Morice Blackwell Jr.: LB · Texas · #37.
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Morice Blackwell Jr.
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons in the Texas linebacker corps to date. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-12@ No. 10 Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 56-7vs UTSA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 51-3vs UL Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-13vs Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-3vs No. 18 Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 15-30vs No. 5 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ No. 25 Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-17vs Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-14vs Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-7@ No. 20 Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 38-24vs No. 13 Clemson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 39-31vs No. 10 Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-28vs No. 6 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups30 tackles.
4 seasons under Steve Sarkisian — 38-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Pass share
48.7%
541 pass / 570 run
Plays / game
69.4
16 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
584 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #548 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas, 63 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Steve Sarkisian.
