Stanley Morgan Jr.

WR · Nebraska 2018 · #8

Last confirmed: Nebraska, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′1″ · 200 lb · New Orleans, LA

Stanley Morgan Jr.: WR · Nebraska · #8.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jordan PaytonUCLA · 2014 · 94% season match
Brandon SheperdOklahoma State · 2015 · 94% season match
Kody CookKansas State · 2015 · 94% season match
Riley MillerBall State · 2018 · 91% season match
Thomas OwensFlorida International · 2017 · 90% season match

Stanley Morgan Jr.

WR · Nebraska · Sr · #8

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Four seasons at Nebraska, two different head coaches: Mike Riley and Scott Frost. A game that shows it: 163 receiving yards and 10 receptions against Minnesota — Week 8, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Nebraska in the news

Fired Nebraska coach demands $5MCourthousenews Oct 22
Rhule accuses tampering in Raiola exitYahoo Sports Oct 20
Rhule takes blame for losses10/11 NOW Oct 19
Dante Moore out with concussionYahoo Sports Oct 15

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	Nebraska	70	1,004	14.3	7
2017	Nebraska	61	986	16.2	10
2016	Nebraska	33	453	13.7	2
2015	Nebraska	25	304	12.2	3
Career		189	2,747	14.5	22

Season	Team
2018	Nebraska	1	4	--	19
2017	Nebraska	1	2	15	1
2016	Nebraska	1	--	--	--
2015	Nebraska	--	--	324	5
Career		3	6	339	25

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 28-33vs Colorado	5	75	15.0	0	25
Wk 3	L 19-24vs Troy	5	64	12.8	1	33
Wk 4	L 10-56@ No. 19 Michigan	3	61	20.3	0	32
Wk 5	L 28-42vs Purdue	4	69	17.3	0	26
Wk 6	L 24-41@ No. 16 Wisconsin	8	93	11.6	0	25
Wk 7	L 31-34@ Northwestern	2	31	15.5	0	26
Wk 8	W 53-28vs Minnesota	10	163	16.3	2	67	Season-high 163 yds
Wk 9	W 45-9vs Bethune-Cookman	7	82	11.7	2	27	2 TD catches
Wk 10	L 31-36@ No. 8 Ohio State	7	87	12.4	0	46
Wk 11	W 54-35vs Illinois	8	131	16.4	2	37	2 TD catches
Wk 12	W 9-6vs Michigan State	4	67	16.8	0	35
Wk 13	L 28-31@ Iowa	7	81	11.6	0	22
Total		70	1004	14.3	7	67

Signature game

Week 8 · 2018

W 53-28

vs Minnesota

10 rec · 163 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 25-point win at home against Minnesota.

With A. Martinez — 276 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 125 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · D. Ozigbo — 152 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · 3 rec · 25 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Minnesota · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +5.43Adrian Martinez pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 67 yds for a TD (Barret Pickering KICK)
Week 4 · Michigan · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.78Adrian Martinez pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 32 yds to the Mich 42 for a
Week 11 · Illinois · 2nd and 20 · Q4 · EPA +3.43Adrian Martinez pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 30 yds to the Illin 19 for a
Week 6 · Wisconsin · 3rd and 16 · Q2 · EPA +3.42Adrian Martinez pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 25 yds to the Wisc 18 for a
Week 3 · Troy · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.39Andrew Bunch pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 33 yds to the Troy 32 for a
Week 11 · Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.05Adrian Martinez pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 37 yds for a TD (Barret Pickering KICK)

4 more plays

Week 8 · Minnesota · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.97Adrian Martinez pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 35 yds for a TD
Week 11 · Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.87Adrian Martinez pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 32 yds for a TD (Barret Pickering KICK)
Week 9 · Bethune-Cookman · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.74Adrian Martinez pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 27 yds for a TD (Barret Pickering KICK)
Week 10 · Ohio State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.72Adrian Martinez pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 46 yds to the OhSt 20 for a

Teams and coaches

2015Nebraska6-7HC: Mike Riley · Balanced

2016Nebraska9-4HC: Mike Riley · Run-leaning

2017Nebraska4-8HC: Mike Riley · Pass-leaning

2018Nebraska4-8HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (94th percentile). Strength: receptions (93rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (28th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#157 / 702 · 77th pct

17.0%

Yards / catch#204 / 702 · 71st pct

14.3

TD rate#253 / 702 · 64th pct

6.6%

EPA / target#326 / 702 · 54th pct

0.54

Catch rate#412 / 702 · 41st pct

66.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#35 / 550 · 94th pct

1004

Receptions#35 / 550 · 93rd pct

Rec TDs#71 / 550 · 86th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 80th pct

Long catch#116 / 550 · 78th pct

Yards / catch#193 / 550 · 65th pct

14.3

Rush TDs#64 / 277 · 39th pct

Rush yards#192 / 277 · 28th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

67th → 54th percentile

Explosive rate

74th → 77th percentile

Catch rate

16th → 41st percentile

TD rate

83rd → 64th percentile

Yards / catch

83rd → 71st percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	6.1	93.0	15.2	1.0
Road5g	5.4	70.6	14.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.5	65.5	15.4	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	7.2	102	14.2	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Scott Frost

Pass share

46.6%

404 pass / 463 run

Plays / game

72.2

12 games

Team sack rate

6.4%

438 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

70 catches and 1 carry in 12 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

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