Jacob Morrissey

Position:
ILB
Height:
6-0
Weight:
225
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Edwardsville, Ill.
High School:
Edwardsville

2022: Played in each of the final nine games of the season…Turned in 25 tackles with 12 solo…Had 1.5 tackles for loss and one quarterback hurry…Finished with a season-best eight tackles in Southeast Missouri’s Ohio Valley Conference title clinching win over Murray State (11/19)…Added four tackles at Northwestern State (10/22) and at Tennessee State (11/5).

2021: Played in all 11 games and made two starts…Tied for fourth on the team with 49 tackles, 27 of which were solo…Had 5.5 tackles for a loss of 40 yards…Rated second on the team with three sacks…Also recovered a fumble and posted two pass breakups…Tallied a season-high eight tackles vs. Southern Illinois (9/2) and at UT martin (10/23)…Registered two sacks and had six tackles at Sam Houston (9/11)…Collected six more tackles vs. Eastern Illinois (10/30)…Recovered a fumble at Austin Peay (10/9).

2020: Appeared in eight games…Collected 22 tackles and one tackle for loss…Had a season-high seven tackles at Jacksonville State (3/21)…OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection.

Prep: First-Team All-Southwestern Conference and All-Area honoree at Edwardsville High School...Led the team with 87 tackles, five tackles for loss and two sacks as a senior...Had a career-high 14 tackles in wins over O’Fallon and St. Charles East…Led EHS to a 8-3 record and the second round of the Class 8A postseason…Was in the middle of a defense that allowed 22.09 points per game, second-best in the Southwestern Conference…Finished with 75 tackles, 44 solo stops and one fumble recovery as a junior in 2018.

Personal: Born April 23, 2002...Majoring in Business Entrepreneurship...Son of John and Judy Morrissey...Iowa, Iowa State, Indiana State, Cincinnati, South Dakota and Northern Illinois were among other schools that recruited him.