Emmett Morehead

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Emmett Morehead
Old Dominion MonarchsNo. 14
Position Quarterback
Class
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Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career history
College
High school Episcopal
(Alexandria, Virginia)

Emmett Morehead is an American college football quarterback for the Old Dominion Monarchs. He previously played for the Boston College Eagles.

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Early life

Morehead grew up in Woodside, California and attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Boston College over offers from Appalachian State, Buffalo, Kentucky, Old Dominion, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and Yale. [1]

College career

Boston College

During Morehead's true freshman season in 2021, he played in two games under center and was redshirted. He finished the season with completing six out of 16 passing attempts for 87 yards. [2] During the 2022 season, he played in 10 games and started four of them. [3] He finished the season with completing 104 out of 173 passing attempts for 1,165 yards with nine touchdowns and six interceptions. [4]

During the 2023 season, Morehead started the first game of the season and completed four out of 10 completed passing attempts for 30 yards. [5] [6] Morehead entered the transfer portal on December 2, 2023. [7]

Old Dominion

On May 6, 2024, Morehead announced that he was transferring to Old Dominion. [8]

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References

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  2. "Emmett Morehead 2021 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved October 12, 2023.
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  5. Thompson, Rich (August 28, 2023). "QB's Morehead, Castellanos give BC different looks". Boston Herald . Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  6. "Emmett Morehead". Boston College Eagles .
  7. "2024 College Football Transfer Portal".
  8. Flannery, Curtis (May 6, 2024). "Old Dominion lands former Boston College quarterback via transfer". The Virginian-Pilot . Retrieved May 26, 2024.