Morice Blackwell Jr. (born December 31, 2002) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns.
Early life and college Morice Blackwell Jr. was born on December 31, 2002. He played high school football at Martin High School in Arlington, Texas. After his junior year, he committed to play college football at the University of Texas at Austin. Blackwell had been rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports in the class of 2021. He posted over 112 tackles each of his final two years, earning all-district honors.
Blackwell played for the Texas Longhorns from 2021 to 2024 as a rotational linebacker. He played 48 career games, recording 39 solo tackles, 26 assisted tackles, one fumble recovery, and two pass breakups.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2025 NFL draft, Blackwell was invited to rookie minicamp on a tryout basis with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs. He was signed to the practice roster of the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League on June 18, 2025. He was promoted to the active roster on July 23, moved back to the practice roster on July 30, and promoted to the active roster again on August 8, 2025.
On July 14, 2026, Blackwell was released by the Stampeders.
Career statistics College Year Team GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles Solo Ast Cmb TfL Sck Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF 2021 Texas 10 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022 Texas 12 7 4 11 1.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2023 Texas 11 12 9 21 3.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2024 Texas 15 17 13 30 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 48 39 26 65 4.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 2 1 0 0 0
References
External links Texas Longhorns bio