Wanya Morris

HISTORY — from college bio

Spent 2019-20 seasons at Tennessee before transferring to Oklahoma for 2021-22 seasons ... played in 37 career games (15 at Oklahoma) and made 27 starts (eight at OU).

2022: A second-team All-Big 12 selection by AP … played in nine games and started eight at right tackle … played 580 snaps and gave up two sacks on 303 pass-blocking plays according to PFF ... did not play vs. UTEP (9/3), Kent State (9/10), at Texas Tech (11/26) or vs. Florida State in Cheez It Bowl (opted out; 12/29) ... played in backup role at Nebraska (9/17).

2021: Played in six games in a backup role at left tackle … saw action against Texas Tech (10/30), TCU (10/16), Texas (10/9), Kansas State (10/2), West Virginia (9/25) and Western Carolina (9/11). 

AT TENNESSEE

2020: Played in nine of team's 10 games and made seven starts ... five starts came at left tackle and two were as a blocking tight end in team's "jumbo" package ... did not play vs. Alabama (10/24) due to injury ... allowed two sacks on 195 pass-blocking plays according to PFF ... was flagged for just three penalties on 398 total snaps.

2019: An SEC All-Freshman Team member ... member of 247Sports True Freshman All-America Team ... named to The Athletic's Midseason Freshman All-America Team ... started 12 of 13 games at left tackle (including TaxSlayer Gator Bowl win over Indiana [1/2]) ... helped pave way for a season-high 297-yard rushing performance against Vanderbilt (11/30) ... started every game at left tackle during team's six-game winning streak to close the season ... helped protect Jarrett Guarantano at Missouri when the quarterback became the third Volunteer to ever pass for 400 yards (11/23) ... played 24 snaps at left tackle and 31 at right tackle in win over South Carolina (10/26) ... started at left tackle vs. Georgia State (8/31) to become first Tennessee true freshman offensive lineman to start in a season opener since 2017.

High school: Attended Grayson High School ... a five-star recruit by ESPN and a four-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals ... ranked No. 7 in USA Today's High School Football Chosen 25 ... rated as No. 9 overall recruit by ESPN, No. 41 by Rivals and No. 51 by 247Sports ... regarded as country's No. 5 offensive tackle by ESPN and Rivals and No. 6 by 247Sports ... the No. 3 player in Georgia by ESPN, No. 5 by Rivals and No. 9 by 247Sports ... selected to participate in 2019 Under Armour All-American Game ... participated in “The Opening” ... 2018 MaxPreps preseason first-team All-American ... 2018 Georgia Class 7A All-State selection ... recorded 73 pancake blocks during his senior season ... led Grayson to 10-3 record and an appearance in 2018 state quarterfinals.

PERSONAL

First name pronounced WAHN-yay ... named after Boyz II Men artist Wanyá Morris ... enrolled at Tennessee in January 2019 ... majored in communication studies at Tennessee ... major at OU is communication.