The Miami Hurricanes became the latest school to offer 2022 Carrollton (GA) 4-star QB MJ Morris in late March when offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee called to give him the good news.
“It was very exciting,” Morris said. “I had talked to [Lashlee] a little bit before, but it was the first time we had really talked. He was saying how the virus had stopped their practices and how their team looks really good. He said they’ve been watching me for awhile and that they wanted to get on board and offer me.”
After bringing his spread offense to Coral Gables, Lashlee is looking for a QB recruit that is perfectly suited to run his system, and it seems Morris’ tape made an impression on the Miami OC.
“He said he thinks my playing style would be a great fit for Miami,” Morris said of Lashlee. “We run that style of offense at my school, so I’m comfortable with it. My mindset is that even though they list me as a dual-threat, for me, I’m going to pass the ball first. I’m going to survey the field and look for that open man. But if I have to, I’m going to get outside the pocket and make an amazing play with my feet or throw the ball on the run.”
Coincidentally, the Hurricanes were one school that Morris was waiting on an offer from, something he expressed to his head coach recently.
“It felt very good, because a couple weeks ago, my head coach asked me ‘If you could have two or three offers you don’t have, who would it be?’ and I actually said Miami,” Morris said. “That was one of the first schools that popped into my mind and I would love to be recruited by Miami, so I was kind of hoping that I would be able to get the offer.”
Now that he has the offer, Morris says the Canes will be a factor in his recruitment and that he will visit Coral Gables as soon as he can.
“My interest is very high. I’m very interested in Miami, I love the Canes,” Morris said. “I don’t know why, but I have love for Miami. I just always watched them on TV - whenever they were on, I’d always want to watch their games.
“I’m definitely going to be taking a visit there whenever the virus stuff calms down. I’m definitely going to keep in contact with them as much as I can.”
The Canes won’t be without competition, though. The 6-1 175 pound gunslinger is rated a top 50 overall player nationally and the #2 dual-threat QB in America for the 2022 class according to 247Sports, and is being recruited as such.
“The schools that I’m hearing from the most is Alabama, Georgia, Florida State, Penn State, Michigan, Oregon, Missouri, and Tennessee,” Morris said. “Those are the schools that have been on me the hardest so far. I haven’t thought about having any top schools yet. I feel like it’s still kind of early, but I know probably in a couple of months, I’ll have those top schools listed.”
As for trips to other programs, Morris’ most recent visit before the shutdowns was to Athens to take in UGA.
“It was pretty much like every other visit,” Morris said. “You go into the meeting rooms and they talk to you, give you’re the tour, you take pictures. It was okay.”
The current plan is for the Carrollton star to decide sometime during his junior year of high school, and Morris will be paying close attention to which programs can help him achieve his goal of reaching the next level.
“Well definitely the first thing I’m looking for is academics, that’s what my mom is really going for,” Morris said. “But also for me, it’s if I can stay there 3 or 4 years of my life and they can make me the best quarterback and the best person I can be so that I can have the best shot at being a first round draft pick in the NFL.”
As a sophomore in 2019, Morris accounted for 2,186 passing yards on a 60.6% completion percentage with 20 TD’s and 6 INT’s, to go along with 379 rushing yards and 8 TD’s on the ground for the 12-1 Trojans.
“I performed really well. We had an undefeated regular season and that’s something Carrollton hasn’t had in a good couple years,” Morris said. “We made it to the third round of the playoffs and lost in the final two seconds by a field goal, so that was kind of heartbreaking. Overall, for me, I feel like I became a way better quarterback, I was way better at reading defenses. I would go up to the line and know what I was going to do before they had any idea, so I felt things went well.”
At the Opening Nashville Regional in May of 2019, Morris recorded a 4.74 40-yard dash, a short-shuttle of 4.41, and a vertical leap of 37.80 in testing.
“It was very exciting,” Morris said. “I had talked to [Lashlee] a little bit before, but it was the first time we had really talked. He was saying how the virus had stopped their practices and how their team looks really good. He said they’ve been watching me for awhile and that they wanted to get on board and offer me.”
After bringing his spread offense to Coral Gables, Lashlee is looking for a QB recruit that is perfectly suited to run his system, and it seems Morris’ tape made an impression on the Miami OC.
“He said he thinks my playing style would be a great fit for Miami,” Morris said of Lashlee. “We run that style of offense at my school, so I’m comfortable with it. My mindset is that even though they list me as a dual-threat, for me, I’m going to pass the ball first. I’m going to survey the field and look for that open man. But if I have to, I’m going to get outside the pocket and make an amazing play with my feet or throw the ball on the run.”
Coincidentally, the Hurricanes were one school that Morris was waiting on an offer from, something he expressed to his head coach recently.
“It felt very good, because a couple weeks ago, my head coach asked me ‘If you could have two or three offers you don’t have, who would it be?’ and I actually said Miami,” Morris said. “That was one of the first schools that popped into my mind and I would love to be recruited by Miami, so I was kind of hoping that I would be able to get the offer.”
Now that he has the offer, Morris says the Canes will be a factor in his recruitment and that he will visit Coral Gables as soon as he can.
“My interest is very high. I’m very interested in Miami, I love the Canes,” Morris said. “I don’t know why, but I have love for Miami. I just always watched them on TV - whenever they were on, I’d always want to watch their games.
“I’m definitely going to be taking a visit there whenever the virus stuff calms down. I’m definitely going to keep in contact with them as much as I can.”
The Canes won’t be without competition, though. The 6-1 175 pound gunslinger is rated a top 50 overall player nationally and the #2 dual-threat QB in America for the 2022 class according to 247Sports, and is being recruited as such.
“The schools that I’m hearing from the most is Alabama, Georgia, Florida State, Penn State, Michigan, Oregon, Missouri, and Tennessee,” Morris said. “Those are the schools that have been on me the hardest so far. I haven’t thought about having any top schools yet. I feel like it’s still kind of early, but I know probably in a couple of months, I’ll have those top schools listed.”
As for trips to other programs, Morris’ most recent visit before the shutdowns was to Athens to take in UGA.
“It was pretty much like every other visit,” Morris said. “You go into the meeting rooms and they talk to you, give you’re the tour, you take pictures. It was okay.”
The current plan is for the Carrollton star to decide sometime during his junior year of high school, and Morris will be paying close attention to which programs can help him achieve his goal of reaching the next level.
“Well definitely the first thing I’m looking for is academics, that’s what my mom is really going for,” Morris said. “But also for me, it’s if I can stay there 3 or 4 years of my life and they can make me the best quarterback and the best person I can be so that I can have the best shot at being a first round draft pick in the NFL.”
As a sophomore in 2019, Morris accounted for 2,186 passing yards on a 60.6% completion percentage with 20 TD’s and 6 INT’s, to go along with 379 rushing yards and 8 TD’s on the ground for the 12-1 Trojans.
“I performed really well. We had an undefeated regular season and that’s something Carrollton hasn’t had in a good couple years,” Morris said. “We made it to the third round of the playoffs and lost in the final two seconds by a field goal, so that was kind of heartbreaking. Overall, for me, I feel like I became a way better quarterback, I was way better at reading defenses. I would go up to the line and know what I was going to do before they had any idea, so I felt things went well.”
At the Opening Nashville Regional in May of 2019, Morris recorded a 4.74 40-yard dash, a short-shuttle of 4.41, and a vertical leap of 37.80 in testing.
