BIOGRAPHY
Stanley Morgan Jr. was born on September 7, 1996, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He plays wide receiver in the NFL.
Prior to his college career, Morgan Jr. was a three-year standout for St. Augustine High School in New Orleans, annually one of the state’s top prep programs. He finished his senior season with 46 catches for 891 yards and eight touchdowns.
During his freshman season in 2015, Morgan played in all 13 games with three starts. He caught 25 passes for 304 yards and three touchdown receptions. Morgan was also NU’s top kickoff return threat with 14 returns for 324 yards, an average of 23.1 yards per return. Morgan caught at least two passes in each of the four non-conference games, highlighted by season highs of four receptions for 78 yards at Miami. His first career touchdown reception came against the Hurricanes, an eight-yard grab with 33 seconds remaining to send the game to overtime. He also had three kickoff returns for 71 yards against Miami.
In 2016 during his sophomore season, Morgan played in all 13 games with nine starts. He had 33 receptions for 453 yards, an average of 13.7 yards per catch. He caught a pair of touchdown passes, including a career-long 72-yard catch for a touchdown at Indiana. Morgan had a career-high five catches for 58 yards at Wisconsin, including four catches for 56 yards in the fourth quarter as Nebraska rallied to force overtime. He had 56 receiving yards at Ohio State and caught a 13-yard touchdown pass at Iowa. He had three catches for 28 yards in the Music City Bowl.
During his junior season in 2017, Morgan had a record-breaking junior season that led to first-team All-Big Ten accolades from Phil Steele and second-team recognition from the league coaches and media. Morgan set career highs with 61 catches, 986 receiving yards, and ten touchdown grabs in 2017, all of which surpassed his career totals entering the season. He led the Huskers in each of those three categories, and despite missing one game due to injury, Morgan set Nebraska’s season record with his 986 receiving yards. He ranked second in the conference and 16th nationally with his ten touchdown catches, which led all Big Ten wide receivers. One of only 20 FBS receivers with double-digit touchdown catches in 2017. Morgan also ranked second in the Big Ten and 31st nationally in receiving yards. On a per-game basis, Morgan led the Big Ten and was 15th nationally with an average of 89.6 receiving yards per game.
In 2018 during his senior season, Morgan led Nebraska with a school-record 1,004 receiving yards in 2018, eclipsing his school record of 986 receiving yards from his junior season. Morgan was one of only 28 FBS players to have 1,000 receiving yards during the regular season, a group that included just three Big Ten receivers. A second-team All-Big Ten selection, Morgan also caught a career-high 70 passes as a senior, becoming the first Husker wide receiver to have 70 catches in a season. He averaged more than 14.0 yards per reception and caught seven touchdown passes. Morgan also caught at least two passes in every game, ending his career with a reception in each of his final 38 games, a school record for most consecutive games with one reception.
Morgan concluded his career with seven catches for 81 yards at Iowa. The 81 receiving yards allowed him to post Nebraska's first 1,000-yard receiving and gave him a school-record 2,747 career receiving yards, breaking Bell's record of 2,689 receiving yards. The Iowa game also extended Morgan's streak to catching a pass in 38 consecutive games, breaking his tie with 1972 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers for the longest streak in school history. Morgan finished his career with multiple receptions in each of his final 24 games.
Morgan signed with the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2019 NFL Draft. He was promoted to the active roster on October 2, 2019.
