Jordan Morgan (born August 4, 2001) is an American football

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. He played

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Early life and high school

Morgan was born on August 4, 2001, in

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. He attended

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, where he played on both sides of the line for the football team. Morgan committed to play college football at the

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College career

In Morgan's first two seasons he played in eight games, while starting in four of them. Morgan was named the Wildcats' starting

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going into his third season and started the final 11 games after missing the season opener due to injury. In 2022 Morgan started ten games and was named first-team all Pac-12 by the Associated Press, and an honorable mention by the Pac-12. After thinking about entering the

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, Morgan returned to Arizona for the 2023 season. Morgan was named preseason second team all-Pac-12 ahead of the 2023 season. Morgan was also named to the watchlists of the

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and the

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Professional career

References

External links

Arizona Wildcats bio
2001 births Living people American football offensive tackles Arizona Wildcats football players Players of American football from Arizona People from Marana, Arizona {{offensive-lineman-stub