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Jersey Number 3
Peyton Morgan
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Round Rock, Texas
- High School:
- Weiss
2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Saw a significant increase in playing time as a sophomore, appearing in 12 of 14 games either as a reserve safety or on special teams โฆ missed only the final two games of the season in the Edward Jones Big 12 Championship and College Football Playoff.
- Recorded 11 tackles on the season (5 solo), including a shared stop for a loss, to go with three pass breakups โฆ had at least one tackle in six different games with multiple stops in three of those outings โฆ all three of his pass breakups came during Big 12 play, meanwhile.ย
- Best performance of the season came via four tackles and a pass breakup in the shutout win over Oklahoma State (10/25) โฆ previously started the season with two tackles in the rout over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8/30) and then added two stops in his final appearance of the year in the regular-season finale at West Virginia (11/29) โฆ one of his two tackles versus the Mountaineers went for a one-yard loss midway through the fourth quarter โฆ also had his final pass breakup of the season in the shutout win.ย
- Other pass breakup on the season came on the final play of the game against Kansas (10/11) โฆ had one tackle versus the Jayhawks as well as against Oregon State (9/13) and UCF (11/15).ย
- Credited with 113 defensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which awarded him a 71.5 overall grade โฆ rating included a 74.8 grade in coverage โฆ saw time on special teams as well with 55 total snaps between the punt, kickoff and punt return units.
2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
- Appeared in two games late in the season at Oklahoma State (11/23) and against Arkansas (12/27) in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl โฆ made a tackle in each game as part of Texas Techโs punt unit โฆ also saw time on punt returns at Oklahoma State ... scout team member.ย
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended his hometown Pflugerville Weiss High School in the Austin area โฆ one of the highest-rated defensive backs to sign with the Red Raiders in recent memory.
- Helped lead Weiss to a 9-2 record his senior season and a playoff appearance after totaling 88 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and five forced fumbles โฆ described as a ball-hawk with nine interceptions his senior season alone, including one returned for a touchdown, to go with 10 pass breakups โฆ was the stateโs leader in interceptions midway through the season โฆ ย unanimous All-District 12-6A selection his senior season.
- Previously a second team All-District honoree as a junior in 2022 after recording 85 tackles, a tackle for loss, five interceptions and nine pass breakups.
- Four-year varsity letterwinner, seeing time as a wide receiver as a freshman before moving to the secondary a year later โฆ caught four passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns in his limited time on varsity as a freshman.
- Followed with a breakout season his sophomore year with 58 tackles, one tackle for loss, five interceptions and a forced fumble โฆ combined for 220 tackles, 17 interceptions and 21 pass breakups over his prep career.
- Dual-sport athlete that also competed for the Weiss track and field program โฆ competed in the Class 6A regional meet in both the 110 and 300-meter hurdles his final two years โฆ advanced to the regional meet also in the 4x200-meter relay as well as the long jump and triple jump as a sophomore as well.
- Received his first collegiate offer by the Texas Tech staff โฆ considered a four-star prospect by Rivals, 247Sports and On3 and a three-star recruit by ESPN โฆ top-100 recruit by On3, coming in at No. 82 overall and No. 7 among safeties nationally โฆ was a top-50 recruit in the state of Texas by On3, 247Sports and Rivals as well โฆ listed as high as No. 17 in Texas by On3 followed by No. 37 by Rivals and No. 42 by 247Sports โฆ was No. 20 among safeties nationally by Rivals and No. 26 overall by 247Sports โฆ part of the Rivals 300 at No. 227 overall among recruits in the 2024 class โฆ listed as the 16th-highest rated recruit to sign with Texas Tech since 247Sports launched in 2000.
- CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, California, Colorado, Houston, Kansas, Kansas State, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Nebraska, SMU and TCU, among others.
PERSONAL
- Cai Peyton Morgan โฆ prefers to use Peyton as first name โฆ born in Austin, Texas โฆ calls Round Rock, Texas home โฆ parents are Brett Morgan and Chaka Price-Morgan โฆ has three siblings, Chase, Paige and Price. ย
- His mother previously played basketball collegiately at Murray State, while his father was a wide receiver at Spokane Falls College โฆ he and his older brother, Price, both joined the Red Raider football team in 2024 ... Price has since joined the Incarnate Word football team for the 2026 season ... his Godfather, Jerome Madison, played football for Missouri.
- Enjoys playing sand volleyball and playing video games when not on the football field. ย
- A leadership studiesย major at Texas Tech.ย
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