Kansas State football: 15 best wide receivers in Wildcats history
By John Buhler
Greatest wide receivers in Kansas State football history: 3. Quincy Morgan
Quincy Morgan might have only played two years at Kansas State, but man, were they special. Morgan, like many elite K-State receivers, first came to Manhattan via the junior college route. He played his JUCO ball first at Kansas City Community College before transferring to Blinn Community College for his sophomore year.
Morgan would finally arrive at Kansas State in 1999 for his junior year. No, he did not disappoint upon his arrival. He had 42 catches for 1,009 receiving yards and nine touchdown catches for the 1999 Wildcats.
K-State would earn a share of the Big 12 North crown that season, but a loss to the rival Nebraska Cornhuskers kept them out of the conference championship. That would be their only loss of the season, as the Wildcats won the Holiday Bowl over the Washington Huskies to finish the year ranked No. 6 in the country. That remains the program’s greatest end-of-season ranking to date. Morgan would also be named First-Team All-Big 12 that season.
Coming off a historic season in K-State football history, Morgan did everything in his power to help lead the Wildcats back to a Big 12 title. K-State would finish in first place in the Big 12 North for the third straight year in 2000, but could not capture the conference championship title yet again. However, K-State would win the Cotton Bowl Classic over the Tennessee Volunteers to finish the year ranked No. 9 in the country.
Morgan was already a 1,000-yard receiver for K-State entering his senior season. He would be named First-Team All-Big 12 yet again, as well as garner a First-Team All-American nod in 2000. Morgan had 64 catches for 1,166 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior. He finished his Kansas State career with 106 catches for 2,173 yards and 23 touchdowns.
Morgan ranks first in yards per catch (min. 90 catches) in Wildcats history at 20.5. Even though he is just 15th all time in K-State receptions, he is sixth all time in yardage and third all time in receiving touchdowns behind a pair of Locketts. Morgan would be a second-round pick in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He would play six years in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl as a member of the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers.