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Antonio Morrison

LB

Height
6' 1"
CLASS
FR
Hometown
Bolingbrook, Ill.
Weight
218 lbs.
Experience
HS
School
Bolingbrook

CAREER:

Appeared in 13 games, making three starts at the linebacker position…Has 34 tackles, with 2.0 for loss along with one sack, one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry…Enrolled in January of 2012…Named to the SEC Coaches All-Freshman team.

 

2012:

Played in all 13 games as a true freshman, making starts against Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Louisville…Named to the 2012 SEC Coaches’ All-Freshman Team…Finished eighth on the team in tackles after notching 34 stops (27 unassisted)…Had his best game when he led the team in tackles (8) against Vanderbilt, six of which were solo stops…Recorded the first quarterback hurry of his career against Tennessee while also tallying five tackles (1.0 TFL) against the Volunteers…In just his second collegiate game, finished with the second-most tackles among all Gators against Texas A&M after six takedowns (five unassisted)…Was instrumental in the win over rival Florida State after recording four tackles (three unassisted), including his first sack of his career and first forced fumble, which UF recovered and scored to take the lead on the very next play.

 

PRIOR TO FLORIDA:

Rated a four-star prospect, the No. 5 recruit in Illinois and the No. 10 inside linebacker nationally by Rivals.com…Ranked as the top linebacker prospect in the Midwest by Tom Lemming and the No. 204 player overall in the nation by Rivals.com…Named a High School All-American by USA Today (2nd Team LB), ESPN (3rd Team LB) and Sports Illustrated (Honorable Mention LB)…Selected to the ESPN High School Illinois All-State team…Led Bolingbrook to a 13-1 record and IHSA Class 8A State Championship as a senior, the school’s first-ever state title…Had to miss the title game due to injury…Bolingbrook finished No. 36 in the nation in the final POWERADE FAB 50 rankings…Had 101 tackles, seven sacks, three forced fumbles and an interception as a junior at Bolingbrook…Selected to the 2011 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl…Chose Florida over Alabama, Tennessee, Arizona and Purdue among others…Coached by John Ivlow.

 

MORRISON’S CAREER HIGHS

Tackles: 8 (at Vanderbilt, 2012)

QB Sacks: 1.0 (at Florida State, 2012)

Forced Fumbles: 1 (at Florida State, 2012)

Interceptions: None

 

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Year

UT-AT

TT

TBL

QBS

FF

FR

PD

INT

2012

27-7

34

2.0

1.0

1

0

0

0

Totals:

27-7

34

2.0

1.0

1

0

0

0

 

 

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