Texas Tech University Athletics
2024 Football Roster
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Sammy Morris IV
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Prosper, Texas
- High School:
- Prosper
2024 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Appeared in all 13 games on special teams as a junior โฆ key member of Texas Techโs kickoff coverage unit that ranked in the top-10 nationally for fewest yards a return โฆ made two tackles, which came on kickoff coverage against Arizona State (9/21) and at Arizona (10/5) โฆ credited with 104 snaps on special teams, seeing time also on punt returns and punt coverage.
2023 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Saw action in three games as a sophomore - all in non-conference play โฆ member of Texas Techโs kickoff coverage unit against Wyoming (9/2), Oregon (9/9) and Tarleton State (9/16) โฆ scout team member.ย
2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Joined the Texas Tech football program prior to spring practices in 2022 ... appeared in one game as a redshirt freshman ... classified as a redshirt freshman after attending classes at Texas Tech during the 2021 season which started NCAA eligibility clock ... participated in the season opener against Murray State (9/3) โฆ scout team member.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Prosper High School in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex ... was a second team All-District 5-6A selection as a senior in 2020 as a return specialist ... helped push Prosper to the Class 6A Division II state quarterfinals that season as well as his junior year ... also a member of the schoolโs track and field program.
PERSONAL
Sammy Morris IV ... son of Sammy Morris III and Leslie Morris ... has two siblings, Kiera and Jadyn โฆ both parents are alumni of Texas Tech University โฆ father was one of the top running backs in school history before enjoying a 12-year career in the NFL with stops with the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys โฆ father serves as the director of player support on the Texas Tech staff ... career goal of one day becoming a football coach โฆย major at Texas Tech is university studies.
