American football wide receiver (born 2005)
Semaj J. Morgan (born May 6, 2005) is an American football wide receiver for the Michigan Wolverines. Morgan won a National Championship with Michigan as a freshman in 2023.
Early years
Morgan was born in 2005, the son of Semaj and Erika Morgan. He played high school football at West Bloomfield High School from 2020 to 2022. He played at multiple positions, including wide receiver, safety, punt returner and kick returner.[1][2] As a junior in 2021 caught 61 passes for 1,015 yards. As a senior in 2022, he tallied 744 receiving yards and 192 rushing yards. He was rated as a three-star prospect, and Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 10 prospect in Michigan.[3] He received scholarship offers from 20 Division I football programs, including Michigan, Ole Miss, Missouri, West Virginia, Purdue, and Maryland.[4][5]
Morgan also played for West Bloomfield's basketball team and ran sprints and competed in the long jump for the track team.[3]
College career
Morgan enrolled early at Michigan in January 2023.[6]
In 2023, Morgan’s freshman season, he appeared in all 15 games for the Wolverines, en route to a national championship. Morgan finished the season with 22 receptions for 204 yards, 2 receiving touchdowns, 4 rushing attempts for 67 yards and 2 rushing touchdowns. In addition he had 287 yards in return yardage.
Morgan recorded his first collegiate reception against UNLV on September 9th and scored his first touchdown against Rutgers on September 23rd.[7][8]
