Junior safety on Texas Tech's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Round Rock, TX · Pflugerville Weiss
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 218 nationally · Signed with Texas Tech
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior safety on Texas Tech's 2026 roster.
Peyton Morgan
Third year in the Texas Tech secondary, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 6 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Oregon State — Week 2, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Joey McGuire.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 12 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 25 | 17 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-24@ Oregon State | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 28-26vs Houston | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 28–26
vs Houston
3 tackles · 3 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With W. Hammond — 257 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 75.5 · 30 rush yds (5 car) · W. Karoll — 58.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
Since week 2: +3 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Joey McGuire — 23-7 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (28th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
43.7%
90 pass / 116 run
Plays / game
68.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
100 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE) Saw a significant increase in playing time as a sophomore, appearing in 12 of 14 games either as a reserve safety or on special teams … missed only the final two games of the season in the Edward Jones Big 12 Championship and College Football Playoff. Recorded 11 tackles…
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