# Tanner Morgan

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          = Tanner Morgan
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| number        = 5
| current_team  = 
| position      = [Quarterback](/source/Quarterback)
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1999|4|17}}
| birth_place   = [Hazard, Kentucky](/source/Hazard%2C_Kentucky), U.S.
| death_date    = 
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| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 2
| weight_lb     = 216
| high_school   = [Ryle](/source/Ryle_High_School) {{avoid wrap|([Union, Kentucky](/source/Union%2C_Kentucky))}}
| college       = [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football) (2017–2022)
| undraftedyear = 2023
| pastteams     =
* [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
* [Minnesota Vikings](/source/Minnesota_Vikings) ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
| status        = 
| highlights    =
* Second-team [All-Big Ten](/source/List_of_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_teams) ([2019](/source/2019_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team))
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| pfr           = MorgTa00 
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'''Tanner Morgan''' (born April 17, 1999) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) [quarterback](/source/quarterback). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Minnesota Golden Gophers](/source/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football).

==Early life==
Morgan was born on April 17, 1999.<ref>{{cite web |author1=The NFL Draft Bible |title=NFL Draft Profile: Tanner Morgan, Quarterback, Minnesota Golden Gophers |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/draft/scouting-reports/tannermorgan |website=SI.com |access-date=5 October 2022}}</ref> He originally attended [Hazard High School](/source/Hazard_High_School) in [Hazard, Kentucky](/source/Hazard%2C_Kentucky), before transferring to [Ryle High School](/source/Ryle_High_School) in [Union, Kentucky](/source/Union%2C_Kentucky) prior to his junior year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/sidelines-with-john-clay/article237154889.html |title=Ex-Kentucky high school star key to one of college football's biggest games Saturday |first=John |last=Clay |newspaper=[Lexington Herald-Leader](/source/Lexington_Herald-Leader) |location=[Lexington, KY](/source/Lexington%2C_Kentucky) |date=November 8, 2019 |access-date=November 9, 2019}}</ref> As a senior, he passed 2,747 yards and 27 [touchdown](/source/touchdown)s. He originally committed to [Western Michigan University](/source/Western_Michigan_University) to play college football for head coach [P. J. Fleck](/source/P._J._Fleck) but recommitted to the [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota) after Fleck joined the school in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2017/01/08/western-michigan-losing-recruits-pj-fleck-minnesota/96316750/ |title=Western Michigan losing recruits to P.J. Fleck, Minnesota |newspaper=[The Detroit News](/source/The_Detroit_News)  |date=January 8, 2017 |access-date=November 13, 2019}}</ref>

==College career==
Morgan [redshirted](/source/Redshirt_(college_sports)) his first year at Minnesota in 2017. He entered 2018 as a backup to [Zack Annexstad](/source/Zack_Annexstad) but took over as the starter for the final six games of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/quarterback-tanner-morgan-ought-to-stay-at-starter-for-gophers/498768931/ |title=Quarterback Tanner Morgan ought to stay at starter for Gophers |first=Chip |last=Scoggins |newspaper=[Star Tribune](/source/Star_Tribune) |location=[Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis) |date=October 27, 2018 |access-date=November 9, 2019}}</ref> Overall he played in nine games, completing 89 of 152 passes for 1,401 yards with nine touchdowns and six interceptions.<ref>[https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/football/4630155-Gophers-quarterback-Tanner-Morgan-may-be-short-but-he%E2%80%99s-crafty Gophers quarterback Tanner Morgan may be short but he's crafty]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2018/12/21/ryle-grad-tanner-morgan-leads-university-minnesota-resurgence/2359108002/ |title=Catching up: Ryle graduate Tanner Morgan is leading a University of Minnesota resurgence |first=Jon |last=Richardson |newspaper=[Cincinnati Enquirer](/source/The_Cincinnati_Enquirer) |date=December 21, 2018 |access-date=November 9, 2019}}</ref>

In 2019, Morgan set several school records including passing yards (3,253) and touchdowns (30).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gophersports.com/sports/football/roster/tanner-morgan/18342|title=Tanner Morgan – Football|website=University of Minnesota Athletics|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref> He also set a [Big Ten Conference](/source/Big_Ten_Conference) record in a victory over [Purdue](/source/Purdue_Boilermakers_football) by completing 21 of 22 passes for a [completion percentage](/source/completion_percentage) of 95.5.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.twincities.com/2019/09/28/gophers-quarterback-tanner-morgan-sets-big-ten-record-in-38-31-win-over-purdue/|title=Gophers' Tanner Morgan sets Big Ten record in 38-31 win over Purdue|last=Greder|publisher=[St. Paul Pioneer Press](/source/St._Paul_Pioneer_Press)|date=September 29, 2019|website=TwinCities.com|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref>

===Statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="3"| Games
! colspan="8"| Passing
! colspan="5"| Rushing
|-
! GP !! GS !! Record !! Cmp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Int !! Rtg !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD
|-
! [2017](/source/2017_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [Minnesota](/source/2017_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team)
| colspan="15"| ''[Redshirted](/source/Redshirted) 15px|Redshirt''
|-
! [2018](/source/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [Minnesota](/source/2018_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team)
| 9 || 6 || 4−2 || 89 || 152 || 58.6 || 1,401 || 9.2 || 9 || 6 || 147.6 || 41 || 51 || 1.2 || 1
|-
! [2019](/source/2019_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [Minnesota](/source/2019_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team)
| '''13''' || '''13''' || '''11−2''' || '''210''' || '''318''' || 66.0 || '''3,253''' || '''10.2''' || '''30''' || 7 || '''178.7''' || '''61''' || -57 || -0.9 || 1
|-
! [2020](/source/2020_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [Minnesota](/source/2020_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team)
| 7 || 7 || 3−4 || 106 || 183 || 57.9 || 1,374 || 7.5 || 7 || 5 || 128.2 || 25 || -35 || -1.4 || 0
|-
! [2021](/source/2021_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [Minnesota](/source/2021_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team)
| '''13''' || '''13''' || 9−4 || 149 || 250 || 59.6 || 2,044 || 8.2 || 10 || '''9''' || 134.3 || 59 || -9 || -0.2 || 2
|-
! [2022](/source/2022_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [Minnesota](/source/2022_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team)
| 6 || 6 || 4−2 || 83 || 124 || '''66.9''' || 1,164 || 9.4 || 7 || 5 || 156.4 || 24 || '''74''' || '''3.1''' || '''4'''
|-
! colspan="2"|Career<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tanner-morgan-2.html|title=Tanner Morgan College Stats|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref> !! 48 !! 45 !! 31−14 !! 637 !! 1,027 !! 62.0 !! 9,236 !! 9.0 !! 63 !! 32 !! 151.6 !! 210 !! 24 !! 0.1 !! 8
|}

==Professional career==
{{NFL predraft
|    height ft = 6
|    height in = 0 3/8
|       weight = 204
|         dash = 4.97
|    ten split = 1.72
| twenty split = 2.75
|      shuttle = 4.45
|   cone drill = 7.23
|     vertical = 30.0
|     broad ft = 9
|     broad in = 8
|     arm span = 29 7/8
|    hand span = 9 1/2
|         note = All values from Minnesota's [Pro Day](/source/Pro_Day)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1022862&DraftYear=2023 |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Tanner Morgan College Football Profile |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}</ref>
}}

===Pittsburgh Steelers===
Morgan was selected by the [Michigan Panthers](/source/Michigan_Panthers_(2022)) with the eighth overall pick in the [2023 USFL draft](/source/2023_USFL_draft),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/bringmethesports/.amp/gophers/ex-gophers-qb-tanner-morgan-taken-8th-overall-in-usfl-draft|title=Ex-Gophers QB Tanner Morgan taken 8th overall in USFL draft|website=si.com|date=February 21, 2023|access-date=February 21, 2023|archive-date=February 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222000412/https://www.si.com/fannation/bringmethesports/.amp/gophers/ex-gophers-qb-tanner-morgan-taken-8th-overall-in-usfl-draft|url-status=dead}}</ref> but he chose not to join the Panthers, hoping to be selected in the [2023 NFL draft](/source/2023_NFL_draft) instead. He was not selected, but signed with the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) as an [undrafted free agent](/source/undrafted_free_agent) immediately after the draft's conclusion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steelers agree to terms with undrafted free agents|url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-agree-to-terms-with-undrafted-free-agents|website=Steelers.com|date=April 30, 2023}}</ref> He was waived on August 28, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steelers make additional roster moves|url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-make-additional-roster-moves|author=Varley, Teresa|website=Steelers.com|date=August 28, 2023}}</ref>

===Minnesota Vikings===
On October 5, 2023, Morgan was signed to the [Minnesota Vikings](/source/Minnesota_Vikings) practice squad, but was released five days later.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vikings Sign T Hakeem Adeniji to Active Roster; Add QB Tanner Morgan to Practice Squad|url=https://www.vikings.com/news/tanner-morgan-quarterback-minnesota-gophers-practice-squad|date=October 5, 2023|website=Vikings.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Vikings Release QB Tanner Morgan from Practice Squad|url=https://www.vikings.com/news/release-qb-tanner-morgan-from-practice-squad|date=October 10, 2023|website=Vikings.com}}</ref> He was re-signed to the practice squad once again on November 8, and released two days later.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Gophers QB Tanner Morgan Returns to Vikings Practice Squad|url=https://www.vikings.com/news/tanner-morgan-signed-practice-squad-week-10|date=November 8, 2023|website=Vikings.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Vikings Release QB Tanner Morgan from Practice Squad|url=https://www.vikings.com/news/tanner-morgan-released-practice-squad|website=Vikings.com|date=November 10, 2023}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
On September 18, 2023, Morgan returned to the [University of Minnesota](/source/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football) as an offensive analyst on [P. J. Fleck](/source/P._J._Fleck)'s staff following his release from the Steelers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tanner Morgan, Mariano Sori-Marin return to Gophers as volunteer analysts|url=https://m.startribune.com/minnesota-gophers-football-tanner-morgan-mariano-sori-marin-volunteer-analysts-pj-fleck/600305639/|access-date=November 16, 2023|website=startribune.com|language=en}}</ref> He would vacate the role in October after signing a contract with the [Minnesota Vikings](/source/Minnesota_Vikings).

==Personal life==
Morgan is a [Christian](/source/Christianity).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doering |first1=Joshua |title=Minnesota QB Tanner Morgan praising God while leading undefeated Gophers |url=https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/football/2019/11/11/minnesota-qb-tanner-morgan-praising-god-leading-gophers/ |website=Sports Spectrum |date=November 11, 2019 |access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> His father, Ted, died from a brain tumor in July 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-14|title=Father of Gophers QB Tanner Morgan dies of brain tumor|url=https://www.fox9.com/sports/father-of-gophers-qb-tanner-morgan-dies-of-brain-tumor|access-date=2021-08-31|website=FOX 9|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://gophersports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=16387 Minnesota Golden Gophers bio]

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Category:American football quarterbacks
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Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football players
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:Minnesota Vikings players
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Category:Players of American football from Kentucky
Category:Ryle High School alumni

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