#37

Morice Blackwell Jr.

Former linebacker at Texas. 2024: 30 tackles.

LB · Texas · Sr. · #37

6′1″ · 220 lb · Arlington, TX

CFB Index 13 · #548 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceTexas 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

4★

LB recruit

No. 371 nationally · Signed with Texas

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Texas. 2024: 30 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Texas, 63 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2021

Signed with Texas4-star out of Arlington Martin

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#371 national

CFB

College

Texas

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

1 coach

2021–2024

Steve Sarkisian

Texas

Played his entire career under Steve Sarkisian.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Steve Sarkisian — 38-17 over that span.

2021Texas5-7HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning

2022Texas8-5HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning

2023Texas12-2HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced

2024Texas13-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

13Below cohort / limited sample #548 of 571?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Solo tackles#1261 / 2892 · 55th pct

Tackles#1374 / 2892 · 52nd pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

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QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

Passes defended#1817 / 2892 · 19th pct

Tackles for loss#2477 / 2892 · 7th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home9g	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road5g	2.8	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Steve Sarkisian

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

13 · #548 of 571 LBs

Former four-star. Now #548 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Texas	30	17	0.0	--	--	--
2023	Texas	21	12	3.0	1	--	--
2022	Texas	9	6	1.0	1	--	--
2021	Texas	3	3	0.0	--	--	--
Career		63	38	4.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2024

W 17–7

at Texas A&M

2 TOT · 2 SOLO

With Q. Ewers — 218 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.1 · 29 rush yds (4 car) · T. Wisner — 186 rush yds (33 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 52-0vs Colorado State	2	1	—
Wk 2	W 31-12@ Michigan	4	1	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 3	W 56-7vs UTSA	3	2	—
Wk 4	W 51-3vs UL Monroe	1	0	—
Wk 5	W 35-13vs Mississippi State	2	1	—
Wk 7	W 34-3@ Oklahoma	4	2	—
Wk 8	L 15-30vs Georgia	1	1	—
Wk 9	W 27-24@ Vanderbilt	2	2	—
Wk 11	W 49-17vs Florida	2	1	—
Wk 13	W 31-14vs Kentucky	1	0	—
Wk 14	W 17-7@ Texas A&M	2	2	—
Bowl	W 38-24vs Clemson	2	2	—
Bowl	W 39-31@ Arizona State	2	1	—
Bowl	L 14-28vs Ohio State	2	1	—
Total		30	17	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Morice Blackwell Jr.

2021

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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