| Morris Crosby |
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Three-year starting wide receiver who move over to defensive back in spring practice and enters fall drills listed among the top three cornerbacks.
2007
Played a versatile role in the Texas State offense by accounting for 613 yards of offense...caught 20 passes for 206 yards and tied for second on the team in touchdown receptions with three...also rushed 13 times for 51 yards...tallied 292 return yards, averaging 19.4 yards per kick return...threw a pair of passes, completing both and throwing a 52 yard touchdown pass against Abilene Christian...other completion was for 12 yards against Baylor...had four catches for 62 yards while hauling in both Bobcat touchdowns in a 20-17 win over Northwestern State...second touchdown catch from 15 yards tied the game at 17-17 with 2:34 to play...also had four catches for 26 yards and a touchdown against Central Arkansas...added three catches against both Abilene Christian and McNeese State.
2006
Caught 25 passes for 391 yards and three touchdowns as a sophomore...was also the team's leading punt returner with 13 returns for 78 yards, averaging 6.0 yards per return...also returned 13 kickoffs for a 13.9 yards per return average...had a career-high 160 receiving yards on five catches during the Bobcats' game against Northern Colorado that included a 73-yard reception on the first play of the third quarter...first career touchdown reception came in the Bobcats' second straight road win at McNeese State...hauled in a 20-yard TD reception in the third quarter, one of three receptions for 79 yards...caught a 16-yard touchdown pass in the Bobcats' season finale at Sam Houston...the reception allowed Texas State to tie the game at 14-14 en route to a 28-21 victory...during the year also completed a pair of passes...had a 47-yard toss at Kentucky...against Texas Southern, completed a 50-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter...for the year had 97 passing yards and finished the season with a 672.4 pass efficiency rating.
2005
Began the year expecting to be redshirted his first season in the Texas State program...injuries forced the Bobcats to pull the redshirt from the talented rookie and he saw his first action in mid-October...caught four passes for 38 yards against Northwestern State in his first career game, hauling in a season-long 29-yard reception...also had five punt returns for 19 yards in the game...went on to catch a total of 13 passes for 102 yards during the year and was also utilized as a return specialist who accounted for 427 all purpose yards...returned seven kicks for 122 yards and had 17 punt returns for 203 yards...caught a season-high five passes for 33 yards against McNeese State...had receptions of two, five and 13 yards on an early second quarter series which led to a touchdown that gave Texas State a 21-0 lead against the Cowboys...in addition to catching a pass for a seven-yard gain against Sam Houston State, had four punt returns totaling 86 yards...had a 36-yard punt return back to the Bearkat 20 late in the first half but Texas State would have to settle for a field goal to build a 10-0 lead...also had pass receptions against Georgia Southern and Northern Iowa.
High School
Named Elsik's Most Valuable Player as a senior...also named to the All-Greater Houston squad as well as All-District 19-5A...named to Dave Campbell's Texas Football Top 300 Prospect list as well as Texas Top 100 lists by the Houston Chronicle, Rivals.com and The Insiders.com...as a junior was named first-team All-District 19-5A at quarterback and to the Chronicle's All-Greater Houston squad...high school coach was Bill Barron...also a member of Elsik's track team who ran the 100 meters as well as a member of the squad's sprint relay teams...prep teammate of Mitch Odom who plays running back for the Bobcats.
Personal
Born Aug. 12, 1986 in Houston...son of Morris and Melissa Crosby...majoring in criminal justice with a focus on law enforcement.
