Jontavius Morris (born December 16, 1993) is an American football coach and former defensive tackle. He is a graduate assistant at Purdue University. Morris played college football at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for coaches Garrick McGee and Bill Clark from 2012 to 2014 and at Western Kentucky University for coach Jeff Brohm and played in the National Football League (NFL) in 2012.
| Purdue Boilermakers | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Graduate assistant |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 16, 1993 Albany, Georgia |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 309 lb (140 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Albany (Albany, Georgia) |
| College: | Western Kentucky |
| Undrafted: | 2016 |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| As a coach: | |
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College career edit
Morris played college football for three years at the University of Alabama in Birmingham until the school suspended its football program in 2014.[1] He transferred to Western Kentucky in 2015.[2]
Professional career edit
Pre-draft edit
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
309 lb (140 kg) |
5.27 s | 1.94 s | 3.03 s | 4.85 s | 7.71 s | 24 in (0.61 m) |
8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) |
23 reps | |||
| All values from WKU Pro Day[3] | ||||||||||||
Tampa Bay Buccaneers edit
On May 1, 2016, Morris was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent.[4]
Coaching career edit
In 2018, Morris became a graduate assistant at Purdue University.
References edit
- ^ "UAB Blazers shut down football program". Espn.go.com. 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
- ^ Jontavius Morris. "Jontavius Morris Bio - Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic Site". Wkusports.com. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
- ^ "Jontavius Morris | Western Kentucky, DT : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". Nfldraftscout.com. 2006-09-21. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
- ^ "2016 undrafted free-agent deals for all 32 NFL teams". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
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