Jakwon Morris
Illinois Fighting Illini
70
Average

Jakwon Morris

Illinois Fighting IlliniSolid
LCBDefenseAverage
Projected Starter

Is Jakwon Morris starting?

Jakwon Morris is the projected starter at LCB for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Jakwon Morris is the projected starting LCB on a Solid Illinois — 70 OVR.

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Depth at LCB · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 1570Jakwon MorrisStarter
  2. 22970James Finley IV
  3. 3265RJ Jones III
  4. 43261Tywan Cox

What's Next

Who do they play next?See Illinois Fighting Illini's upcoming gamesWho's the backup?James Finley IV — No. 2 at LCB for IllinoisHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Illinois Fighting Illini

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Tupelo, ranked #2,232 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #2,232 Natl
Tupelo, MS
Jersey
#5
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
170 lbs

At 6'0", 170 lbs, Jakwon Morris plays for a Illinois team rated 80 overall in the Big Ten.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8300
National Rank
#2232
High School
Tupelo
Hometown
Tupelo, MS

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 70.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12LDUKETKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-27

Sep 4WUABTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 42-23

Jakwon Morris's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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