Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Michigan State
Matt Morrissey
S • 6'3" • 204 lbs • Lincolnshire, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Matt Morrissey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
39
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Matt Morrissey built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a safety from Lincolnshire, IL wearing No. 10, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Matt Morrissey's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Matt Morrissey, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Michigan State. Matt Morrissey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 84
- TFL
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Matt Morrissey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · S
- Career Tackles
- 84
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Michigan State
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Adlai Stevenson · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Adlai Stevenson · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · S 170th (top 37%) · Big Ten 155th (top 25%) · National 1,445th (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 7 | 20 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 12.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan State | 10 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10 | 30 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10 | 29 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 24.2 |
Related Context
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Matt Morrissey played S for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Matt Morrissey recorded 84 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Michigan State paired 6.5 primary output with 21.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
15.1
Usage
3.1
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 0. Arizona State: 1. Indiana: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Northwestern: 0. Penn State: 1. Michigan: 0. Purdue: 1. Maryland: 0. Ohio State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 3 by 12.5. Arizona State: 5 by 30.8. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. Central Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Northwestern: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 3 by 22.5. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 4 by 26.7. Maryland: 2 by 8.3. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arizona State
Best efficiency game
30.8 vs Arizona State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/10 | vs Ohio State | L 6-26 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Maryland | W 24-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Purdue | W 23-13 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Michigan | L 7-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Penn State | W 21-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Northwestern | L 19-29 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Central Michigan | W 31-20 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Indiana | W 35-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Arizona State | L 13-16 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/31 | vs Utah State | W 38-31 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Matt Morrissey story
Matt Morrissey built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a safety from Lincolnshire, IL wearing No. 10, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Matt Morrissey's career was his defensive production: 84 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 6 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Matt Morrissey's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1 | 13.3 | 2.1 | 1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan State | 6.5 | 21.1 | 3.4 | 5.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 6.5 | 21.1 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 15.1 | 3.1 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Michigan
Week 2 · W 28-14
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Illinois
Week 10 · L 27-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Arizona State
Week 2 · L 13-16
1
Havoc Plays
66.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Purdue
Week 9 · W 23-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
61.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Penn State
Week 7 · W 21-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
47.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Michigan State
6.5 primary output · 21.1 efficiency · 3.4 usage
47.9
#2
2017 Regular Season · Michigan State
47.9
6.5 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 3.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Michigan State
24.2
3 primary · 15.1 efficiency · 3.1 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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