Grant Morgan: LB · Arkansas · #31.
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Grant Morgan
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons at Arkansas span three head coaches: Bret Bielema, Chad Morris and Sam Pittman. Named All-SEC two seasons running, most recently in 2021. One game to point at: 13 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 6, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
96 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 7 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
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-17vs Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 40-21vs No. 15 Texas | 13 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 45-10vs Georgia Southern | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-10vs No. 7 Texas A&M | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-37@ No. 2 Georgia | 12 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 51-52@ No. 17 Ole Miss | 13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-38vs Auburn | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-3vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-28vs Mississippi State | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 16-13@ LSU | 11 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-42@ No. 2 Alabama | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-17vs Missouri | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 96 | 38 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
101tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%7 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups101 tackles · 7 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 11.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sam Pittman
Pass share
35.3%
314 pass / 576 run
Plays / game
74.2
12 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
101 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #252 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Arkansas, 313 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 53 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
National awards
Burlsworth
2021 season
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2020)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
SEC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bret Bielema, Chad Morris, and Sam Pittman. Multi-era developmental context.
