Michael McMorris: CB · Navy · #5.
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Michael McMorris
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Rated a two-star prospect, with four seasons of snaps at Navy since. On tape: 8 tackles against East Carolina, Week 12, 2021.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-49vs Marshall | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-23vs Air Force | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-28@ Houston | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-30vs UCF | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-31vs No. 24 SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-35@ Memphis | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-27vs No. 2 Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 20-17@ Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-34@ No. 8 Notre Dame | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-38vs East Carolina | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 38-14@ Temple | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 17-13@ Army | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 50 | 31 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%6 pass breakupsTackle volume
50tackles this season50 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks · 6 pass breakups.
4 seasons under Ken Niumatalolo — 21-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
12.1%
94 pass / 681 run
Plays / game
64.6
12 games
Team sack rate
23.3%
129 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #68 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Navy, 155 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ken Niumatalolo.
