{"id":111621,"date":"2021-04-26T17:49:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T21:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=111621"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:03:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:03:50","slug":"2021-nfl-draft-jimmy-morrissey-player-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/04\/26\/2021-nfl-draft-jimmy-morrissey-player-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 NFL Draft: Jimmy Morrissey Player Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/span><\/h3>\n

Position<\/strong>: Center<\/span><\/p>\n

Height<\/strong>: 6\u20193\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Weight<\/strong>: 303 Lbs.<\/span><\/p>\n

School<\/strong>: Pittsburgh<\/span><\/p>\n

Pro Day Performance Data<\/span><\/h3>\n

40-yard dash<\/strong>: 5.31 seconds<\/span><\/p>\n

Vertical jump<\/strong>: 31\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Broad jump<\/strong>: 8\u20199\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

225 Lb. Bench Reps<\/strong>: 26<\/span><\/p>\n

Jimmy Morrissey 2021 NFL Draft Profile<\/span><\/h2>\n

The path to the draft for Jimmy Morrissey<\/a> wasn\u2019t easy, but now he presents teams with a promising center. Morrissey was an unknown, zero-star prospect<\/a> out of LaSalle College High School in Glenside, PA, receiving no college offers. Walking on at Pittsburgh in 2016, he received a redshirt<\/a> during his first year on campus. From there, Morrissey never rode the pine again, becoming a four-year starter at center for the Panthers. Following the 2020 season, he earned the Burlsworth Trophy<\/a>, given to the top college player who started as a walk-on. However, he coupled that with All-ACC First-Team<\/a> honors to cap an impressive senior season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While he\u2019s a little undersized, Morrissey proved robust and consistent on the Pitt offensive line. Earning a 69.0 offensive grade in 2020, he was Pro Football Focus\u2019s<\/a> 37th-ranked center in the college game. He also posted a 69.7 grade in the running game, which was the 30th best mark among his peers. Granted, he\u2019ll need to prove that he can compensate for being undersized. Already, he doesn\u2019t show too much agility and that could curve his ability to play either of the guard spots. Still, he embarrasses physicality and plays the game with a lot of intelligence. He\u2019ll need to prove to teams that packaging on muscle will improve his game, but that might be realistic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Strengths<\/span><\/h3>\n