Drew Morgan (born December 2, 1994) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
wide receiver. He played
college football at
Arkansas
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.
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.
Professional career
Morgan signed with the
Miami Dolphins
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as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Dolphins' practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Dolphins on January 1, 2018.
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.
In 2019, Morgan joined the
Memphis Express
The Memphis Express was a professional American football franchise based in Memphis, Tennessee. It was a member of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) during its single season in 2019. They played their home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stad ...
of the
Alliance of American Football, but did not make the final roster. 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.
Morgan retired on June 17, 2019.
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.
[https://highschool.si.com/arkansas/2023/09/14/former-arkansas-razorbacks-receiver-drew-morgan-now-coaching-with-same-toughness-he-played-with]
References
External links
Arkansas Razorbacks bio
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1994 births
Living people
American football wide receivers
People from Greenwood, Arkansas
Players of American football from Arkansas
Arkansas Razorbacks football players
Miami Dolphins players
Memphis Express (American football) players