Morris Council

Morris Council

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Decatur, Ga.

High School:
Southwest Dekalb

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 253

Position:
Defensive Line

SCOUTING REPORT: Earned his first varsity letter in 2007 as a true freshman ... a great situational pass rusher who displayed moments of brilliance last season ... RedHawk coaches worked to develop him in `07, and he grew dramatically during the course of the year ... a coachable young man whose work ethic and demeanor could result in future all-league honors ... one of Miami's strongest players, recording 25 reps at 225 pounds in the bench press ... high school teammate of Miami linebacker David Davis.

2007: Played in all 13 games, totaling 10 tackles ... his individual highlight came in the RedHawks' home-field victory over Syracuse when he sacked the Orange quarterback on the first play of SU's final possession ... he also had a sack in Miami's big win vs. Buffalo ... had 3.5 TFLs for minus 15 yards, one QB hurry and one pass break-up.

HIGH SCHOOL: Totaled 190 tackles and 13 sacks in his final two seasons at Southwest Dekalb ... earned honorable mention honors from the Atlanta Journal Constitution for Class AAAA ... received all-county honors on both offense and defense and was voted as the Best All-Around Player by his teammates ... captain of the football and track teams ... 2007 state champion in the shot put (59 feet) and state runner-up in the discus, leading his team to the AAAA state title ... graduated from high school with a 3.58 GPA ... prep coach was Buck Godfrey.

PERSONAL: Son of Morris and Cynthia Council ... majoring in exercise science.

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