HONORS
2025 SWAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
2024 Preseason First Team All-SWAC
2024 Second Team All-SWAC (coaches)
2024 Phil Steele Second Team All-SWAC
2024 Cricket Celebration Bowl Offensive MVP
As a Junior (2024): Led team to the 2024 HBCU National Championship... Led team to the SWAC Championship... Named Offensive MVP of Celebration Bowl... Earned SWAC Offensive Offensive Player of the Week honors one time... Finished the year regular season with 2,051 yards on 150-of-234 passing in 13 games... Finished the year with a 10-1 record as a starter, with his only loss coming in the season opener... Finished with 19 touchdown passes and just eight interceptions... Finished with a completion percentage of 64 percent on the season and averaged 157.8 yards per game... Also rushed for 225 yards and four touchdowns... Finished the season ranked nationally in several categories including passing efficiency (13th/157.9), points responsible for (16th/164), passing yards per completion (17th/13.72), passing touchdowns (24th/21), completion percentage (31st/0.637), points responsible for per game (35th/11.7), passing yards (43rd/2,236), passing yards per game (69th/159.7), completions per game (80th/11.64), and rushing touchdowns (98th/6)... Named 2024 Second Team All-SWAC (coaches)... Named 2024 Phil Steele Second Team All-SWAC.
As a Sophomore (2023): Played in six games... Completed 83-of-123 passes for 842 yards.. Finished with 10 touchdowns and one interception... Recorded a season-long pass of 70 yards... Averaged 140.3 yards per game passing... Ran the ball 56 times for 150 yards and six touchdowns... Averaged 2.7 yards per carry... Ran for a season-long 32 yards on one play... Averaged 25.0 yards per game on the ground... Finished with a career-high 373 yards on 26-of-36 passing with five touchdowns and an interception against UAPB (Oct. 28)... Threw for 183 yards on 25-of-34 passing against Texas Southern (Nov. 4)... Passed for 151 yards against Alcorn State (Nov. 18) and 141 against Mississippi Valley State (Oct 21)... Threw for three touchdowns against Alcorn State (Nov. 18)... Ran for a season-high 107 yards on 14 carries against Mississippi Valley State (Oct. 21).
Before Jackson State (at Syracuse): Started at quarterback as a true freshman for portions of the 2020 season at Syracuse... Seventh true freshman in Syracuse history to start a game at quarterback... Appeared in six collegiate games, completing 32-of-50 passes (64 pct) for 285 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions... Did not appear in any games in 2022... Appeared in two games as a reserve QB, completing the only pass he attempted in 2021... Made his season debut vs. UAlbany (Sept. 18)... Completed his lone pass attempt for three yards at NC State (Nov. 20)... Played in four games with two starts at quarterback in 2020... Became just the seventh true freshman in program history to start a game at quarterback... Completed 31-of-49 passes on the season for 285 yards and two touchdowns... Made his collegiate debut in relief at Clemson (Oct. 24) and did not record any statistics... Completed all-seven of his passing attempts and led a late touchdown drive in his second career game against Wake Forest (Oct. 31)... Made his first collegiate start against Boston College (Nov. 7), completing 19-of-30 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown... Completed 5-of-12 passes at Louisville before leaving the game due to injury... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.
High School: Played quarterback and receiver for head coach Calvin Bolton... Rated the No. 77 pro-style quarterback in the Class of 2020 and the No. 51 prospect in Mississippi by 247Sports.com... Considered No. 89 among pocket passers and the No. 54 player in the state by ESPN... 2019 5A Honorable Mention selection... Member of the North roster for the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Classic... As a senior, threw for 2,487 yards and accounted for 30 touchdowns (27 passing, 3 rushing) to lead the Tigers to a 7-4 record... As a junior, passed for 629 yards and eight TDs, while making 10 catches for 101 yards (10.1 avg.) and two scores... Also ran for five touchdowns... Team captain... Small forward for the Canton basketball team for three seasons.Â
Personal: JaCobian Montreal Morgan... Born on February 2, 2002 in Canton, Mississippi... Son of Cody Morgan and Shaleria Terrell... Three brothers, one sister... Health and exercise science major.
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