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