2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 5
Jakwon Morris
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Hometown:
- Tupelo, Miss.
- High School:
- Tupelo
- Prev School:
- Northwest Mississippi CC
2025 Sophomore (Northwest Missippi CC)
- Played in 11 games
- 35 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and seven pass breakups
- Four-star recruit by ESPN
- No. 1 junior college cornerback in the nation by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals
- No. 4 junior college player in the nation by ESPN and Rivals and No. 11 by 247Sports
- Offers included Kentucky, Ole Miss, Purdue, and USC
2024 Freshman (Northwest Mississippi CC)
- Helped Northwest Mississippi to a 10-2 overall record, the MACCC Championship and an appearance in the NJCAA Division I Football Playoffs
- Played in 10 games
- Four tackles, three pass breakups, and one interception
- Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Spring 2025 semester
High School
- Three-star recruit out of high school by 247Sports
- Played for head coach Ty Hardin at Tupelo
Personal
- Born October 2, 2004
- Son of David Gates and Sharon Morris
- 10 siblings: five brothers and five sisters
- Plans to major in sports management
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