Career Summary
Omarr Morgan transferred to BYU from El Camino College as a two-time member of the All-America First Team. He was named to the All-Western Athletic Conference First Team both his junior and senior years. Morgan received a Post-Season All-America honorable mention by College Sports News. He was also one of 25 college defensive backs on the Jim Thorpe Award watch list.
Professional
- Signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Rams in 1998
- Signed as a free agent with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1999
- Three-time CFL All Star (2002, 2003, 2005)
Personal
- Born in Hollywood, California
- Son of Bernice and Arthur
- Full name is Omarr Sharif Morgan, named after Egyptian actor Omar Sharif
- First cousin is Kenny Davidson, a defensive end from Louisiana State, who started 13 games for the Houston Oilers in 1994-95
- Nicknamed the blanket
- Ran a 4.37 forty
- Majored in sociology
Before BYU
- Prepped at Gardena and Hawthorne Highs, lettered in football and track
- Named team MVP and USA Today All-American after playing a isngle season at Hawthorne
- Briefly attended San Jose State University in August 1994
- Named first-team All-America as a safety for two consecutive years at El Camino College in Torrance, California
- Had 18 punt returns for 151 yards, eight kickoffs for 219 yards and four interceptions for 70 yards his first season at ECC
| Career | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions | Misc | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | GP | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL/YDS | NO | YDS | INT | YDS | TD | FF | FR | FRYDS | QBH | PBU |
| 1997 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| TOTALS: | 23 | 35 | 16 | - | - / 2 | - | - | 5 | -4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 11 |