University of South Alabama Athletics

As A Redshirt Junior (2020): Did not make an appearance in a contest ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

As A Junior (2019): Played in each of the team’s first four contests before sitting out the rest of the season to preserve a redshirt ... Threw for 186 yards and a touchdown while adding 20 yards rushing ... Scored the Jaguars’ final points in victory over Jackson State, finishing the game with 14 yards on three carries as well as his first completion at the NCAA Division I level ... Had season-high totals with 105 yards passing and 17 yards rushing the next week against Memphis ... That included connecting with Kawaan Baker for a 74-yard touchdown in the final period for South’s only points of the day ... Completed 5-of-10 passes for 76 yards at UAB.

Junior College Highlights (2017-18): Considered the top-ranked dual-threat quarterback in junior college and was a three-star prospect according to 247Sports.com ... Also earned two stars from Rivals.com ... In two seasons at Hinds CC recorded 3,131 yards of total offense, which ranks sixth on the school’s career record list ... A two-time second-team Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges all-state selection ... Completed 119-of-237 passes for 1,568 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore, adding 156 yards and two scores on the ground ... Was 22-of-33 passing for a season-best 249 yards and two scores in win over Mississippi Delta CC ... Threw for a 240 yards and a season-high three touchdowns in defeat of Pearl River (Miss.) CC ... Had multiple touchdown passes in five straight games during the season, including recording two in victories over Southwest Mississippi CC and Coahoma (Miss.) CC ... Led HCC to a 6-3 finish his freshman year, helping the team end the campaign 11th in the final National Junior College Athletic Association rankings after advancing to the MACJC semifinals ... Connected on 106-of-181 attempts for 1,338 yards and 13 scores ... Posted career highs with 296 yards and four touchdowns in season-opening victory at Itawamba (Miss.) CC ... Completed 14-of-17 passes for 176 yards and a pair of scores in win over Mississippi Gulf Coast CC ... Was 15-of-21 passing for 168 yards with a touchdown in defeat of East Central (Miss.) CC ... Threw for 218 yards and two scores, going 19-of-28 passing, in regular-season finale against No. 5 East Mississippi CC.

High School Highlights: Earned four letters in football, basketball and track at Griffin HS ... Threw for 4,741 yards and 42 touchdowns while completing 303-of-436 of his attempts — also rushing for 253 yards and seven scores — his senior year at GHS to be named first-team all-state and the 5A Offensive Player of the Year by both the Associated Press and Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Not only set school records for passing yards and touchdowns thrown in a season, but the state passing mark as well ... Posted 300-plus yards in nine of 11 contests as he helped the Bears to an 11-2 record after advancing to the quarterfinals of the state 5A playoffs ... That included a performance in which he completed 25-of-31 passes for 510 yards and seven touchdowns, setting GHS game records in the latter two categories ... Was 23-of-31 passing for 386 yards and five scores in opening-round postseason victory over Warner Robins High ... Passed for 447 yards and five touchdowns in regular-season win over Upson-Lee HS as well ... Part of a Bear squad that qualified for the state 4A playoffs his junior season ... GHS went 11-1, including a win in its opening postseason contest, when he was a sophomore ... Bears went 15-0 and claimed the state 4A championship his first season on the varsity.

Personal: Full name is Tylan Adonis Morton ... Born Nov. 29, 1998, in Griffin, Ga. ... Son of Gerald and Eugenia Morton ... Favorite movie is “Forrest Gump” ... Favorite book is the Bible ... Favorite team is the Atlanta Falcons ... Favorite athlete is Peyton Manning ... Favorite musical artist is Young Thug ... Favorite food is hot wings ... Favorite subject is sociology ... Likes to play with his pet snake in his free time ... Would like to become a college football coach in the future ... Originally committed to Western Kentucky out of junior college ... Graduated with a degree in interdisciplinary studies in May 2021, is now working toward a master’s degree in sport management.