Jason Morton

Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
High School:
Independence

2003: Has made 31 career starts ... top returning tackler (85 last year) who is second this year with 106 stops ... has eight PBR ... led Falcons with 11 tackles vs. Miami in MAC Championship, including 0.5 TFL and PBU ... recorded nine tackles vs. Toledo ... had five tackles and two PBUs at Ball State ... had 10 tackles against Miami... had a career-high 14 tackles against CMU ... had 10 tackles vs. OSU ... had eight tackles, including four solos, vs. LU ... had 10 tackles at Purdue.

2002:Played in all 12 games, starting in 11 ... finished second on the team with 85 tackles ... second on the team with 11 passes broken up ... recorded a career-high 14 tackles against Toledo...had three tackles and two pass breakups vs. EMU ... recorded eight tackles vs. South Florida... had 10 tackles at NIU ... forced two fumbles and recovered one this year ... had nine tackles at Kent State ... seven tackles and an interception vs. BSU ... had 11 tackles vs. Ohio and seven vs. both TTU and Missouri ... had five TFLs (-15) ... has made 16 career starts ... had his second career interception vs. Tennessee Tech ... named team[apos]s Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in that TTU game.

2001: Played in 10 of 11 games, starting in five... had 29 tackles (19 solo)...recorded six tackles twice against Temple and at Marshall...recovered first career fumble against Toledo...named Special Teams MVP against the Rockets.

2000: Played in all 11 games ... had 14 tackles (eight solo) ... had a season-high five against Ohio.

At Independence H.S.: Earned All-Columbus and all-district honors as both a running back and as a defensive back for Independence H.S. ... was a three-year letterwinner in both football and track ... named an All-Columbus running back as both a sophomore and as a junior ... had 1,400 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns for coach Kip Kane.

Personal: Majoring in sociology ... son of Thomas and Cindy Morton ... born Feb. 11, 1982 ... has plans to become a firefighter when he graduates.

Morton[apos]s Career Scorecard

Year    Solo    Ast.   Total     TFL    Int.    PBU     FR
2003     56      50     106      1.5       0     8       0
2002      59     26       85     5/15     1     11     1
2001      19     10       29     1/1       0      1      1
2000        8      6       14     0/0       0      0      0
Career    141     85      226    6/16       1     20      2