MJ Morris
MJ Morris
Operates within the system without forcing anything. MJ Morris has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 163 pass yds, 15 rush yds against Virginia — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 35 | 60 | 58.3% | 304 | 5.1 | 1 | 4 | 93.1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Maryland | 36 | 61 | 59.0% | 350 | 5.7 | 5 | 5 | 117.9 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | NC State | 63 | 113 | 55.8% | 719 | 6.4 | 7 | 5 | 120.8 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | NC State | 52 | 86 | 60.5% | 648 | 7.5 | 7 | 1 | 148.3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 186 | 320 | 58.1% | 2,021 | 6.3 | 20 | 15 | 122.4 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Maryland | 28 | 12 | 0.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | NC State | 32 | 15 | 0.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | NC State | 49 | 88 | 1.8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 120 | 146 | 1.2 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 13–0
vs Charleston Southern
102 yds · 0 TD · 3 INT · QBR 4.8 · 6 rush yds (4 car)
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Coastal Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · Coastal Carolina
Returning around him
- 97% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -10 net (33 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Coastal Carolina · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #80 · 2026 recruiting class #118
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Bryson Barnes’s 2023 season.
Matches Bryson on
Differs from Bryson on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kirk Francis’s path through Tulsa.
Matches Kirk on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Bryson Barnes's sophomore season at Utah (2023).
Matches Bryson on
Differs from Bryson on
Player DNA
Players who play like MJ Morris
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2022–2025-53%
Sharp dropoff (-53%) — career inflection point.