Derek Morris
Derek Morris
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Shane Montgomery → Joe Harasymiak. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
How he plays
Play style
Handles his kicks without drama.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Massachusetts
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
PK · Massachusetts
Returning around him
- 76% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +3 net (22 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Massachusetts · Last season: 0-12 · Talent rank #118 · 2026 recruiting class #115
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles his kicks without drama.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nathanial Vakos’s 2024 season.
Matches Nathanial on
Differs from Nathanial on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Matt Araiza's sophomore season at San Diego State (2021).
Matches Matt on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #15421
Peaked at #15421 this season.
Background
2025 • Sophomore Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC Fourth Team Specialist Set a program record 55-yard field goal at Akron (11/4) Had an earlier program-best 53-yard field goal vs. Bryant (9/6) Made 10 of 16 field goals throughout the season for a total of 317 yards Was 13-for-15 on PATs Went a sea...