Senior defensive lineman for Arkansas. 2023: 2 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.
6′2″ · 270 lb · Upper Marlboro, MD
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
WDE recruit
No. 685 nationally · Signed with Pittsburgh
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Arkansas. 2023: 2 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.
John Morgan
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across six seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Pat Narduzzi and Sam Pittman. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 2 TFL against Missouri — Week 13, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Six seasons at Arkansas, 16 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chad Morris → Sam Pittman. 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 (17th 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
2023 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arkansas | 15 | 8 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 19 | 13 | 6.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 26 | 19 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 8 | 7.0 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 8 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 86 | 56 | 27.5 | 16.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023
W 39–36
at Florida
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
Edged out Florida on the road in a shootout.
With K. Jefferson — 255 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 68.0 · 92 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD · M. Fletcher — 48 AVG · 53 LONG · 3 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-13vs Western Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-6vs Kent State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-38vs BYU | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 22-34vs Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 39-36@ Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-20vs Florida International | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-48vs Missouri | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Rondell Bothroyd’s 2021 season.
Matches Rondell on
Differs from Rondell on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Player DNA