#49

Kalil Morris

Senior nose tackle for Kent State. 2018: 2 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 41 tackles.

NT · Kent State · Sr. · #49

6′2″ · 327 lb · Columbus, OH

Kent State 2018 alumnus

The story

4 nose tackle for Kent State. 2018: 2 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 41 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Kent State in 2014.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

SDE recruit

No. 2494 nationally · Signed with Kent State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Two seasons at Kent State, 56 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2014

Signed with Kent State2-star out of Bishop Hartley

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2494 national

CFB

College

Kent State

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

2 coaches

2016

Paul Haynes

Kent State

2018

Sean Lewis

Kent State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Paul Haynes → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Kent State3-9HC: Paul Haynes · Run-heavy

2018Kent State2-10HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (81st percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#459 / 2662 · 81st pct

6.0

Sacks#489 / 2662 · 78th pct

2.0

Solo tackles#821 / 2662 · 68th pct

Tackles#893 / 2662 · 66th pct

QB hurries#730 / 2662 · 63rd pct

Passes defended#1661 / 2662 · 19th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.2	0.6	0.2	0.0
Road5g	5.0	0.6	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.2	0.5	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	2.5	0.8	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mark Carney

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

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Kent State	41	25	6.0	2.0	--	--	--
2016	Kent State	15	6	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		56	31	7.0	2.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2018

W 54–14

vs Howard

1 QB HUR · 3 TOT · 1 SOLO

Dominant 40-point win at home against Howard.

With J. Rankin — 147 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · G. Urenovitch — 30 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 46 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 24-31@ Illinois	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 54-14vs Howard	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 17-38@ Ole Miss	6	3	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 5	L 24-52@ Ball State	11	5	1.0	0.0	—	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 6	L 26-27vs Ohio	5	4	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 6-31@ Miami (OH)	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 23-24vs Akron	3	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 10	W 35-28@ Bowling Green	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 34-56vs Toledo	3	3	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 20-28vs Eastern Michigan	2	2	1.0	0.0	—
Total		41	25	6.0	2.0	—

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

2014

2018 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays