2003 Football Roster
Roster
Johnnie Morant
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Parsippany, NJ
- High School:
- Parsippany Hills
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Two letters ... Recorded 1,535 career receiving yards which ranks 10th on the SU all-time list ... Ranks eighth on the career list with 17.4 yards per catch ... Caught at least one pass in the final 29 games of his career, the second-longest streak in school history (Scott Schwedes, 40) ... Tied for seventh on the career 100-yard receiving games list with four ... The first of two true freshmen to play in 2000.
Senior Year (2003): Started 8-of-12 games at wide receiver and on the kickoff return unit, and played in all 12 contests ... Tied for seventh on the SU single-season list with 46 receptions ... Ranks ninth on the Syracuse single-season season record list with 799 receiving yards ... With four 100-yard receiving games, became the first Orangeman to have four-or-more 100-yard receiving games since Marvin Harrison had a school-record six 100-yard receiving games in 1995 ... Played on PAT/FG block and kickoff and punt return special teams units ... Was named the BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week after he caught seven passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns, including one reception for 48 yards, against North Carolina ... Returned four kickoffs for 131 yards, including one of 52 yards, and rushed once for four yards against the Tar Heels ... Caught eight passes for 141 yards, including one for 42 yards, against Louisville ... Returned three kickoffs for 94 yards, including one 35-yard run, versus the Cardinals ... Against Central Florida, caught four passes for 40 yards, including one for 13 yards, and returned one punt 12 yards ... Caught two passes for 34 yards, including one for 29 yards, against Toledo ... At Virginia Tech, had three receptions for 53 yards, including one for 37 yards ... Caught two passes for 62 yards and two touchdowns, including one of 52 yards, against Boston College ... Returned three kickoffs for 65 yards, including one 26-yard run, at Pittsburgh ... Had one reception for a two-yard gain versus the Panthers ... Caught five passes for 53 yards, including one for 14 yards, and recorded one solo tackle against Temple ... Rushed once for 17 yards, and caught one pass for six yards at Miami ... Returned two kickoffs for 39 yards, including one run of 29 yards against the Hurricanes ... Caught six passes for 136 yards, including a career-long 75-yard touchdown reception, against West Virginia ... Returned five kickoffs 62 yards, including one for 14 yards, against the Mountaineers ... At Rutgers, had one reception for a nine-yard gain ... Caught six passes for 103 yards, including one for 44 yards, against Notre Dame.
Junior Year (2002): Started two of the nine games he played, including at West Virginia and at Central Florida ... Did not play against Rhode Island, Auburn or Pittsburgh due to violation of team rules ... Had a team-high three receptions for 35 yards at BYU ... Recorded 35 yards receiving on three receptions ... Scored his first career rushing touchdown on a 14-yard reverse and caught one pass for 37 yards against North Carolina ... Had four catches for 25 yards and gained two yards on a reverse at Temple ... Caught a career-high five passes for 75 yards at West Virginia ... Against Rutgers he had one reception for 13 yards and returned the first two kickoffs of his career, gaining 46 yards ... Had three catches for 63 yards at Central Florida ... Gained 16 yards on one reception and returned a kickoff 35 yards against Virginia Tech ... Had three receptions for 43 yards at Boston College ... Against Miami he caught three passes for 20 yards, returned one kickoff for a career-long 40 yards and gained three yards on a reverse.
Sophomore Year (2001): Played in 12 games ... Led the team with 502 receiving yards on 20 receptions ... Led the team with three touchdown catches ... Had a team-high 74-yard reception at Tennessee ... Recorded at least one reception 11 of 12 games he played ... Versus Georgia Tech had two catches for 15 yards, his first career receptions ... Caught two passes for 89 yards and a touchdown at Tennessee ... Had one reception for 41 yards versus Central Florida ... Caught two passes for 30 yards against East Carolina ... Led the team in both receptions and receiving yards with three catches for 71 yards at Pittsburgh ... Against Temple totaled three receptions for 77 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown catch ... Caught one pass for 19 yards at Virginia Tech ... Had two catches for 54 yards against Boston College ... Caught two passes for 93 yards and one touchdown in SU's bowl game versus Kansas State ... Fourth quarter reception of 52 yards was the seventh longest pass play in Syracuse bowl history.
Freshman Year (2000): Played in three games (Buffalo, East Carolina, West Virginia) ... High School: Parade All-American receiver ... Rated the best receiver in the East and third in the nation by PrepStar ... Rated the No. 3 receiver and No. 24 recruit overall by Tom Lemming ... Listed as the third-best receiver by SuperPrep ... Selected for the Governor's Bowl All-State Classic New Jersey squad ... As a senior, caught 28 passes for 784 yards and 10 touchdowns ... Also played in basketball as a power forward ... Recruited by associate head coach George DeLeone.
Personal: Johnnie E. Morant ... Born December 7, 1981 in Newark, N.J. ... Son of Johnnie and Karen Morant ... One brother and one sister ... Majoring in sociology.
Morant's Career Statistics
Recpt Yards Avg TDs Long 2000 0 0 0.0 0 0 2001 18 409 22.7 2 74 2002 24 327 13.6 0 37 2003 46 799 17.4 5 75 Totals 88 1,535 17.4 7 75 KO Ret. Yards Avg. TDs Long 2000 0 0 0.0 0 0 2001 0 0 0.0 0 0 2002 4 121 30.2 0 40 2003 18 403 22.4 0 52 Totals 22 524 23.8 0 52 Morant's Career Best
Receiving Yards 160 vs. North Carolina, 2003
Receptions 8 vs. Louisville, 2003
Longest 75 vs. West Virginia, 2003
Touchdowns 2 vs. North Carolina, 2003; vs. Boston College, 2003
Rushing Yards 17 vs. Miami, 2003
Carries 1 vs. North Carolina, Temple & Miami, 2002; North Carolina & Boston College, 2003
Longest 14 vs. North Carolina, 2002
Touchdowns 1 vs. North Carolina, 2002
Kick Returns Yards 131 vs. North Carolina, 2003
Long 52 vs. North Carolina, 2003
