Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-13vs Liberty | 2/2 | 46 | 2/2 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 87-3vs Wagner | 1/1 | 46 | 12/12 | 15 | |
| Total | 3/3 | 46 | — | 23 |
#5
Morgan Suarez
Graduate kicker for James Madison. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 185 lb · Wellington, FL · Wellington
Returning to James Madison for 2026
The numbers
3
field goals · 2026
of 3 attempts · long of 46 · 23 points
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 FG, 12 XP, vs Wagner
The play that turned itSwung North Texas from 28% to 62% to win.North Texas at Florida Atlantic · 41-37
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 kicker for James Madison. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Florida Atlantic to James Madison in 2025.
Morgan Suarez
Handles his kicks without drama. Four head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. 2022 brought the first one: Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202514 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coaches2021
—
James Madison
2024–2025era →
Bob Chesney
James Madison
Played under 3 different head coaches: Curt Cignetti, Bob Chesney, and Billy Napier. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Florida Atlantic5-7HC: Willie Taggart · Balanced, slow tempo
2022Florida Atlantic5-7HC: Willie Taggart · Run-leaning
2024Florida Atlantic3-9HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-leaning
2025James Madison12-2HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy
2026James Madison2-0HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10/10 (100%) | 4/9 (44%) | -- | |
| 2024 | 7/9 (78%) | 1/1 | -- | |
| Career | 17/19 (89%) | 5/10 (50%) | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 87–3
vs Wagner
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Handles his kicks without drama.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
James Madison
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
PK · James Madison
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (37 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
James Madison · Last season: 12-2 (AP #19) · Talent rank #101 · 2026 recruiting class #80
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles his kicks without drama.
K
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Joe McFadden’s 2021 season.
87%match
Matches Joe on
FG%
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ben Sauls's senior season at Pittsburgh (2023).
73%match
All-ACC
Matches Ben on
Class year
Longest make
Height
Differs from Ben on
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Morgan Suarez
Background
2025: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District JMU's Casey Carter Academic Achievement Award winner Played in all 14 games, serving as the team's primary placekicker Was 14-for-19 on field goal attempts and 65-for-65 on point-after attempts (107 points) His scoring was the seventh-most...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology