MJ Morris is a quarterback at Texas who has not played in Texas's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Coastal Carolina.
The consensus depth chart of May 27 lists Morris at QB, No. 1.
Texas lists 5 quarterbacks this season.
Texas is 6-2, No. 10 in the AP poll (week 10). Next: at Missouri, Sat Nov 7.
Morris operates within the system without forcing anything. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The first one came in 2022: ACC Rookie Player of the Week. One game to point at: 163 passing yards and 15 rushing yards against Virginia — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 35 | 60 | 58.3% | 304 | 5.1 | 1 | 4 | 93.1 | -- |
| 2024 | Maryland | 36 | 61 | 59.0% | 350 | 5.7 | 5 | 5 | 117.9 | 35 |
| 2023 | NC State | 63 | 113 | 55.8% | 719 | 6.4 | 7 | 5 | 120.8 | 49 |
| 2022 | NC State | 52 | 86 | 60.5% | 648 | 7.5 | 7 | 1 | 148.3 | 44 |
| Career | 186 | 320 | 58.1% | 2,021 | 6.3 | 20 | 15 | 122.4 | 44 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | Maryland | 28 | 12 | 0.4 | 1 | 14 |
| 2023 | NC State | 32 | 15 | 0.5 | 0 | 16 |
| 2022 | NC State | 49 | 88 | 1.8 | 1 | 17 |
| Career | 120 | 146 | 1.2 | 2 | 17 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-48@ Virginia | 20/36 | 163 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 13.2 | Season-high 163 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 13-0vs Charleston Southern | 13/22 | 102 | 0 | 3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3 INTs — rough day |
| Wk 8 | W 45-37@ App State | 2/2 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 19.5 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 35/60 | 304 | 1 | 4 | 5.1 | — |
Week 8 · 2025
W 45-37
at App State
39 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · 10 rush yds (1 car)
Edged out App State on the road in a shootout.
With S. Collier — 118 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 75.2 · 74 rush yds (17 car) · 2 TD · M. Gillie — 1 rec · 34 yds · 1 TD · 1 rush yds (1 car)
The plays that mattered most
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 56 passing plays (35 completions) against the box score's 60 attempts (35 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
2.25202 of 206 QBsSack rate
1.6%12 of 206 QBsRarely sacked (12 of 206), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (202 of 206).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 ydsMiddle
10–19 ydsDeep
20+ ydsOverall 58.3% completion on 60 attempts · 66% of completions gained 0–9 yds.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 102 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 3.0 |
| Road2g | 101 | 0.5 | 12.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 132 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 39.0 | 1.0 | 19.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeremiah Johnson
Pass share
46.3%
399 pass / 463 run
Plays / game
66.3
13 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Honored in a first season.
The snaps went the other way.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 4 schools: Dave Doeren, Mike Locksley, Tim Beck and Steve Sarkisian.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Texas
