Morris Joseph

Tulane

Nov 7 (Fri)

8 p.m.

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-2
Weight:
275
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Orange, Texas
High School:
West Orange-Stark HS
Prev School:
Iowa Western CC

Honors

• 2021 Fourth-Team All-AAC (Phil Steele)
• 2020 Honorable-Mention All-American Athletic Conference

2021 (Senior)

• Appeared in 10 games for the Tigers, earning nine starts
• Totaled 38 tackles, 20 solo, with 4.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and one quarterback hurry
• Had six stops, five solo, with two tackles for loss against UTSA
• Also had six tackles in win over Navy
• Notched three tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack in win over No. 23/24 SMU
• Posted two tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and a quarterback hurry against East Carolina

2020 (Junior)

• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in all 11 games on the season, earning 10 starts
• Totaled 52 tackles, 39 solo, to go with 10.5 TFL, seven sacks and two quarterback hurries
• Had a season-high 10 tackles and a quarterback hurry in the Montgomery Bowl against Florida Atlantic
• Tallied a season-best 2.5 TFL along with a sack in win over Houston

2019 (Sophomore)

• Appeared in all 14 contests in Memphis’ 12-2 American Athletic Conference Championship season
• Finished with 27 tackles (11 solo) including 3.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks
• Registered first career TFL against Southern
• Recorded a career-high six tackles against Navy, the same game in which he recorded his first career sack
• Had at least five tackles twice and finished the season with eight multi-tackle performances

2018 (at Iowa Western CC)

• Transferred to Iowa Western CC from UTSA
• In one season on the defensive line, he racked up 35 tackles, nine TFL, seven sacks and three forced fumbles
• Also recorded a block

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com out of West Orange-Stark High School in Orange, Texas
• Other offers included Colorado, Houston, Rice and Texas State out of high school
• Birthday is September 1