Quintin Morris

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Quintin Morris
No. 85 – Buffalo Bills
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1999-01-21) January 21, 1999 (age 24)
Richmond, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school: George Ranch
(Richmond, Texas)
College: Bowling Green (2017–2020)
Undrafted: 2021
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MAC (2020)
  • Second-team All-MAC (2019)
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Receptions:10
Receiving yards:110
Receiving touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Quintin Morris (born January 21, 1999) is an American football tight end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Bowling Green.

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High school career

Morris attended George Ranch High School in Richmond, Texas. [1] In 2016, Morris would commit to play at Bowling Green. He also received offers from Division I (FBS) schools Army, Navy and New Mexico. Morris also received offers from (FCS) schools Abilene Christian and Citadel. [2]

College career

Morris played for the Bowling Green Falcons for four seasons. He finished his collegiate career with 125 receptions for 1,529 yards and 13 touchdowns in 40 games played. [3] [4] As a junior in 2019, Morris caught a career high 10 receptions for 92 yards against Notre Dame. [5] He led the team with 55 receptions, 649 receiving yards, and four touchdown catches. He was named Second-team All-MAC. The following Covid-shortened season, he played all five-games where he earned First-team All-MAC. [6]

College statistics

Bowling Green Falcons
SeasonTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgTD
2017 Bowling Green 110811614.52
2018 Bowling Green 12114251612.37
2019 Bowling Green 12125564911.84
2020 Bowling Green 552024812.40
Career 40281251,52912.213

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+1⁄4 in
(1.89 m)		243 lb
(110 kg)		33+1⁄8 in
(0.84 m)		10+3⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		4.66 s1.62 s2.70 s4.65 s7.09 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)		9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		22 reps
All values from Pro Day [7] [8]

Morris was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2021. [9] [4] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2021, but was signed to the team's practice squad the next day. [10] [11] Morris was elevated to the active roster on October 26, 2021, for the team's Week 9 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars and made his NFL debut in the game. [12] After the Bills were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, he signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022. [13] Following the 2022 NFL preseason, Morris was named to the official 53-man roster to begin the season, edging out former Buccaneer's first round pick O.J. Howard for a roster spot. [14]

On September 19, 2022, the Bills hosted the Tennessee Titans on Monday Night Football where Morris would make his National Football League debut. Morris finished the game with 28 offensive and 19 special teams snaps. Morris would haul in his first NFL reception from quarterback Josh Allen for six yards during the Bills 41-7 victory. [15] In week 5 against the Pittsburgh Steelers Morris earned his first career start. Morris would have a career high three catches and 39 receiving yards in a 38–3 victory. [16] In week 15 against the Miami Dolphins Morris would catch his first career NFL touchdown pass. In the first quarter, Allen would connect with Morris on a 14-yard touchdown. The Bills won the game 32-29, on a game winning 25-yard field goal from kicker Tyler Bass as time expired. [17] He appeared in 14 games and started one as a rookie. [18]

On October 15, 2023, Morris caught the go-ahead touchdown pass to lift the Bills to a 14–9 win over the New York Giants.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceivingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsY/RLngTDFumLost
2022 BUF 14188410.526111
2023 BUF 14022613.015100
Career 2811011011.026211

Postseason

YearTeamGamesReceivingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsY/RLngTDFumLost
2022 BUF 212189.012000
Career 212189.012000

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  6. ↑ "MAC Announces 2020 Football All-MAC and Specialty Awards". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
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