Florida Gators

2015: Despite a devastating knee injury in the bowl game to end the 2014 season, he returned and did not miss a start while leading the team in tackles (103) for the second year in a row...First UF player to post back-to-back 100-tackle seasons since 1992-93 (Ed Robinson)…Named a Butkus Award Semifinalist and was a unanimous First Team All-SEC selection…Voted a captain by his teammates for the 2015 season...Named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week and SEC Defensive Player of the Week after recording 16 tackles against Ole Miss…Also named SEC Defensive Player of the Week against Georgia…2014: Earned Second Team All-SEC honors by the leagues’ coaches, the Associated Press and Phil Steele…Selected as a team captain for the season by his teammates…Led the Gators with 101 tackles on the season…First UF player to have 100 tackles since Ahmad Black in 2010, and the first linebacker to post 100 tackles since Brandon Spikes had 131 in 2007…Recorded 14 stops on third down that prevented the opponent from gaining a first down, tied for the most on the team…Earned the Chris Patrick Courage Award, Iron Gator Strength & Conditioning Award, Greg See Tenacity Award and James W. Kynes Award (best mental/physical toughness)…Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…2013: Played in eight games and started seven times at linebacker…Suffered a season-ending injury against Vanderbilt, causing him to miss the final three games…According to coaches’ film breakdown, finished with 77 tackles on the season, including 3 tackles-for-loss…Ranked second on the team in tackles…Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…Set a career high with 12 tackles at LSU…Had 10 tackles against Vanderbilt…Was the team’s leading tackler against Miami (7), LSU and Vanderbilt…Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…2012: Played in all 13 games as a true freshman, making four starts…Named to the 2012 SEC Coaches’ All-Freshman Team and named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…Finished eighth on the team in tackles after notching 34 stops (27 unassisted)…Had his best game when he led the team in tackles (8) against Vanderbilt, six of which were solo stops…Recorded the first quarterback hurry of his career against Tennessee while also tallying five tackles (1.0 TFL) against the Volunteers…In just his second collegiate game, finished with the second-most tackles among all Gators against Texas A&M after six takedowns (five unassisted)…Was instrumental in the win over rival Florida State after recording four tackles (three unassisted), including his first sack of his career and first forced fumble, which UF recovered and scored to take the lead on the very next play…Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
 
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
Rated a four-star prospect, the No. 5 recruit in Illinois and the No. 10 inside linebacker nationally by Rivals.com…Ranked as the top linebacker prospect in the Midwest by Tom Lemming and the No. 204 player overall in the nation by Rivals.com…Named a High School All-American by USA Today (2nd Team LB), ESPN (3rd Team LB) and Sports Illustrated (Honorable Mention LB)…Selected to the ESPN High School Illinois All-State team…Led Bolingbrook to a 13-1 record and IHSA Class 8A State Championship as a senior, the school’s first-ever state title…Had to miss the title game due to injury…Bolingbrook finished No. 36 in the nation in the final POWERADE FAB 50 rankings…Had 101 tackles, seven sacks, three forced fumbles and an interception as a junior at Bolingbrook…Selected to the 2011 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl…Chose Florida over Alabama, Tennessee, Arizona and Purdue among others…Coached by John Ivlow.
 
MORRISON’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 16 (2x, last vs. Ole Miss, 2015)
Sacks: 1 (4x, last FAU, 2015)
TFL: 3.5 (vs. Ole Miss, 2015)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (3x, last FAU, 2015)
Interceptions: 1 (Alabama, 2014)