Player Dossier

2018-2023

Pittsburgh

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.

Usage Score

6.6

Efficiency

18.9

Consistency

54.9

Season Value

26.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Pittsburgh • Arkansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

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.

John Morgan III, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. John Morgan III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Pittsburgh paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 18.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Regular Season · Arkansas

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

18.9

Usage

6.6

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. Unknown: 0. Kent State: 2. BYU: 2. Texas A&M: 0. Florida: 0. Florida International: 1. Missouri: 2

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. Unknown: 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

Wins1 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · n=3 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half1 · n=4 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=3 · +0 vs First Half

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 11/24vs MissouriSplash gameL 14-4854200
Sun 11/19vs Florida InternationalW 44-2030001
Sat 11/4@ FloridaW 39-3622000
Sat 9/30vs Texas A&ML 22-3410000
Sat 9/16vs BYUL 31-3811110
Sat 9/9vs Kent StateW 28-621110
Sat 9/2vs Unknown10000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Pittsburgh

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Arkansas

    2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

20182019201920202021202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonPittsburgh000
2019 PostseasonPittsburgh714.33.77
2019 Regular SeasonPittsburgh714.33.70
2020 Regular SeasonPittsburgh11164.54
2021 PostseasonPittsburgh13174.82
2021 Regular SeasonPittsburgh13174.80
2022 Regular SeasonPittsburgh916.95.1-4
2023 Regular SeasonArkansas718.96.6-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

West Virginia

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.3 takeover score.

#2

Missouri

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.

#3

Virginia

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 54.3 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

3

Primary metric

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.5 takeover score.

#5

Miami

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

0 primary output · 0 efficiency · 0 usage

33.3

#2

2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

28.7

11 primary · 16 efficiency · 4.5 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Arkansas

26.8

7 primary · 18.9 efficiency · 6.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

6

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8675

DeMatha Catholic · Hyattsville, MD

Committed To
Pittsburgh
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

86

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 51 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

John Morgan III quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
86