Jalen Morton

Jalen Morton

Houston Roughnecks
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(1997-07-06) July 6, 1997 (age 28) Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:	Seguin (Arlington)
College:	Prairie View A&M
NFL draft:	2020: undrafted
Career history
Green Bay Packers (2020)* Indianapolis Colts (2021)* Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2021–2022) Birmingham Stallions (2023) Southwest Kansas Storm (2025) Birmingham Stallions (2025) Southwest Kansas Storm (2025) Houston Roughnecks (2026–present)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards USFL champion (2023) Stats at Pro Football Reference Jalen Morton (born July 6, 1997) is an American professional football quarterback for the Houston Roughnecks of United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Prairie View A&M and went undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft. He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2021 to 2022. Early life Morton attended Seguin High School in Arlington, Texas. During his high school years, he passed for 1,041 yards and had 10 passing touchdowns. [1] College career Morton appeared in one game his freshman season and retained his redshirt status. In 2016, Morton appeared in nine games with four starts. His first colligate start was against Rice, where he completed 18 of 29 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for 47 yards and a touchdown in the 44–65 loss. [2] In 2018, Morton ran for a school record 255 yards on just eight carries in a victory against Arkansas–Pine Bluff. He scored four rushing touchdowns while adding another two in the air. [3] Statistics Season Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD 2015 Prairie View A&M 1 0 — Redshirted 2016 Prairie View A&M 9 4 2–2 72 146 49.3 945 8 7 112.2 58 190 3.3 6 2017 Prairie View A&M 6 0 — 8 17 47.1 107 1 0 119.3 8 65 8.1 0 2018 Prairie View A&M 11 11 5–6 170 327 52.0 2,344 18 12 123.0 130 874 6.7 10 2019 Prairie View A&M 8 8 3–5 122 205 59.5 1,841 15 10 149.3 74 450 6.1 6 Career 35 23 10–13 372 695 53.5 5,237 42 29 128.4 270 1,579 5.9 22 Professional career Green Bay Packers On April 27, 2020, Morton was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers. He was released during the preseason summer training camp, on August 3, 2020. [4] [5] Indianapolis Colts On February 1, 2021, Morton signed a reserve/future contract with the Indianapolis Colts. [6] On August 6, 2021, Morton was waived by the Colts. [7] Hamilton Tiger-Cats Morton signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on September 20, 2021. [8] Following the 2021 season he re-signed on January 24, 2022. [9] Morton got his first playing time at quarterback in Week 13 of the 2022 season after an injury to starting quarterback Dane Evans and backup Jamie Newman proved ineffective in his debut. [10] Morton completed only two of six pass attempts for 13 yards and an interception as the Tiger-Cats were defeated 28-8 by their rivals the Toronto Argonauts, falling to last place in the East division. [11] After spending majority of his time on practice roster in Hamilton, he was released November 7, 2022. Birmingham Stallions Morton signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL on December 13, 2022, where he served as third-string quarterback behind Alex McGough and J'Mar Smith. [12] On January 15, 2024, he was selected by the Stallions in the third round of the Super Draft portion of the 2024 UFL dispersal draft. [13] He was released on March 10, 2024. [14] Southwest Kansas Storm Morton signed with the Southwest Kansas Storm to begin the 2025 season, and was the team's starting quarterback. [15] Birmingham Stallions (second stint) On May 6, 2025, Morton re-signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). [16] He was released by the Stallions on May 12. [17] Southwest Kansas Storm (second stint) Morton returned to the Southwest Kansas Storm of the Indoor Football League after his six-day stint with the Stallions. [18] Houston Roughnecks Morton signed with the Houston Roughnecks of the UFL on August 29, 2025. [19] Career statistics CFL Year Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A Lng TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg Lng TD 2022 HAM 4 0 — 2 6 33.3 13 2.2 9 0 1 2.8 5 14 2.8 9 0 Career 4 0 0–0 2 6 33.3 13 2.2 9 0 1 2.8 5 14 2.8 9 0 USFL/UFL Year Team League Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD 2023 BHAM USFL 1 0 — 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 5 5.0 0 2025 BHAM UFL 0 0 — 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 Career 1 0 0–0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 5 5.0 0 AF1 Year Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A Lng TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg Lng TD 2025 SW KAN 8 8 5–3 108 243 44.4 1,355 5.6 47 22 12 64.4 63 285 4.5 37 11 Career 8 8 5–3 108 243 44.4 1,355 5.6 47 22 12 64.4 63 285 4.5 37 11 References "Jalen Morton Seguin HS, Arlington, TX". MaxPreps. August 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2020. "Prairie View Panthers vs Rice Owls". ESPN. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2025. "Morton, Big Plays Spark Record-Setting Panthers Win". pvpanthers.com. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2025. Kruse, Zach (28 April 2020). "Packers to sign UDFA QB Jalen Morton". Packers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved 30 December 2023. "Packers release QB Morton and FB Wellman". Green Bay Packers.com. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020. "Colts sign QB Jalen Morton and J.J. Nelson to Reserve/Future contracts". Indianapolis Colts. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021. "Colts Activate Xavier Rhodes, Al-Quadin Muhammad, Julién Davenport From Reserve/COVID-19 List; Waive Rolan Milligan, Jalen Morton; Place J.J. Nelson On Injured Reserve". Colts.com. 6 August 2021. "Ticats sign QB Jalen Morton and LB Corey Thompson". CFL.ca. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2022. "Ticats sign QB Jalen Morton, two others". CFL.ca. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022. "Rookie Newman to start at QB for Ticats vs. Argos - TSN.ca". TSN. The Canadian Press. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022. "2022-09-05 Game Tracker - Toronto Argonauts vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats (6260)". CFL.ca. Retrieved 6 September 2022. @USFLStallions (13 December 2022). "Free Agent Signings" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 December 2022– via Twitter. Rachuk, Stephan (15 January 2024). "2024 United Football League (UFL) Super Draft Tracker". Pro Football Newsroom. Retrieved 15 January 2024. "UFL Teams Set their Training Camp Rosters to 58". UFLBoard.com. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024. Yow, Chris (9 March 2025). "Late collapse costs Kats in season opener - Main Street Media of Tennessee". Main Street Media of Tennessee -. Retrieved 17 March 2025. "Stallions Sign QB Jalen Morton, Showboats Make Moves At DT". pfnewsroom.com. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025. Larsen, James (13 May 2025). "Stallions Release Jalen Morton, Alex McGough Eyes UFL Return". PFNewsroom.com. Retrieved 13 May 2025. "Liberty come back to beat Southwest Kansas, punch ticket to AF1 playoffs". Salina Post. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025. Larsen, James (29 August 2025). "Roughnecks Sign Jalen Morton, Robert Cooper, Chris Steele". PFNewsroom.com. Retrieved 30 August 2025. External links CFL bio This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.