Jaylen Morgan

Height:
6-0
Weight:
188
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Hawthorne, CA
High School:
Hawthorne HS
Prev School:
Ohio U./El Camino College

Expected to battle Cameron Crump and D'Angelo McKenzie for starting nod at boundary cornerback this fall.

2019 -- Played in four games as a backup in the defensive secondary ... no tackles recorded.

El Camino College -- Played one season (2018) for the Warriors and earned 19 tackles (15 solo, four assisted) ... El Camino posted an 8-3 mark, claimed the Central League's National Division title and earned a berth in the California Community College playoffs ... also recorded one tackle for lost yardage, broke up four passes and blocked two kicks.

Ohio University -- Morgan was a redshirt in 2016 and played in two games in 2017, making one tackle for the Bobcats in the Bahamas Bowl against UAB ... Ohio was 9-4 following the 41-6 win over the Blazers ... received scholarship offers from BYU, San Diego State and Hawaii before choosing to attend Ohio.

High School -- A 2016 graduate of Hawthorne High School ... played just 1 1/2 seasons of football for the Cougars under head coach Donald Paysinger at safety, cornerback, wide receiver and he also returned kickoffs ... Morgan also was a point guard on the Cougars basketball team and competed on the track and field team in the 100, 400 relay and long jump.

Personal -- Son of Omarr Morgan and Cherise Elijah ... Morgan's father was a standout football player at BYU from 1996-97, twice earning first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors ... two brothers, David and Adrian, and four sisters, Leah, Kennedy, Ashley and Natalie ... claims to be "a very goofy person " ... majoring in communication studies.