ULM Warhawks

Jontavius Morris begins his first season at ULM as the defensive ends coach. Morris arrives in Monroe after a stint at Louisville. Before Louisville, Morris served as a recruiting assistant and graduate assistant at Purdue. 

Morris played collegiately at UAB and Western Kentucky as a defensive tackle. In three seasons at UAB, Morris started 19 of 35 games and tallied 54 total tackles. During his junior year in 2014, he finished with 20 tackles, including two for loss, two blocked kicks and returned a fumble 43 yards for a touchdown against North Texas. 

After transferring from UAB, Morris spent one season as a starting defensive tackle on Western Kentucky’s 2015 Conference USA championship team. He finished the season with 34 total tackles, including five for loss, a pair of sacks, three pass breakups and one fumble recovery with the Hilltoppers. 

Morris graduated from UAB in 2016 with a degree in healthcare management. He earned a master’s degree in technology leadership and innovation from Purdue in 2020.