University of Northern Colorado Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Morris, Jonah

Jersey Number 7
Jonah Morris
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Akron, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Akron
Bio
Akron
2019
- President’s List for perfect 4.0 GPA
- Dean’s List
- Missed the 2019 season following an injury in training camp
- 2019 preseason fourth-team All-MAC by Phil Steele.
2018
- Started all 12 games at wide receiver
- One of nine Zips to start every game
- Finished third in receiving with 381 yards and a touchdown on 26 receptions
- Made a stunning debut as a Zip, in the win over Morgan State, led the receivers with four catches for 94 yards and a touchdown
- In the stunning win at Northwestern, had three receptions for 51 yards, including a 43-yard catch
- Dad three receptions for 37 yards at Iowa State
- Had two receptions for 32 yards at Buffalo
- In the win at Kent State, had three receptions for 36 yards
- Against Northern Illinois, had two receptions for 22 yards
- Had a 10-yard reception against Bowling Green
- At Ohio, had five receptions for 61 yards
- Had three receptions for 38 yards at South Carolina
- Lettered.
Indiana
2017
- Played in nine games, primarily on special teams
- IU special teams player of the game (Illinois)
2016
- Redshirted
- Scout team player of the week (Purdue).
High School
- Three-year letterwinner, team captain, and three-year starter for head coach Tim Tyrell at Archbishop Hoban High School
- Received All-America honors from MaxPreps
- Named Player of the Year by the Akron Beacon Journal and the Akron Touchdown Club
- Recognized as the Northeast Ohio Inland Defensive Player of the Year
- A first-team All-State, All-District, and All-League selection
- Selected to the 2015 Blue-Grey All-American Bowl
- Led Hoban to the 2015 state championship, the first in program history
- Team won a school-record 14 games and finished 14-1
- Rated the No. 228 prospect overall and the No. 1 athlete in the Midwest by Scout
- Rated the No. 18 athlete nationally and the No. 13 prospect in Ohio by 247Sports
- Also lettered in basketball and track and field.
Personal
- Born December 4,
- Parents are Aleste Gaiter and John R. Morris, Jr.
- Working on his Master's in Sociology
2019
- President’s List for perfect 4.0 GPA
- Dean’s List
- Missed the 2019 season following an injury in training camp
- 2019 preseason fourth-team All-MAC by Phil Steele.
2018
- Started all 12 games at wide receiver
- One of nine Zips to start every game
- Finished third in receiving with 381 yards and a touchdown on 26 receptions
- Made a stunning debut as a Zip, in the win over Morgan State, led the receivers with four catches for 94 yards and a touchdown
- In the stunning win at Northwestern, had three receptions for 51 yards, including a 43-yard catch
- Dad three receptions for 37 yards at Iowa State
- Had two receptions for 32 yards at Buffalo
- In the win at Kent State, had three receptions for 36 yards
- Against Northern Illinois, had two receptions for 22 yards
- Had a 10-yard reception against Bowling Green
- At Ohio, had five receptions for 61 yards
- Had three receptions for 38 yards at South Carolina
- Lettered.
Indiana
2017
- Played in nine games, primarily on special teams
- IU special teams player of the game (Illinois)
2016
- Redshirted
- Scout team player of the week (Purdue).
High School
- Three-year letterwinner, team captain, and three-year starter for head coach Tim Tyrell at Archbishop Hoban High School
- Received All-America honors from MaxPreps
- Named Player of the Year by the Akron Beacon Journal and the Akron Touchdown Club
- Recognized as the Northeast Ohio Inland Defensive Player of the Year
- A first-team All-State, All-District, and All-League selection
- Selected to the 2015 Blue-Grey All-American Bowl
- Led Hoban to the 2015 state championship, the first in program history
- Team won a school-record 14 games and finished 14-1
- Rated the No. 228 prospect overall and the No. 1 athlete in the Midwest by Scout
- Rated the No. 18 athlete nationally and the No. 13 prospect in Ohio by 247Sports
- Also lettered in basketball and track and field.
Personal
- Born December 4,
- Parents are Aleste Gaiter and John R. Morris, Jr.
- Working on his Master's in Sociology
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