The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman released his 2024 edition of the Freaks List earlier this week, one of the more fun traditions in college football.
Each year, Feldman goes through data to find the most athletic players in the college game, and he found a spot on the list for Duke linebacker Nick Morris Jr.
Morris played all 13 games for the Blue Devils last season, finishing with 61 total tackles and two tackles for loss.
After only managing 21 tackles through the first eight games of the year, he racked up at least seven in each of the last four regular-season games. He tallied 11 against Wake Forest and a season-high 12 against Pittsburgh in the regular-season finale.
The defensive star’s production is one thing, but it’s his work in the weight room that earned him his spot on the Freaks List.
“The 6-3, 237-pound Morris topped out at 21.73 mph on the GPS, vertical-jumped 38 inches and broad-jumped 10-0 1/2,” Feldman wrote. “He benched 405 pounds and power cleaned 360.”
College Football returns in two weeks!!! No better way to get primed for the season than with the 2024 Freaks List: https://t.co/m86QLtQqpO pic.twitter.com/ygatsdDPwo
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) August 10, 2024
Morris finished 65th in the rankings, which included 101 players.