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Jersey Number 5
Octavious Morgan
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Greenwood, S.C.
- High School:
- Greenwood
2018 SEASON (SENIOR)
Suffered a season-ending injury during preseason practices … did not play in 2018.
Appeared in all 13 games while making five starts during first season as a Red Raider … ranked fifth among defensive backs with 41 tackles, including one for a loss … led the team with an impressive eight pass breakups … posted at least two tackles in nine games on the year … part of a Tech defense that was among the top units in the country for takeaways … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … earned the start at cornerback in his debut as a Red Raider versus Eastern Washington (9/2) … posted four tackles and a pass breakup in win over the Eagles … set a season high with six tackles two weeks later against Arizona State (9/16) … later matched that season high in the regular-season finale at Texas (11/24) … closed Big 12 play with three tackles in road win at Houston (9/23) … began Big 12 play with five tackles and a pass breakup against Oklahoma State (9/30) … recorded five tackles again a few weeks later versus Iowa State (10/21) … notched a pass breakup in that game against the Cyclones as well as in the Kansas game (10/7) … had four tackles at Oklahoma (10/28) and then two versus Kansas State (11/4) … recorded a season-high three pass breakups against TCU (11/18) … marked the most breakups by a Red Raider in a game that season … ended the year with four tackles and a pass breakup against USF in the Birmingham Bowl.
BUTLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
As a sophomore, Morgan recorded 42 tackles, one tackle for loss, a blocked kick, eight pass breakups and three interceptions as the Grizzlies went 7-5 … during his freshman campaign, Morgan found the endzone twice, once on an interception return, and the other on a fumble return … as a freshman he recorded 56 tackles, three pass breakups, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and six interceptions, including 160 interception return yards … the Grizzlies went 9-2 in 2015, including a 6-1 mark in conference play … earned first team All-KJCCC honors at cornerback … a four-star cornerback according to ESPN & Scout recruiting services … the No. 16 prospect on ESPN’s JC 50 … the No. 4 junior college corner in the nation according to ESPN … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Louisville, Memphis and West Virginia, among others.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Greenwood High School in Greenwood, S.C. … played under coach Gene Cathcart … the Eagles advanced to the 4A state championship game in his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons … scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime to give the Eagles a 31-24 overtime win in the state title game against Rock Hill Northwestern his junior year ... Rock Hill Northwestern was quarterbacked by Oklahoma State’s Mason Rudolph in that game … was selected to the North Carolina-South Carolina Shrine Bowl following his senior season.
PERSONAL
Octavious Morgan ... a university studies major at Texas Tech.
AJ Holmes Jr. Media Availability
Tuesday, October 21
Reggie Virgil Media Availability
Tuesday, October 21
John Curry Media Availability
Tuesday, October 21
Kenny Perry Media Availability
Tuesday, October 21
