Patrick McMorris: DB · California · #9.
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Patrick McMorris
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Rocky Long, Brady Hoke and Justin Wilcox. All-Mountain West in 2022 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 11 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Texas Tech, Bowl, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
88 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 5.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | California | 88 | 50 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 59 | 28 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | San Diego State | 90 | 53 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2020 | San Diego State | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 248 | 137 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 22 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-21@ North Texas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 2 | L 10-14vs Auburn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-17vs Idaho | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 32-59@ No. 8 Washington | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-21vs Arizona State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 40-52vs No. 15 Oregon State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34@ No. 16 Utah | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 49-50vs No. 24 USC | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-63@ No. 6 Oregon | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-39vs Washington State | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-15@ Stanford | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 33-7@ UCLA | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 14-34vs Texas Tech | 11 | 9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 88 | 50 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
88tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%6 TFL88 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Road6g | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Wilcox
Pass share
46.9%
434 pass / 491 run
Plays / game
71.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
88 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #42 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at San Diego State and California, 248 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #198 overall by the Miami Dolphins.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Rocky Long, Brady Hoke and Justin Wilcox.
Next stop · NFL
Miami DolphinsEntering 3rd NFL season
Miami DolphinsEntering 3rd NFL season
