Dylan Morris

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Dylan Morris
James Madison DukesNo. 5
Position Quarterback
Class
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Senior
Major Professional and Continuing Education
Personal information
Born: Puyallup, Washington
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career history
College
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.

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Early life and high school

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

Washington

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

Morris announced that he decided to transfer to play for the James Madison Dukes with his final season of eligibility. [11]

College statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRateAttYdsAvgTD
Washington Huskies
2019 Redshirt Redshirt.svg
2020 441−16711060.98978.243136.017573.42
2021 12114−722036360.62,4586.81412123.646-25-0.53
2022 700−091656.31428.911138.95295.80
2023 400−091464.322416.011208.01-5-5.00
James Madison Dukes
2024 404−011100.066.000150.4000.00
Career 30159−830650460.73,7277.42017129.269560.85

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References

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  9. 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.
  10. "UW quarterback Dylan Morris enters transfer portal". The Seattle Times. December 11, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  11. Vorel, Mike (January 5, 2024). "Report: UW QB Dylan Morris intends to transfer to James Madison". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 6, 2024.