2024 Football Roster
Roster
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 … key member of Texas Tech’s kickoff coverage unit that ranked in the top-10 nationally for fewest yards a return … made two tackles, which came on kickoff coverage against Arizona State (9/21) and at Arizona (10/5) … 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 … member of Texas Tech’s kickoff coverage unit against Wyoming (9/2), Oregon (9/9) and Tarleton State (9/16) … scout team member.
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) … 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 school’s track and field program.
PERSONAL
Sammy Morris IV ... son of Sammy Morris III and Leslie Morris ... has two siblings, Kiera and Jadyn … both parents are alumni of Texas Tech University … 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 … father serves as the director of player support on the Texas Tech staff ... career goal of one day becoming a football coach … major at Texas Tech is university studies.
