Denylon Morrissette Talks Crazy Weekend in Recruiting, Offer From Georgia
Denylon Morrissette was garnering attention from several SEC and various Power 5 programs prior to this weekend, but few schools had offerred. That all changed Thursday night when he goes for 12 catches, 215 yards and 3 TDs on his way to helping Brookwood to a 4OT victory over Dacula in the Corky Kell Classic.
Since then his phone has been ringing off the hook with Power 5 programs. Georgia Tech, Arkansas, Georgia, and Minnesota called and offered within 12 hours of the game. Oregon, Alabama, and Penn State have hopped in over the weekend, and by the time this article is posted, I can guarantee he will have at least one more SEC school on the hook.
Morrissette sat down with Dawgs Daily to discuss this insane weekend following one of the best performances in the state.
When asked about his massive performance against Dacula, Morrissette simply said, "I did my thing last night. I felt it, and I did my thing." He certainly did. I watched him take a slant 70+ yards for a score, outrunning an entire defense. I saw him high point the football, jumping over two defenders, and I saw him carry an entire defense into the endzone in the third overtime period. Speed, route running, vertical ability and physicality, Morrissette checks all the boxes.
He's 6'1, 195 pounds as a junior, and Denylon says it's his route running ability that he feels is the best part of his game.
The best aspect of my game, I think right now is getting in and out of my routes. And again, yeah, getting in and out of my routes right now. Because people think I'm big, they don't think I can move like that but I be moving.
WR, Denylon Morrissette
After a television game like that, it didn't take long. Morrissette said on the bus ride home, he actually had to turn his phone off because it was ringing so much. He wanted to celebrate the victory with his teammates. One of which is 2022 UGA commit, Marquis Groves-Killebrew.
"He's basically saying I'm already committed. He's pushing hard already and I just got the offer today."
I expected to see Morrissette play well, when I went to Brookwood last week it was coach Phillip Jones that introduced me to the young man with expectations of a breakout season, but I'd be lying if I said I expected to see THAT on Thursday night.
As for the discussion with Georgia and coach Cortez Hankton, Morrissette expected the offer to come eventually, just didn't know when it was going to happen. He and Hankton spoke at midnight on September 1st when the 2022 communication windows opened up, and then he contacted Morrissette again following the massive performance, then followed up Friday with an offer.
Though he plays in the state of Georgia now, Morrissette isn't exactly a "Georgia kid." Georgia will have to continue to work hard here with Morrissette in order to land him. They are also in serious contention for his counterpart at wide receiver for Brookwood in Sam M'Bake.
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