Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 13 yds |
| Total | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
#81
Landon Morris
Redshirt senior tight end for Wake Forest. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 240 lb · Indianapolis, IN · Nazareth Academy
Transferred California → Wake Forest for 2026
The numbers
13
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 13 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 13 yds, vs Akron
Swing playSwung California from 33% to 55% to win.California at Louisville · 29-26
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Wake Forest. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Syracuse in 2021.
- Transferred from California to Wake Forest in 2026.
Landon Morris
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Landon Morris has played for three head coaches across three seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 13 rec yds, 1 receptions against Akron — Week 1, 2026.
13 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2021
- Signed with Syracuse3-star out of Fishers
2022
- Entered the portal
2023
- Entered the portal
20254 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Wake Forest
Coaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Wake Forest
2025California
2026Wake Forest
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Temple3-9HC: Everett Withers · Balanced
2025California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
2026Wake Forest2-0HC: Jake Dickert · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 13.0 YDS/g, 13.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | California | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Temple | 16 | 251 | 15.7 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 24 | 358 | 14.9 | 3 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Grayson Gunter’s 2021 season.
69%match
Matches Grayson on
Height
Total EPA (college ability)
Recruiting rating
Differs from Grayson on
Yards / reception (higher)
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Sackett Wood Jr.'s freshman season at Virginia (2022).
67%match
Matches Sackett on
EPA / play (adj)
Height
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Sackett on
Yards / reception (higher)
TD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Landon Morris
Background
Prior to Wake Forest Redshirt Senior (2025) - Cal Played in 12 games in his lone season at Cal…Finished the season with seven catches for 94 yards and a pair of touchdowns…Recorded a season-best two catches for 33 yards and a touchdown in a ranked win against Louisville…Tallied a pair of catches...
The tight end room · Wake Forest
- #12Kamrean Johnson122 receiving yards · 2025
- #81Landon Morris94 receiving yards · 2025
- #48Matthew Lusardi1 game · 2026
- #85Will Loerzel1 game · 2026
- #89Brady Shustno box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology