Nick Morris Jr.

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Nick Morris Jr. raises his arms in celebration.

Photo by: Nat LeDonne / Duke Athletics

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-3
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Fairfield, Conn.

2025 ACCOLADES

Bruce Feldman's 'Freaks List' honoree
ESPN's 2025 Sleeper List selection

2025: Returning linebacker ... in 20 career games (six starts), has recorded 75 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery … has posted 2+ tackles in 12 games, 5+ tackles in seven contests and 10+ stops twice, including a career-high 12 against Pittsburgh in 2023 ... posted a career-high 1.0 TFL and 1.0 sack against North Carolina in 2023 … registered lone fumble recovery against Connecticut in 2023 … has played 627 career snaps.

2024: Started the season opener against Elon before suffering an injury that shelved him for the rest of the season ... booked one tackle and 0.5 TFL versus the Phoenix prior to injury ... on the field for 30 snaps.

2023: Academic All-ACC and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree … saw action in all 13 games, starting the final five games of the year against Wake Forest, North Carolina, Virginia, Pittsburgh and Troy … compiled 61 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery … finished tied for third on the team in tackles … garnered two double-digit tackle performances, including a season-best 12 tackles against Pittsburgh … earned 3+ tackles in eight games and 5+ tackles six times … recorded a season-high 1.0 TFL and 1.0 sack against North Carolina … tallied lone fumble recovery against Connecticut … on the field for 476 snaps.

2022: Saw action in the first six games, missing the North Carolina, Miami, Boston College, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest and UCF contests ... recorded 13 tackles and 0.5 TFL ... posted 2+ tackles in three games, including a season-high seven against North Carolina A&T ... on the field for 121 snaps.

2021: Did not see game action ... enrolled at Duke in January, 2021.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered two seasons (2018-19) at Fairfield College Prep [Conn.] and one (2020) at Westlake under coach Todd Dodge ... three-star prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com ... charted as the No. 37 inside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com ... compiled 220 tackles in prep career, including 23.0 sacks, three INTs and four fumble recoveries … named all-state and all-conference following junior season ... tabbed the Austin American-Statesman Central Texas Defensive Player of the Year … also lettered in baseball.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Duke in May 2025 with a degree in economics ... currently pursuing a master’s in management studies from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business ... son of Nick and Katherine Morris … father lettered three seasons in football at the University of Pennsylvania (1993-94-95), helping the Quakers to a 24-game winning streak, two Ivy League championships and consecutive undefeated seasons in 1993 and 1994.