Marshall Morgan

Marshall Morgan
No. -- Free agent
Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-11-28) November 28, 1993
Place of birth: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school: American Heritage School (Plantation, Florida)
College: Georgia
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Georgia record for most PATs (215)
  • Georgia record for most PATs in a single season (67)
  • Georgia and SEC record for consecutive field goals (20)
  • Georgia record for longest road game field goal (56 yards)
  • SEC record for best field goal percentage (91.67%)
  • SEC scoring leader (2014)
  • SEC field goal leader (2013)
  • 2013 Capital One Bowl champion
  • 2014 Belk Bowl champion
  • 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl champion
  • First team All-SEC (2013)

Marshall Morgan (born November 28, 1993) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He played college football for Georgia. Morgan has the school record for most completed extra points (215). Morgan is also 3rd in field goals completed (64), and 3rd in total points (407).[1][2]

College career

At the end of the 2012 season, Morgan completed 8-for-14 (57%) on field goal attempts, and 63-for-67 (94%) on PATs.[3] Morgan kicked a season-long 52-yard field goal against Missouri.[4] Morgan kicked his first field goal against Buffalo.[5]

At the end of the 2013 season, Morgan completed 22-for-24 (92%) on field goal attempts and going for a perfect 47-for-47 in PATs.[3] Morgan kicked a career-long 56-yard field goal and the game-winning 42-yard field goal in overtime at Tennessee.[6] Morgan kicked a career-high 4 field goals against Nebraska.[7]

At the end of the 2014 season, Morgan converted 16 out of 21 field goal attempts (76%) and kicked 67-68 (98%) PATs.[3] Morgan set a school record for most PATs made in a season (67).[1] Morgan kicked a season-long 53-yard field goal against Charleston Southern.[8] Morgan led the SEC in scoring with 115 points.[9] Morgan set the SEC record with 20 consecutive field goals.[1]

In 2015, Morgan scored all nine points for Georgia in a win against Missouri, including the game-winning, 34-yard kick with 1:44 remaining.[10] At the end of the 2015 season, Morgan completed 18 out of 25 (72%) field goal attempts and connected on all 38 PATs.[3]

Professional career

On May 2, 2016, after going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Morgan signed with the Buffalo Bills.[11] He was released on August 1, 2016.[12] He was re-signed to the Bills' practice squad on October 11, 2016.[13] He was released by the Bills on November 2, 2016.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GEORGIADOGS.COM - Marshall Morgan Bio - University of Georgia Official Athletic Site". www.georgiadogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  2. ↑ "Georgia Bulldogs". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Sports, Fox. "Marshall Morgan - K for the Georgia Bulldogs". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  4. ↑ "Georgia vs. Missouri - Box Score - September 8, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  5. ↑ "Buffalo vs. Georgia - Box Score - September 1, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  6. ↑ "Georgia vs. Tennessee - Box Score - October 5, 2013 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  7. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Georgia - Box Score - January 1, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  8. ↑ "Charleston Southern vs. Georgia - Box Score - November 22, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  9. ↑ "2014 Southeastern Conference Scoring Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  10. ↑ "Missouri vs. Georgia - Game Recap - October 17, 2015 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  11. ↑ "Bills agree to terms with 14 undrafted rookies". buffalobills.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  12. ↑ Brown, Chris (2016-08-01). "Bills sign RB Reggie Bush". Buffalo Bills. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  13. ↑ Brown, Chris (October 11, 2016). "Bills add K Marshall Morgan to practice squad".
  14. ↑ "Bills release CB Marcus Roberson from 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com. November 2, 2016.
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