Tyler Morris

Class:
Junior
Position:
WR
Height:
5-11
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Bolingbrook, Ill.
High School:
Nazareth Academy

CAREER HIGHS

Receiving
• Catches: 7 - vs. Northwestern (Nov. 23, 2024)
• Yards: 64 - vs. Northwestern (Nov. 23, 2024)
• TDs: 1, 3x - last vs. Oregon (Nov. 2, 2024)
• Long: 38 - vs. Alabama (Jan. 1, 2024)

Punt Returns
• Returns: 2 - at Michigan State (Oct. 21, 2023)
• Yards: 30 - at Nebraska (Sept. 30, 2023)
• TDs: none
• Long: 30 - at Nebraska (Sept. 30, 2023)

At Michigan
• Three-time letter winner (2022-23-24)
• Appeared in 34 games at wide receiver (one game, special teams only) with 12 starts at wide receiver

Junior (2024)
• Appeared in 11 games with nine starts at wide receiver; caught 23 passes for 248 yards with two touchdowns, rushed once for nine yards, and returned five punts for 38 yards to earn his third varsity letter
• Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Northwestern
• Shared Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Michigan State
• Started on the outside against Fresno State (Aug. 31) and made three catches totaling 15 yards
• Made two receptions for 17 yards against Texas (Sept. 7)
• Started at wide receiver against USC (Sept. 21)
• Caught an 11-yard touchdown and returned one punt against Minnesota (Sept. 28)
• Caught one pass for eight yards in a start at Washington (Oct. 5)
• Gained 22 yards on his one reception at Illinois (Oct. 19)
• Made a 23-yard receiving gain against Michigan State (Oct. 26)
• Scored on a seven-yard route as part of a three-catch, 38-yard day against Oregon (Nov. 2)
• Totaled 36 yards on eight receptions at Indiana (Nov. 9)
• Reached seven receptions against Northwestern (Nov. 23), totaling 64 yards, and added a 19-yard punt return and nine-yard rush
• Made a 14-yard reception at Ohio State (Nov. 30)

Sophomore (2023)
• Appeared in all 15 games with four starts at wide receiver and also contributed as a punt returner in nine games and on special teams overall in 10; caught 13 passes for 197 yards with one touchdown and returned nine punts for 88 yards to earn his second varsity letter
• Shared Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Indiana
• Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Purdue
• Played as wide receiver against ECU (Sept. 2)
• Caught three passes totaling 40 yards against UNLV (Sept. 9) and returned a punt for five yards
• Returned a punt 22 yards and was targeted twice as a receiver against Bowling Green (Sept. 16)
• Returned one punt and also played wide receiver against Rutgers (Sept. 23)
• Made his first collegiate start, lining up at wide receiver on the road at Nebraska (Sept. 30); caught a five-yard pass and made a 30-yard punt return
• Played wide receiver and returned one punt at Minnesota (Oct. 7)
• Against Indiana (Oct. 14), brought in a team-high four catches for 54 yards an returned a punt 27 yards
• At Michigan State (Oct. 21), started at wide receiver and returned two punts
• Caught two passes for 27 yards and returned one punt against Purdue (Nov. 4)
• At Maryland (Nov. 18), made a 26-yard catch
• Started at wide receiver against Ohio State (Nov. 25) and also played special teams
• Contributed as a wide receiver and on special teams against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2)
• Scored his first career touchdown against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/ CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1), a 38-yard score, finishing with two catches for 45 yards
• Started and played on special teams against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

Freshman (2022)
• Appeared in eight games, playing wide receiver in seven; caught three passes for 25 yards to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his U-M debut playing snaps at wide receiver against Colorado State (Sept. 3)
• Caught a nine-yard pass playing wide receiver against Hawaii (Sept. 10)
• Played as a wide receiver against UConn (Sept. 17), Illinois (Nov. 19)
• Played wide receiver and made a nine-yard grab to move the chains at Rutgers (Nov. 5)
• Made a seven-yard catch playing wide receiver against Nebraska (Nov. 12)
• Contributed on special teams against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)
• Played as a wide receiver and on special teams against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 31)

Prep
• Attended Nazareth Academy, coached by Tim Racki; transferred to graduate (winter, 2021) from Plainedge East and enrolled early at Michigan
• Four-year varsity contributor for the Wildcats; also played defensive back
• Part of a program that won a Class 7A State Championship in 2018 and was runner-up in 2019 with consecutive 13-1 records
• Helped the team finish 7-5 his senior year in fall 2021 and a 2-2 finish his junior year in spring 2021
• Also an accomplished track and field competitor in jumps and sprints
• Won the age 15-16 high jump event at the 2018 AAU Junior Olympic Games

Key Statistics
• Tore his ACL during the final game of Nazareth’s four-game spring 2021 season while making an interception; missed his senior season (fall 2021) due to the injury
• Totaled more than 1,700 all-purpose yards and 24 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2019, including 1,237 yards and 17 touchdowns on 68 receptions playing with now-Michigan teammate J.J. McCarthy at quarterback
• In 2018 as a freshman, caught 22 passes for 419 yards with three touchdowns and also played on defense

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the No. 115 overall player nationally, the No. 16 wide receiver and the No. 4 player in the state of Illinois
• Named a four-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 92 overall player in the nation, the No. 14 wide receiver and the No. 4 player in the state of Illinois
• Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, No. 135 in the ESPN300, the No. 14 player in the region, the No. 18 wide receiver and the No. 3 player from Illinois
• Rivals.com four-prospect, the No. 152 player in the country, the No. 21 wide receiver and the No. 5 player in the state of Illinois
• On3.com four-star consensus rating, the No. 141 player nationally, the No. 27 wide receiver and No. 4 player from Illinois
• On3.com rating of four stars, the No. 50 wide receiver and No. 10 player in Illinois
• Honored as an Army All-American Bowl participant

Personal
• Tyler Morris was born November 18, 2003
• Son of Michael and Shirley Morris
• Former high school teammate at Nazareth with Wolverine quarterback J.J. McCarthy in 2018 and 2019
• Enrolled in the School of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in Communication and Media