2013 Football Roster
Chris Morley
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Plantation, Fla.
- Prev School:
- South Plantation HS
Career
Saw action in 48 career games … Made 20 starts ... Registered 147 total tackles (111 solo/36 assists) ... Also logged 21 PBU, six TFL (13 yards) and four interceptions ... Had at least one tackle in 40 games ... Posted 30 multi-tackle games.
Honors
Earned Tiger 3.0 Club honors for the 2015 spring semester.
2016 (Senior)
Moved into a leadership role in the Tigers defensive backfield his senior campaign … Started all 13 games … Recorded more total tackles as a senior (76) than in his three previous seasons combined (71) … Team’s third-leading tackler with 76 total stops (54 solo/22 assists) … The 54 solo tackles were fourth on the squad … One of two defensive players to have an interception, fumble recovery and forced fumble in 2016 … Tied for the team lead with two interceptions (9 yards) … Had a team-high three forced fumbles … Recorded one fumble recovery … Fourth on squad with five PBU … Also had two TFL (9 yards) and one sacks (8 yards) … Member of the Tigers defense that ranked among the national leaders in turnovers gained (5th), turnover margin (18th), defensive TD (19th) and passing efficiency defense (38th) … The team’s +8 turnover margin was the program’s best for a season since the 2014 campaign … Had 13 multi-tackle games, including eight with five or more hits … Posted five or more tackles in three of final four games of his career … Posted a career-high 11 total tackles (6-5) in a road loss at No. 24/25 Navy … Also had a forced fumble vs. the Midshipmen … Had a career-best eight solo stops in a narrow home setback to USF … Had nine total tackles vs. the Bulls (8-1), including one TFL (1 yard) … Registered seven solo hits vs. Kansas and Ole Miss … Put together back-to-back, all-around performances in the final two regular-season games vs. Cincinnati and Houston … In a road win at Cincinnati, had eight tackles (4-4), one TFL (8 yards), one sack (8 yards), one forced fumble and one interception (9 yards) … His interception vs. the Bearcats came midway through the first quarter and set up the Tigers offense with a short field (started at Cincinnati 18) … Tigers scored a FG following his interception for a 13-0 lead … His forced fumble came in the second quarter in Cincinnati territory … Teammate Latarius Brady recovered the fumble that led to a Memphis TD and a 27-0 halftime lead … Had five solo hits, one fumble recovery and one PBU in the upset win over No. 18/21 Houston … His fumble recovery came on the game’s final play, ending any chance of a Houston comeback … Had a season-high with two PBU in a home win over Temple … Posted his first career QB hurry vs. the Owls.
2015 (Junior)
Saw action in all 13 games ... Made seven starts ... Team’s seventh-leading tackler with 46 total stops (37 solo/9 assists) ... His 37 solo hits also were seventh-most on the squad ... Also had four PBU, one TFL (1 yard) and one interception ... Logged at least one tackle in every game ... Had 11 multi-tackle performances ... Recorded four total tackles (3-1) and one PBU in a road win at Kansas ... Had three total hits (2-1) and one PBU in a win at Bowling Green ... His PBU vs. the Falcons came early in the fourth quarter ... Defended a pass attempt on a 3rd-and-7 deep in Bowling Green territory with the game tied at 41-all ... On the ensuing possession, Memphis scored a FG that proved to be the game-winning points ... Registered a season-high seven total tackles (all solo hits), including one TFL, in the upset win over Ole Miss ... His TFL was in the fourth quarter with Ole Miss trailing 34-24, but driving around midfield ... His one-yard TFL at the 50-yard line was followed by two incompletions, forcing the Rebels to punt ... The Tigers’ subsequent possession took nearly eight minutes off the clock and resulted in a FG to extend the lead to 37-24 with :55 left ... Picked off second career pass in a road win at Tulsa ... Had five total stops in games vs. Tulane (5-0), Navy (4-1) and Temple (3-2) ... Logged four total tackles (2-2) vs. Auburn in the Birmingham Bowl.
2014 (Sophomore)
Played in 10 games ... Missed the Ole Miss, Houston and Temple contests ... Member of the Tigers team that won 10 games (10-3 record) and earned a shared of the American Athletic Conference regular-season championship ... Team posted the program’s first 10-win campaign since 1938 and won the first conference championship since 1971 … Squad also won the Miami Beach Bowl, a thrilling 55-48 double-overtime victory over BYU ... Registered 15 total tackles (12 solo/3 assists), and four PBU ... Had at least one tackle in nine of 10 games in which he saw action … First action of season came in the season-opening win over Austin Peay ... Had two total tackles (1-1) and one PBU … Logged first multi-tackle game of season with two solo stops at UCLA ... Had a season-high two PBU at SMU ... The following week vs. Tulsa, had a season-high three total tackles (2-1) ... Posted a season-high three solo tackles at Tulane ... Registered one solo hit and one PBU vs. USF ... Lone tackle vs. BYU in the Miami Beach Bowl was his first TFL of the season (1 yard).
2013 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in all 12 games ... Notched 10 total tackles (8 unassisted/2 assists), four PBU, two TFL (2 yards) and one interception ... Had at least one stop in five games ... Saw first collegiate action in the season opener vs. Duke ... Registered first collegiate tackle, a solo hit, in a 31-7 win over Arkansas State … Had first collegiate PBU vs. UCF ... Logged a career-high three PBU at Houston ... Also had two solo stops, including first collegiate TFL (1 yard), vs. the Cougars ... Had season-highs for total tackles (5) and solo stops (4) vs. SMU ... Closed the season with one tackle in games vs. Temple and Connecticut ... Picked off first collegiate pass vs. the Owls.
2012 (Freshman)
Redshirted.
High School
Played for head coach Doug Gatewood at South Plantation High School ... For his career, logged 55 tackles, two forced fumbles and 32 pass break-ups ... As a senior in 2011, had four interceptions and 16 pass break-ups ... Served as a Paladins team captain in 2011 ... Helped the Paladins to a 7-4 overall record and a Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 8A state playoffs appearance ... Participated in the 2011 Miami Dolphins/Under Armour Dade vs. Broward All-Star Game for the Dade County squad ... Named to The Miami Herald All-County second team ... Also lettered three seasons for the Paladins track and field team.
Personal
Son of Michael Smart ... Grandson of Trancine Richards ... Born in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. ... Birthday is September 30 ... A communication studies major with a concentration in film and video production.
