2017 Football Roster
Roster
Morton, Zach

Jersey Number 91
Zach Morton
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Cass Technical
Bio
Career Overview: Reserve defensive end who has appeared in six career games ... ... Redshirted the 2017 season.
Junior Year (2020): Played in two games … Had a quarterback hurry vs. Georgia Tech (9/26).
Sophomore Year (2019): Played in four games ... Did not record any statistics ... Made his Syracuse debut in the season opener at Liberty (8/31) ... Also saw playing time versus Holy Cross (9/28), Boston College (11/2) and at Duke (11/16).
Freshman Year (2018): Suffered a knee injury in preseason camp and missed the season.
2017: Redshirt season ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.
High School: Played defensive end at Cass Tech for four years under head coach Tom Wilcher … Ranked in the top 50 among defensive ends by ESPN (No. 47) … No. 33 wide defensive end in the Class of 2017, according to 247Sports.com … Named to the 2016 MLive.com Defensive Dream Team … PrepStar All-Midwest Region selection … Helped lead the Technicians to four regional championships, three city titles and the 2016 MHSAA Division I state championship … Cass Tech posted an overall record of 49-5 in Morton’s four seasons, including a perfect 14-0 mark in 2016 … Team captain as a senior … Voted Cass Tech’s Most Improved Defensive Player … Recipient of the team’s Spirit Award … Also played basketball.
Personal: Zachary Kurtis Morton … Born on January 13, 1999 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan … Son of Darryl and Lauren Morton … Father, Darryl, played football at Division II Central State University … One brother, one sister … Communication and rhetorical studies major.
Junior Year (2020): Played in two games … Had a quarterback hurry vs. Georgia Tech (9/26).
Sophomore Year (2019): Played in four games ... Did not record any statistics ... Made his Syracuse debut in the season opener at Liberty (8/31) ... Also saw playing time versus Holy Cross (9/28), Boston College (11/2) and at Duke (11/16).
Freshman Year (2018): Suffered a knee injury in preseason camp and missed the season.
2017: Redshirt season ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.
High School: Played defensive end at Cass Tech for four years under head coach Tom Wilcher … Ranked in the top 50 among defensive ends by ESPN (No. 47) … No. 33 wide defensive end in the Class of 2017, according to 247Sports.com … Named to the 2016 MLive.com Defensive Dream Team … PrepStar All-Midwest Region selection … Helped lead the Technicians to four regional championships, three city titles and the 2016 MHSAA Division I state championship … Cass Tech posted an overall record of 49-5 in Morton’s four seasons, including a perfect 14-0 mark in 2016 … Team captain as a senior … Voted Cass Tech’s Most Improved Defensive Player … Recipient of the team’s Spirit Award … Also played basketball.
Personal: Zachary Kurtis Morton … Born on January 13, 1999 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan … Son of Darryl and Lauren Morton … Father, Darryl, played football at Division II Central State University … One brother, one sister … Communication and rhetorical studies major.
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