2021 Burlsworth Trophy Winner
2021 Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award Finalist
2021 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
2020 Walter Camp Second-Team All-America
2020 AFCA Second-Team All-America
2020 Third-Team Phil Steele All-America
2020 First-Team All-SEC (AP, Coaches)
2020 Burlsworth Trophy Finalist
2020 Graduate - Master of Science in Operations Management
2019 Graduate - Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with Exercise Science Concentration
2017-20 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 (COVID REDSHIRT SENIOR): Capped a historic career at Arkansas as the school’s first-ever Burlsworth Trophy winner for the nation’s best player that started his career as a walk-on while also being named a finalist for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award ... Started all 13 games for the Razorbacks in his last year, eclipsing the 100-tackle mark for the second straight year with 101 stops - one of three Arkansas LBs to record 100+ tackles (Bumper Pool - 125, Hayden Henry - 100) ... Enjoyed a monster game in win over Texas (Sept. 11) making 13 stops, including 2.5 tackles for loss ... Broke up a pass and made six stops in victory over Georgia Southern (Sept. 18) ... Recorded a TFL as part of his five tackles in Southwest Classic victory vs. Texas A&M (Sept. 25) inside AT&T Stadium ... Made 12 tackles and recorded a TFL for the third time in four games in game at Georgia (Oct. 2) ... Put up his second straight double-digit tackle performance, matching a season-best with 13 stops at Ole Miss (Oct. 9) ... Recorded seven tackles against Auburn (Oct. 23), including a tackle for loss ... Made seven stops in win over Mississippi State (Nov. 6) ... Notched his fourth double-digit tackle game with 11 stops in Battle for the Boot victory at LSU (Nov. 13), including 1.5 TFLs ... Backed up his 11 tackles at LSU with 11 tackles at Alabama (Nov. 20) ... Made seven stops to help Arkansas claim its third trophy of the season with Battle Line Rivalry win over Missouri (Nov. 26) ... Finished off the season with five tackles in Outback Bowl victory over Penn State (Jan. 1).
2020 (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Walter Camp and AFCA Second Team All-American ... Burlsworth Trophy Finalist ... Tabbed a Third Team All-American by Phil Steele ... Selected First Team All-SEC by both the coaches and AP ... Joined Martrell Spaight (2014) as the only two Razorback defenders to garner both AP and coaches All-SEC recognition in the last 10 seasons ... Started nine games at linebacker posting a team-best 111 total tackles and 7.5 tackles for loss with 2.0 sacks ... Also intercepted one pass, broke up five passes and registered one quarterback hurry ... Tied for the nation's lead alongside Akron's Bubba Arslanian averaging 12.3 tackles per game ... Made his first career start in the season opener against No. 4 Georgia and made 13 tackles ... Made 15 tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss and broke up a pass in the win over No. 16 Mississippi State (Oct. 3) ... Named co-SEC Defensive Player of the Week, Bronko Nagurski National Player of the Week and Chuck Bednarik Player of the Week for his career-high 19 tackle, 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, two passes broken up and an interception return for a touchdown performance in the win over Ole Miss (Oct. 17) ... He became just the second FBS player since 2000 to record at least 15 tackles with 3.0 tackles for loss with an interception return for a touchdown ... Registered 12 tackles with a quarterback hurry in the win over Tennessee (Nov. 7) ... Logged 15 tackles including seven solo stops at No. 6 Florida ... The following week, tied his career-high of 19 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one quarterback hurry and one pass broken up against LSU (Nov. 21) ... First SEC player to record two games with at least 19 tackles since 2012 ... Became the first Razorback since 2003 to make 15+ tackles in back-to-back games ... Played in 45 straight games before missing the regular season finale against No. 1 Alabama due to injury ... Recorded 15 or more tackles four times, the most by a Razorback since 2003 and the most by an SEC player since 2015 ... First SEC player with two 19 or more tackle games in the same season since 2012 ... Nation's only FBS player to post six games of at least 12 tackles ... Saw action on 662 defensive snaps and 74 special teams snaps, according to Pro Football Focus ... Posted a PFF defensive grade of 73.4 and a coverage grade of 84.5, the latter leading all SEC linebackers.
2019 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in all 12 games for the Razorbacks in 2019 … Totaled 388 plays, according to Pro Football Focus, seeing time both lined up in the box at linebacker (148 snaps) and on Arkansas’ various special teams units … Recorded 39 tackles, nine solo, with three for loss, including a sack … Opened the season with four tackles against Portland State on Aug. 31, with one TFL … Tallied five stops in the SEC opener at Ole Miss (Sept. 7) … Notched four tackles against Colorado State, with 1.5 for loss, including a sack … Had a stop in each of the next two games vs. San Jose State and Texas A&M, with half-a-tackle-for-loss against the Aggies in Arlington … Posted four tackles vs. both Kentucky (Oct. 12) and Auburn (Oct. 19), followed by five at Alabama on Oct. 26 … Put together a season-best performance seven tackles vs. Western Kentucky on Nov. 9 after one stop against Mississippi State the week before … Ended the season with two stops at LSU (Nov. 23) and one vs. Missouri (Nov. 29) in Little Rock … Consistently put together strong tackling marks from PFF, staying up above 73.0 in each of the first seven games, with two above 82.0 against Portland State (82.8) and Kentucky (82.0) … Top defensive grade came at Ole Miss at 84.3.
2018 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games for the Razorbacks in 2018 … Totaled 299 snaps over the course of his sophomore season, according to Pro Football Focus, seeing 110 on defense and 189 on Arkansas special teams units … Recorded 24 total tackles, eight solo, including 2.5 for loss, while also getting credit for two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup … Opened the season with five tackles against Eastern Illinois, including 0.5 TFL for a yard … Posted at least half-a-tackle for loss in each of the first three contests, notching the same line at Colorado State behind a total of four stops … Added three tackles vs. North Texas, which featured a TFL for two yards … Other half-a-tackle for loss came against Alabama on Oct. 6 as part of a five-tackle performance, including a season-best three solo stops … Tallied tackles in seven of the last eight games of the year … Earned tackling grades over 73.0 from PFF in four games, with a 2018-high of 80.6 coming in the first game of the season against the Panthers … Also topped out in run defense in that contest at 73.7 … Recorded his best overall defensive grade in the finale at Missouri, putting together a mark of 76.9 … Finished the season with a defensive pressure grade of 83.0 from the outlet … Part of a defensive crew that racked up 882 total tackles over the course of the 2018 campaign.
2017 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 games for the Razorbacks in 2017 … Recorded 38 total tackles, 22 solo, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, two passes broken up, two quarterback hurries and one forced fumble … Totaled 553 snaps according to Pro Football Focus, with 169 occurring on special teams … Recorded at least one tackle in all 12 games and made a solo stop in all but one game … Made five tackles, including two solo stops and a pass broken up, in his collegiate debut in a 49-7 win over Florida A&M (Aug. 31) … The following week assisted on his first tackle for loss at TCU (Sept. 9) … Broke up his second pass of the year and made three solo stops in a win over New Mexico State (Sept. 30) … Forced his first career fumble against Auburn (Oct. 21) … Registered his first career sack against Mississippi State (Nov. 18) and finished with 2.0 tackles for loss and four total tackles … Made a season-high eight tackles in the season finale against Missouri (Nov. 24) … Put together his best overall defensive grade of 90.4 against New Mexico State in conjunction with his best coverage grade of 85.1 … Top run defense grade of the year was 79.9 against Mississippi State and scored his best pass rush grade of 75.4 versus Missouri.
2016 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted during initial year with the program.
HIGH SCHOOL: Tabbed the No. 22 player in the state of Arkansas and the No. 71 inside linebacker in the class by 247Sports … A three-year letter winner at Greenwood High School … Named the 2015 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Defensive Player of the Year, Southwest Times Record Player of the Year and earned Arkansas Democrat-Gazette All-Prep honors as a senior … Selected to the All-Arkansas Varsity first team defense … Finished the season with 149 tackles, including 25 for loss, three sacks, four pass deflections and two fumble recoveries … Also had 11 receptions for 283 yards and five touchdowns … Helped Greenwood High School to a 12-1 record and the 6A state championship where he tallied 13 tackles … Earned All-State honors as a junior … Logged 80 tackles, including 10 for loss, one sack, three interceptions and three fumble recoveries … Also caught six passes for 122 yards and two touchdowns, helping the Bulldogs to a 7-5 record and the second round of the 6A state playoffs … As a sophomore, registered 88 tackles, including 17 for loss, two quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, three interceptions and one pass breakup … Also had 16 receptions for 202 yards and six touchdowns … Coached by head coach Rick Jones … Chose Arkansas over Air Force, Central Arkansas, Tulsa and others.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 23, 1998 … Married to Sydnie … Son of Matt Morgan and Annie Shaw … Younger brother of former Arkansas wide receiver Drew Morgan … Also has four younger sisters, Paige, MJ, Ella, and Hattie, and a younger brother Braden … Graduated in 2019 with a degree in Kinesiology … Graduated with a master's degree in Operations Management in 2020.