'16 CA S / ATH D.J. Morgan (Notre Dame Signed NLI)

[BobbyMac]

Safety
St. John Bosco HS
Bellflower, CA

Measurements
Ht: 6-3
Wt: 208

Ratings

247 Comp .... 3* ..... #29 S ..... #481 OA ..... .8711 rating
247 .............. 3* ..... #45 S ..... #610 OA ..... 87 rating
ESPN ............ 3* ..... #34 S ..... #276 OA ..... 79 rating
Rivals ............ 4* ..... #23 S ......................... 5.8 rating
Scout ............. 3* ..... #58 S

Offers
Notre Dame
ASU
Cal
Colorado
Col St
Nebraska
Northwestern
Utah
Vandy

Media Links

Twitter - @dj_morgan32

D.J. Morgan - Hudl

Highlights

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[Grahambo]

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[BobbyMac]

Well spoken, very good student, Vandy offer, Stanford and Duke are in contact. Played against the #1 schedule in the country last year with loses to #1 Bishop Gorman by 3 on the road and #9 Corona Centennial in the State Final by a TD. I was told he is not the typical SC / UCLA lock by an SC grad.

Go get 'em Coach not Stanford!

...and sign Sean McGrew too while you're there.

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[Big23Head]

Scout: Thought he was close to an offer before LaFleur left. Supposed to visit in June. Sky Digs cousin.

 

[BobbyMac]

Scout: Thought he was close to an offer before LaFleur left. Supposed to visit in June. Sky Digs cousin.

He's close again... In the last week he started following Loy, Coach Denbrock, Coach Sanford, Matt Freeman and Steve Hare.

He could commit early as the locals haven't pulled the trigger yet... ASU has been his leader. ND is gonna get one of these SoCal safeties this year.

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[Grahambo]

Per Matt Freeman of ISD, will be visiting ND on April 27th. Cousins with Skylar Diggins. Grandmother also lives in the area. Projected to play LB or S.

 

[Luckylucci]

Per Matt Freeman of ISD, will be visiting ND on April 27th. Cousins with Skylar Diggins. Grandmother also lives in the area. Projected to play LB or S.

I was thinking that he probably grows into an LB. I could see him as a candidate for SAM LB in BVG's scheme, basically a jumbo S.

 

[BobbyMac]

Get him on the roster and let genetics then the coaching staff sort it out. Talented player who has been playing the best possible competition. It's the same path Su'a Cravens took.

 

[Grahambo]

I was thinking that he probably grows into an LB. I could see him as a candidate for SAM LB in BVG's scheme, basically a jumbo S.

Or perhaps he could grow into Kam Chancellor. Either way, being versatile makes him a must IMO.

 

[Grahambo]

Get him on the roster and let genetics then the coaching staff sort it out. Talented player who has been playing the best possible competition. It's the same path Su'a Cravens took.

That's typically how I am..just get guys committed and on the team then worry about where they play.

 

[Luckylucci]

Or perhaps he could grow into Kam Chancellor. Either way, being versatile makes him a must IMO.

I like the sound of that!

 

[Grahambo]

I like the sound of that!

So far I've seen 6'1..6'1.5..and 6'3...Kam is 6'3 and his 40 time is 4.62 so its certainly plausible and technically he still could play that jumbo/hybrid S/LB position. I think adding 20 lbs would be more realistic then adding 40, all depends on the type of body frame he has.

Just a great recruit to have on board.

 

[BobbyMac]

That's typically how I am..just get guys committed and on the team then worry about where they play.

ESPECIALLY safeties. If you "grow out of the position" You move into a position (in college) that requires all the same skills... just with more mass.

We all forget, Brian Urlacher at one time was a low/no star safety who even played safety in college before genetics, diet, workouts made him into a 6-4, 260 MLB... who still possessed NFL coverage skills at that size. Those only come along once in a generation or maybe once in history in his case but it illustrates what maturation and program can do to a player from the age of 17 through 22.

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[Crazy Balki]

I'd very much enjoy our own version of Su'a Cravens.

 

[CanadalovesND]

I'd very much enjoy our own version of Su'a Cravens.

While he is a great prospect, he's no Su'a Cravens.

 

[TheTurningPoint]

No school as recruited him as a LB yet.

 

[GBdomer]

Did his brother play at SC?

Nevermind same name, different player

 

[Crazy Balki]

While he is a great prospect, he's no Su'a Cravens.

Very similar athletes. Cravens seems more physical, but that's a bit unfair, since I'm basing this off of the comparison between Cravens' Senior film and Morgan's Junior film. This kid has a lot of developing yet to do, so we could very much see the Su'a Cravens comparisons come to fruition. Both possess similar ability and play in space extremely well. If this guy can continue developing and get a step quicker, we may have ourselves a VERY GOOD SS/LB.

EDIT: I don't know what's up with 247's profile, but it must not be updated. No way he runs a 4.8 and is only 185 pounds.

 

[NDinL.A.]

Very similar athletes. Cravens seems more physical, but that's a bit unfair, since I'm basing this off of the comparison between Cravens' Senior film and Morgan's Junior film. This kid has a lot of developing yet to do, so we could very much see the Su'a Cravens comparisons come to fruition. Both possess similar ability and play in space extremely well. If this guy can continue developing and get a step quicker, we may have ourselves a VERY GOOD SS/LB.

EDIT: I don't know what's up with 247's profile, but it must not be updated. No way he runs a 4.8 and is only 185 pounds.

Even as juniors, Cravens was the much better player. The film shows it, the offers show it, and the rankings show it. Cravens was can't miss...I wouldn't put DJ in that category yet.

 

[Crazy Balki]

Even as juniors, Cravens was the much better player. The film shows it, the offers show it, and the rankings show it. Cravens was can't miss...I wouldn't put DJ in that category yet.

Eh, we're just gonna have to agree to disagree. I see a lot more from Morgan. Cravens was great, but Morgan has potential to be the same. He has a lot of work to do though and I think that's the major difference. Cravens just seemed a bit more further along. Cravens was better, sure. MUCH better? Definitely not.

 

[BobbyMac]

Morgan has the benefit of playing with and against better competiton on a daily basis at SJB in the Trinity League vs what Cravens had in Murrieta / IE. Who knows what the final score will be but Morgan has a long way to go to get to where Cravens is in the PAC-12 today but they played the toughest schedule in the country last year so it won't be for a lack of competition this fall.

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[Crazy Balki]

Morgan has the benefit of playing with and against better competiton on a daily basis at SJB in the Trinity League vs what Cravens had in Murrieta / IE. Who knows what the final score will be but Morgan has a long way to go to get to where Cravens is in the PAC-12 today but they played the toughest schedule in the country last year so it won't be for a lack of competition this fall.

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That also has to be taken into account, good catch. I wasn't comparing Morgan to Cravens at USC. Of course not, don't be ridiculous! Morgan is making plays against the best in the country, while Cravens was a man among boys.

 

[NDinL.A.]

Eh, we're just gonna have to agree to disagree. I see a lot more from Morgan. Cravens was great, but Morgan has potential to be the same. He has a lot of work to do though and I think that's the major difference. Cravens just seemed a bit more further along. Cravens was better, sure. MUCH better? Definitely not.

OK, so let's take you and I out of this. Let's look at star rankings. Cravens was a consensus 5 star, 12th best player overall and #1 safety in the country on. rivals, and 4th best player in the country on Scout, and had a composite #5 ranking overall on 24/7. Morgan is nowhere near that. So yes, much better.

Or, let's look at college coaches. By this time, Cravens was offered by every major program, including the likes of Alabama, Ohio State, Florida, USC, ND, etc. Morgan only has a handful of offers, his best being from ASU and Utah. Nowhere near Cravens.

The difference between the two is that Cravens never took ND seriously while Morgan is, so in your eyes it makes them near equals. You do this all the time with ND players and recruits considering ND. Maybe Morgan blows up his senior year or this summer on the Shirts and Shorts All-Star Camp circuit, which would be great. But right now, on parallel paths, it's Cravens, and if you took off your ND glasses for a minute, you'd see that.

 

[TheTurningPoint]

This seriously cant be a real debate?

 

[drake29]

OK, so let's take you and I out of this. Let's look at star rankings. Cravens was a consensus 5 star, 12th best player overall and #1 safety in the country on. rivals, and 4th best player in the country on Scout, and had a composite #5 ranking overall on 24/7. Morgan is nowhere near that. So yes, much better.

Or, let's look at college coaches. By this time, Cravens was offered by every major program, including the likes of Alabama, Ohio State, Florida, USC, ND, etc. Morgan only has a handful of offers, his best being from ASU and Utah. Nowhere near Cravens.

The difference between the two is that Cravens never took ND seriously while Morgan is, so in your eyes it makes them near equals. You do this all the time with ND players and recruits considering ND. Maybe Morgan blows up his senior year or this summer on the Shirts and Shorts All-Star Camp circuit, which would be great. But right now, on parallel paths, it's Cravens, and if you took off your ND glasses for a minute, you'd see that.

Winner...

 

[mtnd15]

LOL

 

[Luckylucci]

OK, so let's take you and I out of this. Let's look at star rankings. Cravens was a consensus 5 star, 12th best player overall and #1 safety in the country on. rivals, and 4th best player in the country on Scout, and had a composite #5 ranking overall on 24/7. Morgan is nowhere near that. So yes, much better.

Or, let's look at college coaches. By this time, Cravens was offered by every major program, including the likes of Alabama, Ohio State, Florida, USC, ND, etc. Morgan only has a handful of offers, his best being from ASU and Utah. Nowhere near Cravens.

The difference between the two is that Cravens never took ND seriously while Morgan is, so in your eyes it makes them near equals. You do this all the time with ND players and recruits considering ND. Maybe Morgan blows up his senior year or this summer on the Shirts and Shorts All-Star Camp circuit, which would be great. But right now, on parallel paths, it's Cravens, and if you took off your ND glasses for a minute, you'd see that.

I'll second this, Cravens was a can't miss prospect very similar to Jaylon Smith. It was very apparent early on that he was going to be a star and on a different level than most.

 

[drake29]

It's not to say that Morgan can't turn out to be a great player, but right now his floor is much lower than Su'a Cravens' ever was. His ceiling is likely lower as well - Cravens has always been a beast.

 

[CanadalovesND]

Per Ryan Bartow, Morgan told him that Cal & Arizona State are "tied on top".

 

[Crazy Balki]

Sorry folks, but nothing you have said has changed my mind. I'm not blind to the differences but you are basing this on what Cravens has done at the next level already, and his star rankings which have proven to be flawed. I'm only basing this on their films, which in that regard, yes, Morgan showed similar ability to Cravens. Sorry if I see comparisons that seem blasphemous to you people. I'm only stating what I see, which if you actually took time to look at their films, it's not so far-fetched. I'm not in any way, shape or form saying Morgan is as good as Cravens, just that he has the potential to be as good. Both are similar athletes with good instincts and flow to the ball extremely well. Morgan needs to get more physical (the main difference as Cravens just blew people up) and could stand to improve his speed a tad. I just like that everything I say is considered a blasphemous statement. Hell, I don't even know if we'll land this kid, but someone will and they will be VERY thankful they did.