{"id":140116,"date":"2023-04-11T07:45:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T11:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=140116"},"modified":"2023-04-10T23:23:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T03:23:53","slug":"wanya-morris-2023-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/04\/11\/wanya-morris-2023-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanya Morris 2023 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><strong>Wanya Morris NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><strong>Position:<\/strong> Offensive Tackle<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><strong>Height:<\/strong> 6&#8242;-6&#8243;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 305 pounds<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><strong>School<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/tag\/oklahoma-sooners\/\" target=\"_self\">Oklahoma<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-draft\/\" target=\"_self\">More 2023 NFL Draft Profiles<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>2023 NFL Draft: Wanya Morris Scouting Report<\/h2>\n<p>Wanya Morris began his college career in 2019 with the Tennessee Volunteers.\u00a0 In that freshman season with the Vols, Morris started 12 of 13 games for the orange and white, earning SEC All-Freshmen Honors.\u00a0 In his second season in Knoxville, (the pandemic shortened Covid-19 season), Morris started seven of the nine games he played in while missing only one game during the 2020 season.<\/p>\n<p>After the 2020 season, Morris decided to leave the Volunteer State and head west to the Sooner State.\u00a0 In 2021, as a member of the University of Oklahoma Sooners football team, Morris saw his numbers drop off significantly.\u00a0 He played in six of 13 games while serving primarily as the team&#8217;s backup, left tackle. In his final season in Norman, in 2022, Morris was able to start eight games, this time at right, not his usual left, tackle position.\u00a0 He played in a total of nine games overall, of the team&#8217;s 13 games that season.\u00a0 For the season Morris earned All-Big 12 Second Team, honors.<\/p>\n<h3>Strengths<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Once engaged, stays on and moves his block;<\/li>\n<li>Long arms (seven-foot wingspan);<\/li>\n<li>Rarely gets beat to the inside;<\/li>\n<li>Can recover if beat, initially, to the outside;<\/li>\n<li>Above average hand-fighting skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Weaknesses<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Base of support biomechanics, become altered; loses balance;<\/li>\n<li>Does not stay on his blocks for an adequate duration;<\/li>\n<li>Does not stay low on pulling plays or downfield blocking;<\/li>\n<li>Unstable balance due to hands not moving in synchronicity with feet;<\/li>\n<li>An injury ended his college career.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NFL Comparison: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PipkTr00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trey Pipkins<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams With Need At Position:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_self\"> Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/rams\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\/\" target=\"_self\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bills\/\" target=\"_self\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bears\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Bears<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/colts\/\" target=\"_self\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/chiefs\/\" target=\"_self\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/raiders\/\" target=\"_self\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_self\">New England Patriots<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Jets<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/steelers\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/49ers\/\" target=\"_self\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/buccaneers\/\" target=\"_self\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_self\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/washington-commanders\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Commanders<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection: <\/strong>Rounds 3-4<\/p>\n<h3>Bottom Line on Wanya Morris<\/h3>\n<p>Wanya Morris is a third to fourth-round prospect.\u00a0 His upside is that he has the physical and athletic variables that are typically indicative of a successful NFL lineman.\u00a0 He has an explosive out-step from his stance to engage defenders attempting to beat him to the outside on pass plays.\u00a0 One of the aspects of his game that is sure to be an eye-opener for teams in need of offensive line help is his ability to take on double teams, a skill that is very difficult for any offensive lineman to meet.<\/p>\n<p>What will make teams &#8220;think again&#8221; when it comes to Morris is his difficulty to get his hands on his opponent&#8217;s numbers.\u00a0 This hinders Morris&#8217;\u00a0 ability to fully take control of his opponent, which can lead to sacks, tackles made in the backfield, and holding calls.\u00a0 Morris also appears to have difficulty staying low out of his stance on any type of play including a play where he has to pull.\u00a0 For Morris, it appears he may have weak lower body and core muscle power, which may be the cause of his inability to stay low on any type of play.\u00a0 With Morris, his strengths outweigh his weaknesses, and a team with a pick in the middle rounds, will be getting an eventual NFL starter.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Kirby Lee &#8211; USA Today Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wanya Morris NFL Draft Overview Position: Offensive Tackle Height: 6&#8242;-6&#8243; Weight: 305 pounds School: Oklahoma More 2023 NFL Draft Profiles 2023 NFL Draft: Wanya Morris Scouting Report Wanya Morris began his college career in 2019 with the Tennessee Volunteers.\u00a0 In that freshman season with the Vols, Morris started 12 of 13 games for the orange [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4455,"featured_media":140133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[9546,9842],"class_list":["post-140116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2023-nfl-draft","tag-wanya-morris"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4455"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}