2023 Football Roster
Roster
Morgan, Lamar

Jersey Number 77
Lamar Morgan
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 320
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- Previous School:
- East Central CC
Bio
Awards and Honors
2022: Named to All-OVC second team…Garnered all-conference second team honors from Phil Steele…Played and started in all 11 games for the Skyhawks at right tackle…Helped team to OVC Championship…Played 793 snaps…Graded out at 81 percent or better in each game…Tallied 62 knockdowns…Anchored an offensive unit which ranked sixth nationally in sacks allowed…Offense ranked 19th in passing yards (269.4 ypg) and 20th in scoring offense (34.7 ppg)...Named to Preseason All-OVC squad...Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC second team...Tabbed to The Bluebloods Preseason All-Conference team.
2021: Named to All-OVC second team…Tabbed to Phil Steele FCS All-OVC second team…Played in 12 games for the Skyhawks while starting eight on the offensive line at right tackle…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Graded out at 84 percent or better in each game…Tallied 73 knockdowns…Was in the middle of an offensive unit which ranked eighth nationally in sacks allowed during the regular season…Offensive unit ranked 15th nationally with 207.6 rushing yards per game.
BEFORE UTM:Â Morgan joins the Skyhawks from East Central Community College where he spent one season under head coach Ken Karcher, playing five games on the offensive line...Prior to his time at East Central CC, he spent one season as a tight end at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College where he played in nine games, tallying one reception for 14 yards and one touchdown against Southwest Mississippi CC...He prepped at Newton County High School where he played for head coach Bobby Bass...That season he tallied 15 receptions for 253 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 16.9 yards per catch...He also tallied 27 total tackles, seven tackles for loss and two force fumbles.
PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 20, 2000…Son of Cheria Shiaffer, the late Jermaine Morgan and the grandson of Betty Pollard…Has five siblings, Derian, Jaylin, Jermaine, Kemani and Stanley…Majoring in sports management.
- Yearly Honors
- Big South-OVC Football Association first team (2023)
- 2x All-OVC Second Team (2021, 2022)
- Phil Steele All-Conference first team (2023)
- FCS Football Central All-Conference first team (2023)
- 2x Phil Steele FCS All-OVC second team (2021, 2022)
- Preseason Honors
- Big South-OVC Player to Watch (2023)
- Preseason All-OVC (2022)
- Phil Steele Preseason All-Conference first team (2023)
- The Bluebloods Preseason All-Conference first team (2023)
- Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC second team (2022)
- The Bluebloods Preseason All-OVCÂ team (2022)
2022: Named to All-OVC second team…Garnered all-conference second team honors from Phil Steele…Played and started in all 11 games for the Skyhawks at right tackle…Helped team to OVC Championship…Played 793 snaps…Graded out at 81 percent or better in each game…Tallied 62 knockdowns…Anchored an offensive unit which ranked sixth nationally in sacks allowed…Offense ranked 19th in passing yards (269.4 ypg) and 20th in scoring offense (34.7 ppg)...Named to Preseason All-OVC squad...Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC second team...Tabbed to The Bluebloods Preseason All-Conference team.
2021: Named to All-OVC second team…Tabbed to Phil Steele FCS All-OVC second team…Played in 12 games for the Skyhawks while starting eight on the offensive line at right tackle…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Graded out at 84 percent or better in each game…Tallied 73 knockdowns…Was in the middle of an offensive unit which ranked eighth nationally in sacks allowed during the regular season…Offensive unit ranked 15th nationally with 207.6 rushing yards per game.
BEFORE UTM:Â Morgan joins the Skyhawks from East Central Community College where he spent one season under head coach Ken Karcher, playing five games on the offensive line...Prior to his time at East Central CC, he spent one season as a tight end at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College where he played in nine games, tallying one reception for 14 yards and one touchdown against Southwest Mississippi CC...He prepped at Newton County High School where he played for head coach Bobby Bass...That season he tallied 15 receptions for 253 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 16.9 yards per catch...He also tallied 27 total tackles, seven tackles for loss and two force fumbles.
PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 20, 2000…Son of Cheria Shiaffer, the late Jermaine Morgan and the grandson of Betty Pollard…Has five siblings, Derian, Jaylin, Jermaine, Kemani and Stanley…Majoring in sports management.
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