Drew Morgan

Drew Morgan (born December 2, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Arkansas.

This article is about the NFL player. For the NASA astronaut, see Andrew R. Morgan.

Drew Morgan
No. 80, 81
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-02) December 2, 1994
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Greenwood (AR)
College:Arkansas
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-SEC (2015)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

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]

References
  1. Morgan's career at Arkansas
  2. "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Sign 14 Undrafted College Free Agents". MiamiDolphins.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018.
  3. "Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018.
  4. "Dolphins Sign 8 To Practice Squad". MiamiDolphins.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018.
  5. "Dolphins Sign 8 To Futures Contracts". MiamiDolphins.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017.
  6. "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. September 1, 2018.
  7. Munz, Jason (January 30, 2019). "AAF: The Memphis Express set their initial 52-man roster. Who made the cut?". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  8. Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  9. "Drew Morgan announced retirement from football". thv11.com. June 17, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  10. https://highschool.si.com/arkansas/2023/09/14/former-arkansas-razorbacks-receiver-drew-morgan-now-coaching-with-same-toughness-he-played-with
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