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As noted by one well-regarded analyst:

"- Slight, muscular frame and lacks ideal mass
- Lack of ideal play strength popped up on each tape — offenses found success running to his side
- Great compete in run game but has his share of missed tackles (see 2024 Louisville tape)
- Spends too much time hung up on perimeter blocks
- Physical receivers can outmuscle his jam, leaving him off balance early in route
- Will get caught with fistful of opponent’s jersey (holding penalty wiped out a Xavier Watts interception on 2024 Stanford tape)
- Two hip surgeries over past four years — missed most of junior season at Notre Dame after undergoing hip surgery (Oct. 2024); hip labral repair surgery as junior in high school (Dec. 2020), which required a nine-month recovery; missed one game because of quad strain (Oct. 2023); missed most of 2024 spring practices because of right shoulder injury, which required surgery (March 2024)"

While Morrison zoomed up the boards because of many splash plays he made in '23, he didn't add to that in '24 perhaps due to injury so he remains a little mysterious and risky as a 1st round pick. Someone will get a real good player today.

CBs were not a hot commodity on day 1. Only two were taken @ 20 and 30 which is low for a premium position. The guy from Michigan, Will Johnson, who many regarded as among the top CBs, is also still untaken due to injury.