Morgan Nominated for Prestigious Burlsworth Trophy
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas redshirt senior LB Grant Morgan has been announced as a Burlsworth Trophy nominee, which is awarded to the most outstanding player who began their career as a walk-on, the organization announced Tuesday. The award is named after former Arkansas walk-on and All-American OL Brandon Burlsworth.
Morgan leads the nation with 111 total tackles and averages 12.3 tackles per game, the most in the SEC and most among FBS players who have played eight or more games. The Greenwood, Ark. native has also added five passes broken up, two quarterback hurries, one interception return for a touchdown, 2.0 sacks and a team-leading 7.5 tackles for loss to his season stat line. Last week the Butkus Award, which honors the nation’s best linebacker, named Morgan a semifinalist.
He has recorded 15 or more tackles in four games, the most in a single-season at Arkansas since Ken Hamlin in 2002 and the most by an SEC player since Missouri’s Kentrell Brothers in 2015. The former walk-on became the first Razorback since Tony Bua in 2003 to record consecutive 15+ tackle games with his second 19-tackle performance of the year against LSU.