2016 Football Roster
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Jarius Morehead
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Whitsett, N.C.
- High School:
- Eastern Guilford
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 213
AS A RS - SENIOR (2019):
• Top returning tackler for 2019, he also boasts the most career starts (26) among all returnees.
AS A RS - JUNIOR (2018):
• Earned the team’s DeWayne Washington Award for Defensive Back of the Year.
• Second-leading tackler on the 2018 squad with 81 stops.
• Tallied a career-high 14 tackles in the Wake Forest game, he led the team in stops in three of the last five games, posting double-figure tackle totals in two of those contests.
• Had a 57-yard Pick Six in the win at Marshall - that was the fourth-longest INT return for the Wolfpack in the 2000s.
• Also had an INT in the win at Louisville and another in the regular season finalé versus ECU.
• Led the team in tackles in the OT win at UNC.
• Named the ACC DB of the Week for the Marshall game.
• In his second season as the starter at strong safety.
• The second-leading tackler on the 2017 squad.
AS A RS - SOPHOMORE (2017):
• Started 12 games (including the last 11 of the season) at strong safety.
• Second-leading tackler on the 2017 squad with 80 stops, including a team high 46 first hits.
• Led the team in tackles in the win over Louisville with a career-high 11.
• Had set a career high the previous week with eight tackles while in for a career-high 84 snaps in the win over Syracuse.
AS A RS - FRESHMAN (2016):
• Saw action in all 13 games, he started the Wolfpack’s win over Notre Dame at strong safety.
• Picked off a pass in that contest, returning it 25 yards. That was the third-longest play of that rainy day.
AS A FRESHMAN (2015):
• Redshirted the season at safety.
IN HIGH SCHOOL:
• Played safety, OLB, QB, RB and WR at Eastern Guilford High School for coach Doug Robertson.
• Helped lead team to a 7-5 record and the NC 3AA state playoffs.
• Senior Stats: 102 tackles, two interceptions and six sacks. Rushed for 1,051 yards and 14 touchdowns and passed for 774 yards and 10 TDs.
• Junior Stats: Finished the season with 40 tackles, two interceptions, nine pass breakups. Also had 239 yards receiving and two touchdowns.
• Honors: All-conference, all-region performer. Played in the Shrine Bowl.
• Rankings: No. 96 safety nationally by scout.com. No. 31 player in North Carolina by rivals.com. No. 113 wide receiver nationally by ESPN.com.
MOREHEAD Career Stats
| Year | GP-GS | Pl | Hit | Ast | Tot | TFL-YD | QP | PBU | CF/RF | Int |
| 2016 | 13-1 | 92 | 7 | 5 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 1-25 |
| 2017 | 13-12 | 876 | 46 | 34 | 80 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 0/1 | 1-0 |
| 2018 | 13-13 | 812 | 45 | 36 | 81 | - | - | 4 | - | 3-84 |
| Totals | 38-26 | 1780 | 98 | 75 | 173 | 1-2 | 3 | 8 | 0/1 | 5/19 |