with the program. Morgan played in all 12 games for the Razorbacks in 2017, recorded 38 total tackles in which 22 were solo. He also had 3.5 tackles for loss with 1.0 sacks. He had two pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and one forced fumble. He totaled 553 snaps with 169 occurring on special teams. Grant continued to play all games in his redshirt sophomore season appearing in 12 games. He totaled 299 snaps over the course of his sophomore campaign. He recorded 24 total tackles, eight solo including 2.5 tackle for loss while also getting credit for two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup. Morgan played in all 12 games for the Razorbacks in 2019, redshirt junior campaign. He totaled 388 plays seeing time both lined up in the box at linebacker (148 snaps). He recorded 39 tackles, nine solo with three for loss including a sack. In his redshirt senior season, Grant started nine games at linebacker posting a team best 111 tackles and 7.5 for loss with 2.0 sacks. He also intercepted one pass, had five pass breakups and registered one quarterback hurry. |
Grant Morgan NFL Draft Player ProfileGrant Morgan began his career at the University of Arkansas as a walk-on under Bret Bielema. He earned his scholarship as a contributor in the depth chart at linebacker under Chad Morris. Morgan thrived in 2020 and 2021 under Sam Pittman and Barry Odom, posted 100-plus tackles in both seasons. Over a total of five seasons with Arkansas, Morgan posted 313 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks. He added two interceptions as well, including a pick-six in 2020.
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