2015 Football Roster
Roster
Joe Morrow
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ocean Springs, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Ocean Springs HS
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER: Lengthy receiver who saw action in 45 games with 12 starts ... Caught 46 passes for 708 yards and six touchdowns.
2015 SENIOR SEASON: Came off the bench in 11 games and finished with six catches for 100 yards and one touchdown … Hauled in his sixth career touchdown on a 37-yard pass against Northwestern State … Had a season-best two catches for 24 yards against Kentucky … Made one catch against Arkansas and Ole Miss.
2014 JUNIOR SEASON: Saw action in all 13 games with zero starts ... Totaled 17 receptions for 344 yards and four touchdowns ... Had two catches for 50 yards in the season opener versus Southern Miss (8/30) ... Caught his first touchdown of the fall against UAB (9/6) ... Hauled in a career-long 55-yard touchdown pass versus UT Martin (11/8) ... Scored a career-high two touchdowns against Vanderbilt, catching five balls for 79 yards ... Had a personal best 117 receiving yards on a career-most six receptions in the Orange Bowl against Georgia Tech (12/31).
2013 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Participated in all 13 games and started 12 with the lone contest not started against Alabama (11/16) ... Finished the campaign with a team sixth-best 18 receptions for 211 yards (11.7 yards per grab) ... Caught first career touchdown pass at Texas A&M (11/9) ... Tallied three or more catches in a trio of contests (Auburn/four, LSU/three, Bowling Green/four) ... A threat early in a series with 27-of-32 targets occurring on first or second downs ... Hauled in nine passes on first downs and eight on second downs ... Particularly dangerous on second-and-long calls, making seven receptions on 11 targets for four first downs ... Hauled in first reception of the season against Alcorn State (9/7), making 15-yard grab in the second quarter ... Registered a career-high four receptions for 40 yards in SEC opener at Auburn (9/14) ... Caught three passes against LSU (10/5), two going for first downs ... Caught first career TD pass at Texas A&M (11/9) with a 31-yard grab from Jameon Lewis on the first play of the fourth quarter ... Helped tie the Arkansas (11/23) contest in the fourth quarter with a 13-yard catch on the first play of the scoring drive.
2012 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: Participated in eight games, catching five passes ... Hauled in a pair of passes for 24 yards in first career game, during the season-opening victory against Jackson State ... Hauled in two balls for 16 yards against Middle Tennessee ... Registered one reception for 13 yards in win versus Arkansas.
2011 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted during first year on campus.
HIGH SCHOOL: One of the top wide receiver prospects in the nation ... Named an All-American by SuperPrep Magazine and tabbed as that publication’s No. 6 prospect in the state ... Rated the eighth-best college prospect from all positions in Mississippi by Scout.com ... Rated as the No. 30 wideout in the nation by Scout.com ... A four-star prospect according to several recruiting services ... Selected by the Mississippi Association of Coaches for the Mississippi-Alabama All Star Game ... Earned a place on the Offense/Defense All-American Bowl roster ... Ranked by the Clarion-Ledger at No. 9 among the Ten Most Wanted Prospects in Mississippi ... Caught 44 passes for 618 yards and five touchdowns during senior season ... Accounted for 51 total tackles and intercepted a pair of passes ... As a junior, caught 40 passes for 770 yards and 11 touchdowns ... Also played basketball for Ocean Springs.
PERSONAL: Born Joseph Morrow on Sept. 3, 1992 … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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MORROW’S CAREER HIGHS Receiving yards – 117, vs. Georgia Tech (12-31-14) Longest reception – 55, vs. UT Martin (11-8-14) |
