Jimmy Morrissey

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Jimmy Morrissey
No. 79 – Houston Texans
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1998-06-09) June 9, 1998 (age 23)
Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:303 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school:La Salle College
(Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania)
College:Pittsburgh
NFL Draft:2021 / Round: 7 / Pick: 230
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2021
Games played:5
Games started:4
Player stats at NFL.com

James David Morrissey IV (born June 9, 1998) is a center for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers.

Early life and high school[]

Morrissey grew up in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania and attended La Salle College High School. He was named All-Philadelphia Catholic League as a junior and as a senior, when he was also named All-City by the Philadelphia Daily News.[1] Morrissey was lightly recruited coming out of high school and received no Division I FBS offers. He chose to enroll at the University of Pittsburgh as a preferred walk-on over offers from Lehigh, Bucknell and Colgate.[2]

College career[]

Morrissey walked-on to Pittsburgh's football team and redshirted his true freshman season. He was named the Panthers' starting center and awarded a scholarship going into his redshirt freshman season and started all 12 of the team's games.[1] Morrissey started the first 11 games of his redshirt sophomore season before suffering a season-ending injury and was named third team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[3] He was named first team All-ACC as a redshirt junior.[4] As a redshirt senior, Morrissey started all 11 of Pittsburgh's games, including one at right guard after an injuries to that position, and was named second team All-ACC and was awarded the Burlsworth Trophy as the best player in Division I football who began his college career as a walk-on.[5][6]

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+1⁄4 in
(1.91 m) 		303 lb
(137 kg) 		32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m) 		10 in
(0.25 m)		 5.31 s 1.68 s 3.00 s 4.47 s 7.39 s 31.0 in
(0.79 m)		 8 ft 9 in
(2.67 m)		 26 reps
All values from Pro Day[7][8]

Las Vegas Raiders[]

Morrissey was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the seventh round, 230th overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft.[9] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Las Vegas on May 17.[10] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12]

Houston Texans[]

Morrissey was signed off the Raiders' practice squad by the Houston Texans on October 19, 2021.[13] He made his NFL debut on November 7, 2021, as the team's starting center in a 9–17 loss to the Miami Dolphins.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Juliano, Joe (September 7, 2017). "Jimmy Morrissey starting at center for Pitt, and no longer a walk-on". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. ^ DiPoala, Jerry (August 29, 2017). "Father knows best: Former walk-on center Jimmy Morrissey earns scholarship". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Gorman, Kevin (August 25, 2019). "Center Jimmy Morrissey might be Pitt's most pivotal player". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Three Pitt Panthers Named To The All-ACC Football First Team". KDKA-TV. December 3, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  5. ^ McGonigal, John (December 14, 2020). "Pitt captain Jimmy Morrissey reflects on collegiate career after declaring for 2021 NFL draft". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  6. ^ McGonigal, John (January 4, 2021). "Pitt's Jimmy Morrissey wins Burlsworth Trophy as college football's top former walk-on". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "Jimmy Morrissey Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Jimmy Morrissey, Pittsburgh, C, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Raiders put finishing touches on 2021 NFL Draft with Jimmy Morrissey". Raiders.com. May 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/17/21".
  11. ^ "Raiders finalize initial 53-man roster for 2021 season". Raiders.com. August 31, 2021.
  12. ^ "Raiders announce practice squad additions". Raiders.com. September 1, 2021.
  13. ^ "Texans sign center Jimmy Morrissey from Raiders' practice squad". Houston Chronicle. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  14. ^ "La Salle grad Morrissey gets first start for Houston Texans". The Reporter. November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

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