On The Hill: Inked as a starting cornerback following spring practice...2008: Played in three games, compiling 14 tackles, with one solo tackle for a 12-yard loss...Led the team with eight total tackles against Kentucky, with seven of the tackles being solo...Had four tackles, including a tackle for a 12-yard loss against #20 Virginia Tech...Compiled two tackles against #25 Ball State...2007: Saw action in 11 of 12 games, making 31 stops in his first year on the Hill ... Intercepted one pass, broke up another and also blocked one kick ... Posted three solo tackles in his Division I debut at nationally ranked Florida ... Credited with two tackles and a block of a punt that was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown to help the Toppers defeat Eastern Kentucky ... Collected five stops — including four unassisted — in win at Middle Tennessee ... Made a career-best seven tackles the next week at Bowling Green ... Recorded a pair of stops in victories over Indiana State and North Carolina Central ... Had six tackles and broke up a pass against Troy on Homecoming weekend ... Collected a pair of stops in season finale at North Texas.

JC/HS/Misc: Played one season at Hudson Valley CC, where he earned first-team all-Northeast Football Conference accolades after leading the Vikings with 67 tackles ... Had three contests with double-digit tackles, picking up a career-high 13 against Navy Prep ... Also broke up four passes and had an interception ... Lettered for four years at Newburgh Free Academy, starting the final three ... A two-time all-state selection at running back ... Was selected all-conference his final three seasons as well ... Named the Goldbacks’ most valuable player as a junior and senior ... Chosen the Pepsi Tri-State Player of the Year ... Participated in the New York-New Jersey All-Star Game following the conclusion of his career ... Also participated in basketball, helping NFA to the section championship his junior year ... Was a member of the Newburgh Elite Track Club ... Participated in the prestigious Penn Relays in the 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays.

The Morris File: Full Name — Abdul Jihad Morris;  Parents — Kelvin Morris (labor union) and Sandra Buxton;  Birth — Jan. 7, 1988, Newburgh, N.Y.;  HS — Newburgh Free Academy ’06;  HS Coach — C.T. Chatham (East Stroudsburg);  HS Letters — football 4, basketball;  JuCo — Hudson Valley (N.Y.) CC;  JuCo Coach — Oji Fagan;  Major — interdisciplinary studies;  Ambition — work in the criminal justice system.