Dylan Morris
| James Madison Dukes – No. 5 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Major | Professional and Continuing Education |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Puyallup, Washington |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Graham-Kapowsin (Graham, Washington) |
Dylan Morris is an American football quarterback that plays for the James Madison Dukes. He previously played for the Washington Huskies.
Early life and high school
[edit]Morris attended Graham-Kapowsin High School in Graham, Washington, where he threw for 9,815 yards and 99 touchdowns and compiled a 40-7 record.[1] He was ranked as a four-star recruit and committed to play college football with the Washington Huskies.[2]
College career
[edit]Washington
[edit]As a freshman in 2019, Morris took a redshirt season.[1] He made his first career start in the 2020 season opener, where he completed 14 of 24 passes for 141 yards and ran for 21 yards and a touchdown in a 27–21 win over Oregon State.[3] In his second start, Morris went 15 for 25 passing for 230 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Arizona.[4] Morris finished the 2020 season completing 67 of 110 pass attempts for 897 yards and four touchdowns with three interceptions, while also adding 57 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.[5] He was named an honorable mention all-Pac-12.[6] In 2021, Morris threw for 2,458 yards and 14 touchdowns against a conference-leading 12 interceptions.[7] Ahead of the 2022 season, he lost the starting quarterback job to Indiana transfer Michael Penix.[8] Morris finished the 2022 season completing nine of 16 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown with an interception.[9] In 2023, he completed nine of 14 passes for 224 yards and a touchdown with an interception.[5] After the season, Morris entered the NCAA transfer portal, but would stay with team during their playoff run.[8]
Morris finished his career at Washington throwing for 3,721 yards, 20 touchdowns, and 17 interceptions while compiling a 5–8 record as a starter.[10]
James Madison
[edit]Morris announced that he decided to transfer to play for the James Madison Dukes with his final season of eligibility.[11]
College statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Washington Huskies | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Redshirt 
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| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 1−1 | 67 | 110 | 60.9 | 897 | 8.2 | 4 | 3 | 136.0 | 17 | 57 | 3.4 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 11 | 4−7 | 220 | 363 | 60.6 | 2,458 | 6.8 | 14 | 12 | 123.6 | 46 | -25 | -0.5 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0−0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 142 | 8.9 | 1 | 1 | 138.9 | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0−0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 224 | 16.0 | 1 | 1 | 208.0 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | |
| James Madison Dukes | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4−0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 150.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career | 30 | 15 | 9−8 | 306 | 504 | 60.7 | 3,727 | 7.4 | 20 | 17 | 129.2 | 69 | 56 | 0.8 | 5 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Vorel, Mike (November 14, 2020). "UW Huskies redshirt freshman QB Dylan Morris makes first career start in season opener against Oregon State". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Jude, Adam (July 16, 2017). "Graham-Kapowsin's Dylan Morris, a four-star QB, commits to the Huskies". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Booth, Tim (January 6, 2024). "Morris solves UW's QB quandary in win vs. OSU". The Columbian. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Caple, Christian. "Washington's 'blue-collar, hard workers' outclass Arizona in dominant win". The Athletic. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "Dylan Morris College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Raley, Dan (May 9, 2023). "Husky Roster Review: Morris Is There If and When UW Needs Hin". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Vorel, Mike (April 21, 2022). "Despite difficult 2021, UW QB Dylan Morris is focusing on the future … and staying off social media. 'It's not a real place.'". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ a b Vorel, Mike (December 15, 2023). "Here's why Husky QB Dylan Morris is staying through playoffs despite entering portal". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Vorel, Mike (January 4, 2023). "Could a prospective coaching career keep backup QB Dylan Morris at Washington and out of the transfer portal?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "UW quarterback Dylan Morris enters transfer portal". The Seattle Times. December 11, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Vorel, Mike (January 5, 2024). "Report: UW QB Dylan Morris intends to transfer to James Madison". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 6, 2024.