Matt Morrissey: S · Michigan State · #10.
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Matt Morrissey
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three seasons in the Michigan State secondary to date. On tape: 5 tackles against Central Michigan, Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Michigan State | 29 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | Michigan State | 35 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 20 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 84 | 42 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-31vs Utah State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ Arizona State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 35-21@ Indiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-20vs Central Michigan | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-29vs Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-17@ No. 8 Penn State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-21vs No. 6 Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-13vs Purdue | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-3@ Maryland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-26vs No. 8 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL29 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 20-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
52.2%
489 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
72.0
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
534 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan State, 84 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 27 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Dantonio.
