Chris Morley: DB · Memphis · #17.
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Chris Morley
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The two seasons at Memphis span two head coaches: Justin Fuente and Mike Norvell. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Navy — Week 8, 2016.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
75 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-17vs Southeast Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 43-7vs Kansas | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 77-3vs Bowling Green | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-48@ No. 16 Ole Miss | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-27vs Temple | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-14@ Tulane | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-42@ No. 24 Navy | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 30-59vs Tulsa | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 51-7@ SMU | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 42-49vs South Florida | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-7@ Cincinnati | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-44vs No. 18 Houston | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 31-51vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 53 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 |
Week 12 · 2016
W 34-7
at Cincinnati
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
Dominant 27-point win on the road against Cincinnati.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
75tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL75 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
49.9%
477 pass / 478 run
Plays / game
73.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
525 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
75 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Memphis, 75 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Justin Fuente → Mike Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
