Senior defensive lineman on Rice's 2025 roster.
6′3″ · 292 lb · Houston, TX
The numbers
sacks · 2025
4 tackles
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, at South Florida
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Rice's 2025 roster.
Elroyal Morris Jr.
Elroyal Morris Jr. has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Rice. One game to point at: 2 tackles against South Florida — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Bloomgren → Scott Abell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 9-35vs Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-56vs North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-52@ South Florida | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
Rice
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Rice
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rice · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #100 · 2026 recruiting class #104