#80

Drew Morgan

Wide receiver for Arkansas. 2016: 65 catches, 739 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Arkansas · #80

6′0″ · Greenwood, AR

Arkansas 2016 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

ATH recruit

No. 2035 nationally · Signed with Arkansas

Statement game9 rec · 122 yds · 3 TDat Ole Miss (FBS) · W 53-52

Top 1% catches game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2016 wide receiver for Arkansas. 2016: 65 catches, 739 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Arkansas in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Arkansas, 1,763 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2013

Signed with Arkansas2-star out of Greenwood

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2035 national

CFB

College

Arkansas

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

1 coach

2014–2016

Bret Bielema

Arkansas

Played his entire career under Bret Bielema.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Bret Bielema — 22-17 over that span.

2014Arkansas7-6HC: Bret Bielema · Run-heavy

2015Arkansas8-5HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning

2016Arkansas7-6HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (90th percentile). Strength: rec yards (81st percentile). Concern: long catch (24th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#53 / 524 · 90th pct

Rec yards#99 / 524 · 81st pct

739

Rec TDs#199 / 524 · 56th pct

Fumbles lost#80 / 216 · 40th pct

Rush TDs#56 / 257 · 39th pct

Rush yards#159 / 257 · 36th pct

Yards / catch#377 / 524 · 27th pct

11.4

Long catch#394 / 524 · 24th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.1	42.6	9.3	0.3
Road6g	6.0	73.5	12.7	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	5.1	56.6	11.2	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	4.8	57.2	10.5	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Silverfield

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Arkansas	65	739	11.4	3	--
2015	Arkansas	63	843	13.4	10	--
2014	Arkansas	10	181	18.1	1	--
Career		138	1,763	12.8	14	--

Season	Team
2016	Arkansas	4	8	58	37	--
2015	Arkansas	4	20	--	--	--
2014	Arkansas	--	--	--	--	--
Career		8	28	58	37	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2016

W 31–10

vs Florida

7 rec · 95 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 21-point win at home against Florida.

With T. Baker — 40 AVG · 51 LONG · 6 NO · A. Allen — 243 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 49.5 · -11 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 21-20vs Louisiana Tech	5	47	9.4	0	18
Wk 2	W 41-38@ TCU	7	93	13.3	1	24
Wk 3	W 42-3vs Texas State	3	28	9.3	0	15
Wk 4	L 24-45@ Texas A&M	9	86	9.6	0	21
Wk 5	W 52-10vs Alcorn State	4	47	11.8	0	17
Wk 6	L 30-49vs Alabama	5	43	8.6	0	23
Wk 7	W 34-30vs Ole Miss	4	34	8.5	1	13
Wk 8	L 3-56@ Auburn	4	42	10.5	0	19
Wk 10	W 31-10vs Florida	7	95	13.6	1	21	Season-high 95 yds
Wk 11	L 10-38vs LSU	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 12	W 58-42@ Mississippi State	6	91	15.2	0	34
Wk 13	L 24-28@ Missouri	6	54	9.0	0	19
Bowl	L 24-35@ Virginia Tech	4	75	18.8	0	36
Total		65	739	10.9	3	36

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology