NSD23: John Morgan III

December 21, 2022

2022 (Redshirt Senior at Pitt): Played in 12 games with five starts … Racked up 19 total tackles with 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks … Credited with six quarterback hurries … Logged two forced fumbles … Matched his career-high with four stops, including a career-best three tackles for loss, against West Virginia (Sept. 1) … Recorded a sack and a forced fumble against the Mountaineers … Also credited with three quarterback hurries … Had two tackles with one tackle for loss against Rhode Island (Sept. 24) … Made two tackles and forced a fumble against Virginia Tech (Oct. 8) … Carded a pair of tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss at Virginia (Nov. 12), matching his career high with 1.5 sacks against the Cavaliers.

2021 (Redshirt Junior at Pitt): Played in all 14 games, starting three at defensive end … Starting assignments came against Massachusetts (Sept. 4), at Tennessee (Sept. 11) and vs. Michigan State (Dec. 30) in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl … Totaled 27 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and a forced fumble … Two tackles for loss at Georgia Tech (Oct. 2) … Logged a career-high four stops against Miami (Oct. 30) … Had a career-high 1.5 sacks against Virginia (Nov. 20) … Forced a Michigan State fumble that was returned for a 26-yard touchdown by teammate Cam Bright in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.

2020 (Redshirt Sophomore at Pitt): Played in all 11 games as a reserve defensive end … Collected 13 tackles, seven tackles for loss and four sacks on the year … Had a season-high three tackles on two occasions: Austin Peay (Sept. 12) and at Miami (Oct. 17) … Two tackles for loss, including a sack, at Miami … Also logged sacks against Syracuse (Sept. 19), at Florida State (Nov. 7) and at Georgia Tech (Dec. 10).

2019 (Redshirt Freshman at Pitt): Played in all 13 games as a reserve defensive end … Totaled 14 tackles, four tackles for loss and two sacks … Had a season-best two tackles for loss against UCF (Sept. 19) … Had a season-high three total stops on two occasions: at Duke (Oct. 5) and at Syracuse (Oct. 18) … Had sacks at Georgia Tech (Nov. 2) and at Syracuse.

2018 (Freshman at Pitt): Played in three games as a true freshman, preserving a redshirt … Made appearances at defensive end against Virginia Tech (Nov. 10), vs. Clemson (Dec. 1) in the ACC Championship and vs. Stanford (Dec. 31) in the Sun Bowl … Had one tackle against the Hokies.

High School: Considered one of the top defensive linemen in Maryland … Rated the No. 1 strong-side defensive end in the state by Rivals … Rated the No. 11 overall prospect in Maryland by ESPN, No. 12 by Rivals and No. 14 by 247Sports … Played on both sides of the ball for head coach Elijah Brooks at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Md. … Excelled as a pass rusher, compiling eight sacks as a senior … Also was a starter at tight end … Earned All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference honors … Helped DeMatha to a combined 18-5 record (.783) over his final two varsity seasons … As a junior, DeMatha finished 12-0, capturing the WCAC title and finishing No. 4 in the USA TODAY Super 25 high school rankings … Selected to play in the Maryland Crab Bowl All-Star Game (Washington D.C. vs. Baltimore).

Personal: Son of John and Tisa Morgan Jr. … Has one brother and one sister… Father, John, played football at Bowie State … Grandfather played basketball and ran track at Alabama A&M … Birthdate: June 6, 2000.