Player Dossier

2014-2021

Notre Dame

D.J. Morgan

LB • 6'2" • 226 lbs • Norwalk, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

D.J. Morgan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.4

Efficiency

9.5

Consistency

3.7

Season Value

4.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Notre Dame

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Notre Dame • UConn
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

D.J. Morgan, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Notre Dame. D.J. Morgan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Notre Dame paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 9.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Notre Dame, UConn.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Regular Season · UConn

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

9.5

Usage

1.4

Consistency

3.7

Best Game by takeover score

UCF

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Fresno State: 0. Purdue: 1. Army: 0. Wyoming: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Clemson: 0. UCF: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 6 by 25. Purdue: 4 by 26.7. Army: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 1 by 4.2. Vanderbilt: 2 by 8.3. Massachusetts: 2 by 8.3. Clemson: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0.1 · n=8
First Half0.2 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · -0.2 vs First Half
All Games0.1 · n=9

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Purdue

Best efficiency game

26.7 vs Purdue

Result
Sat 11/20@ UCFL 17-4910000
Sat 11/13@ ClemsonL 7-4411000
Sat 10/9@ MassachusettsL 13-2720000
Sat 10/2@ VanderbiltL 28-3022000
Sat 9/25vs WyomingL 22-2411000
Sat 9/18@ ArmyL 21-5210000
Sat 9/11vs PurdueL 0-4943001
Sat 9/4vs Unknown
Sat 8/28@ Fresno StateL 0-4565000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Notre Dame

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UConn

    2019-2021

    Final stop

Season Progression

20142015201620172018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonNotre Dame0
2015 Regular SeasonNotre Dame00
2016 Regular SeasonNotre Dame00
2017 Regular SeasonNotre Dame08.31.50
2018 Regular SeasonNotre Dame00
2019 Regular SeasonUConn123618.812
2020 Regular SeasonUConn0-12
2021 Regular SeasonUConn19.51.41

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Illinois

Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5

Primary metric

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.

#2

Purdue

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43 takeover score.

#3

Temple

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.9 takeover score.

#4

East Carolina

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 29.8 takeover score.

#5

Tulane

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 23.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Notre Dame

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage

36.6

#2

2019 Regular Season · UConn

29.3

12 primary · 36 efficiency · 18.8 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · UConn

4.1

1 primary · 9.5 efficiency · 1.4 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

69

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 19 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

D.J. Morgan quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
69