Player Career

Tanner Morgan Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Tanner Morgan story

Tanner Morgan built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a quarterback from Union, KY wearing No. 2, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Tanner Morgan's career was his passing role: 9,454 passing yards, 65 touchdown passes, 1,063 attempts, and 5 rushing yards across 51 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Minnesota. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 5 rushing yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 51 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Minnesota.

The arc is straightforward: Tanner Morgan moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Minnesota

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201820182019201920202021202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonMinnesota1,45260.112.9
2018 Regular SeasonMinnesota1,45260.112.90
2019 PostseasonMinnesota3,19661.811.41,744
2019 Regular SeasonMinnesota3,19661.811.40
2020 Regular SeasonMinnesota1,33960.210.2-1,857
2021 PostseasonMinnesota2,03557.910.4696
2021 Regular SeasonMinnesota2,03557.910.40
2022 PostseasonMinnesota1,43761.810.2-598
2022 Regular SeasonMinnesota1,43761.810.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Purdue

Week 12 · W 34-31 · Conference game

Win with 264 yards of offense and 89.4 efficiency.

264

Total Offense

94.7 takeover

264 total offense with 89.4 efficiency.

#2

@ Iowa

Week 12 · L 19-23 · Conference game

345

Total Offense

69.8 takeover

Loss with 345 yards of offense and 63.7 efficiency.

345 total offense with 63.7 efficiency.

#3

@ Michigan State

Week 4 · W 34-7 · Conference game

295

Total Offense

68.4 takeover

Win with 295 yards of offense and 91.1 efficiency.

295 total offense with 91.1 efficiency.

#4

@ Purdue

Week 5 · W 38-31 · Conference game

368

Total Offense

66.7 takeover

Win with 368 yards of offense and 73.9 efficiency.

368 total offense with 73.9 efficiency.

#5

@ Illinois

Week 10 · L 31-55 · Conference game

263

Total Offense

65.7 takeover

Loss with 263 yards of offense and 59.1 efficiency.

263 total offense with 59.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Minnesota

3,196 primary output · 61.8 efficiency · 11.4 usage

66.7

#2

2019 Regular Season · Minnesota

66.7

3,196 primary · 61.8 efficiency · 11.4 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Minnesota

57.1

2,035 primary · 57.9 efficiency · 10.4 usage

Milestones

12

250+ passing yards

4

300+ total offense

9

3+ TD games

25

Above avg efficiency