Usage / Role
23%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Arkansas
John Morgan III
DL • 6'2" • 270 lbs • Upper Marlboro, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
John Morgan III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
59
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
47
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh • Arkansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Player Story
John Morgan III built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 6, spending time with Arkansas and Pittsburgh. The clearest part of John Morgan III's career...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
John Morgan III, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh. John Morgan III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 86
- TFL
- 27.5
- Sacks
- 16.5
- QB hurries
- 23
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
John Morgan III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas · DL
- Career Tackles
- 86
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- West Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · DeMatha Catholic · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- DeMatha Catholic · 82 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 15 tackles · DL 450th (top 46%) · SEC 267th (top 44%) · National 2,366th (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 14 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 14 | 25 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 54.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 10 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arkansas | 7 | 15 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 37.5 |
Related Context
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John Morgan III played DL for Pittsburgh and Arkansas. Across 6 tracked seasons, John Morgan III recorded 8 receiving yards and 86 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 23 primary output with 24.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 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 Pittsburgh, Arkansas.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Arkansas
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
18.9
Usage
5.5
Consistency
54.9
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Carolina: 0. Kent State: 2. BYU: 2. Texas A&M: 0. Florida: 0. Florida International: 1. Missouri: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Kent State: 2 by 28.3. BYU: 1 by 24.2. Texas A&M: 1 by 4.2. Florida: 2 by 8.3. Florida International: 3 by 22.5. Missouri: 5 by 40.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 4 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 3 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Missouri
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Missouri
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | vs MissouriSplash game | L 14-48 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Florida International | W 44-20 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Florida | W 39-36 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Texas A&M | L 22-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs BYUSplash game | L 31-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Kent StateSplash game | W 28-6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Western Carolina | W 56-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
John Morgan III story
John Morgan III built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 6, spending time with Arkansas and Pittsburgh. The clearest part of John Morgan III's career was his defensive production: 86 tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss, 16.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 51 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives John Morgan III's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Pittsburgh
2018-2022
Opening stop
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Arkansas
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20182019201920202021202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 11 | 18.7 | 4.4 | 11 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 11 | 18.7 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 15 | 20 | 5.4 | 4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 23 | 24.2 | 6.2 | 8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 23 | 24.2 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 14 | 20.9 | 5.7 | -9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arkansas | 7 | 18.9 | 5.5 | -7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs West Virginia
Week 1 · W 38-31
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs North Carolina
Week 11 · W 30-23 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Missouri
Week 13 · L 14-48 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
vs New Hampshire
Week 4 · W 77-7
4
Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
#5
vs UCF
Week 4 · W 35-34
4
Havoc Plays
75.5 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 75.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
23 primary output · 24.2 efficiency · 6.2 usage
54.2
#2
2021 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
54.2
23 primary · 24.2 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
48.9
15 primary · 20 efficiency · 5.4 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
21
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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