Manny Morgan

Photo by: Jeff Harwell

Position:
RB
Class:
Senior
Height:
5-8
Weight:
200
Hometown:
Naples, Fla.
High School:
Naples HS

As a Senior (2017): Iron ZIP Award recipient … played in all 14 games with six starts … team’s leading rusher with 434 yards and four touchdowns on 116 carries … in the Boca Raton Bowl, led the rushers with 41 yards on 17 carries … in the MAC Championship game against Toledo, led the Zips with 51 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries … in the win over Kent State, had 46 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries … led the Zips with 14 carries for 55 yards and a touchdown in the win over Ohio … at Miami, was the Zips’ top rusher with 41 yards on 10 carries … in the win over Buffalo, had 16 yards on six carries … at Toledo, had nine carries for 15 yards … in the win at Western Michigan, led the rushers with 53 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries … his one-yard rushing touchdown on a direct snap in the second quarter was his second career touchdown and his first score this fall … in the win over Ball State, rushed for 43 yards on eight carries … in the MAC win at Bowling Green, had 11 carries for 50 yards … in the win over Arkansas Pine Bluff, had four carries for 10 yards … had three carries for 13 yards at No. 6 Penn State … wore jersey #9 this season after wearing #28 for three seasons … lettered.

As a Junior (2016): Played in 11 games with three starts … finished second in rushing with 417 yards on 81 carries … led the Zips with 47 yards on eight carries at Ohio … had 25 yards on eight carries at Buffalo … in the win at Ball State, rushed seven times for 43 yards … against No. 23 Western Michigan, led the Zips with 53 yards on eight carries, averaging 6.6 yards per carry … in the win over Miami, had nine carries for 19 yards … in the win at Kent State, had 11 rushes for 38 yards while starting … had 37 yards on nine carries against Appalachian State … in the win at Marshall, made his first collegiate start … finished with 18 carries for 130 yards, both career highs … it marked the first career 100-yard rushing performance of his career … had three carries for 25 yards at No. 10 Wisconsin … lettered.

As a Sophomore (2015): Played in eight games … saw action on the kickoff return unit.

As a Redshirt Freshman (2014): Appeared in three games … had nine carries for 38 yards and a touchdown … rushed eight times for 36 yards and a touchdown against Marshall … his 11-yard TD run against the Thundering Herd was the first score of his collegiate career … had a two-yard run in the win over Howard … lettered.

As a Freshman (2013): Redshirted.

High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner at Naples HS ... finished his career with 4,546 rushing yards, second most in the history of the program ... rushed for 2,069 yards on 245 carries and 25 touchdowns as a senior ... Class 6A all-state first-team honoree as a senior … Golden Eagles were regional champions in 2012 ... had 1,321 yards on 155 carries and eight TDs as a junior.

Personal: Born Feb. 11, 1994 … parents are Tyrone Morgan and Yolanda Cruz … earned bachelor’s degree in organizational supervision in December 2017.