Mike Morris

HISTORY — from college bio

• Second-team All-American by the FWAA, AFCA (2022)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2020, '21, '22)
• All-Big Ten selection (consensus first team, 2022)
• Smith-Brown Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year (2022)
• Recipient of the Richard Katcher Award (2022)
• Three-time letterman (2020-21-22)
• Appeared in 27 games with 16 starts during his career

Senior (2022)
• Appeared in 12 games along the defensive line with 11 starts; made 23 tackles with a team-leading 7.5 sacks among 11.0 for loss, adding four quarterback hurries, three pass breakups, one forced fumble and one blocked kick to earn his third varsity letter
• Second-team All-American by the FWAA, AFCA organizations 
• All-Big Ten selection (consensus first team) 
• Smith-Brown Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year
• Chuck Bednarik Award Semifinalist
• Midseason All-American by The Athletic (second team)
• Recipient of the Richard Katcher Award
• Shared Defensive Player of the game honors for his performance at Iowa
• Named Special Teams Player of the Game for his performance at Indiana
• Registered three solo tackles including two for loss, and forced a fumble starting against Colorado State (Sept. 3)
• Made a six-yard sack in a start against Hawaii (Sept. 10)
• Played off the edge against UConn (Sept. 17)
• Credited with one sack and a quarterback hurry among three tackles in a start against Maryland (Sept. 24)
• Had two sacks, one quarterback hurry, and three solo tackles starting off the edge at Iowa (Oct. 1)
• Started on the edge at Indiana (Oct. 8), registered a six-yard sack and also a blocked field goal try
• Made one tackle for loss and broke up his first career pass as part of a four-tackle day against Penn State (Oct. 15)
• Broke up a pass and made two stops, including a sack and a split a TFL on separate plays against Michigan State (Oct. 29) 
• Credited with 1.5 sacks in a start at Rutgers (Nov. 5)
• Against Nebraska (Nov. 12), picked up a solo tackle starting off the edge
• Assisted on one tackle starting off the edge at Ohio State (Nov. 26)
• Knocked down a pass and made two solo tackles starting against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Junior (2021)
• Appeared in all 14 games with four starts at defensive end; made 17 tackles including one tackle for loss and a shared sack; also had two pass breakups including one interception and had one quarterback hurry to earn his second varsity letter
• Earned Hard Hat Player of the Week honors for his performance against Northwestern
• Produced three assisted tackles and a half-tackle for loss against Western Michigan (Sept. 4)
• Made his first career start against Washington (Sept. 11) and played on the defensive line with one assisted tackle 
• Credited with two tackles (one solo) while playing along the defensive line against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)
• Notched a solo tackle starting against Rutgers (Sept. 25)
• Totaled three stops at Wisconsin (Oct. 2) including his first half-sack
• Played snaps along the defensive line at Nebraska (Oct. 9)
• Assisted on a tackle against Northwestern (Oct. 23) playing along the defensive line
• Started at Michigan state (Oct. 30) and intercepted a pass, the first of his career, along with an assisted stop 
• Started on the edge against Indiana (Nov. 6)
• Assisted on a pair of tackles at Penn State (Nov. 13)
• Delivered one solo tackle playing along the defensive line at Maryland (Nov. 20)
• Knocked down a pass and assisted on one tackle playing along the defensive line against Ohio State (Nov. 27)
• Played defensive end and tackle against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game (Dec. 4)
• Hurried the quarterback and assisted on one tackle against Georgia in the Capital One Orange Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Sophomore (2020)
• Appeared in one game along the defensive line and made one solo tackle to earn his first varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Made his U-M debut playing along the defensive line and on special teams against Wisconsin (Nov. 14), making his first career tackle

Freshman (2019)
• Did not see game action

Prep
• Attended American Heritage High School (2019) coached by Keith Hindsley
 
Key Statistics
• Registered 89 tackles as a senior, including 25 tackles for loss, five sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and blocked a punt which he returned for a touchdown
• Recorded 84 tackles, 31 tackles for loss and four sacks as a junior
• Tallied 13 sacks as a freshman
 
Honors and Rankings
• Holds a 247Sports Composite ranking of three-star, the No. 390 prospect nationally, the 29th-rated strong side defensive end and the No. 48 player in Florida
• 247.com three-star prospect rated the No. 36 strong-side defensive end and No. 55 player in Florida
• ESPN four-star recruit rated the No. 40 defensive end and the No. 52 player in Florida
• Rivals four-star recruit ranked No. 21 at weak-side defensive end and the No. 47 player in Florida
• Palm Beach all-county honoree (2015-18)
• Multiple Palm Beach County Super 11 honors
• Member of Palm Beach Post and Sun-Sentinel Super 11 lists in 2018
• Two-time all-area first team (2017-18)
 
Personal
• Mike Morris was born April 22, 2001
• Son of Mike Morris Sr. and Melanie Bolden-Morris
• Father was an offensive lineman at Florida State
• Attended the same high school as current Wolverine tight end Nick Eubanks

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
10.5	4.0	21.0	0.0	2.0	7.0	14.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
1.0	1.0	16.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	7.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	5.0	5.0	1.0

2020

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0