Former Alabama QB feels Tide 6-foot-4 freshman wide receiver can put defenses in a bind

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Cederian Morgan is one of several Alabama freshmen garnering praise as the Crimson Tide’s spring practice comes to an end.

Morgan is a freshman wide receiver for the Crimson Tide, and he is a product of Benjamin Russell High School in Alexander City, Alabama.

The freshman stood out during the Tide’s spring scrimmage A-Day on Saturday. He made some impressive catches while lined up in the slot, putting his ability to make plays from different spots on display.

Alabama freshman WR Cederian Morgan showed what made him a highly sought-after prospect on A-Day.

He tends to catch everything, and his teammates have noticed.

“We call him the Gulf of Mexico. You throw it in there, he’s gonna catch it.”https://t.co/4npWH0KQGE@EliWalkerr11 https://t.co/90Iymszulf pic.twitter.com/CAUVtowiQ2

— Justin Smith (@Jdsmith31Smith) April 12, 2026

McCarron feels having a target the size of Morgan makes the quarterback’s job easier.

“It’s just the catch radius, and when you play the quarterback position, a guy that has a massive catch radius, it makes your job easier,” McCarron said on “The Dynasty Podcast.” “Everything doesn’t have to be perfect. Of course, you need smaller, shifty receivers in certain spots, but a big target that can play inside and outside is a nightmare for the defense. We’re gonna play man, okay, and we move them to the inside and say all of a sudden he lines up in the slot… Well, are they going to play a nickel on him? So, now your nickel is usually your third corner from a depth chart standpoint, so that’s a mismatch, and he’s usually a smaller guy. That’s why he plays the nickel position. So, size is a mismatch. Say he’s at Y and we’re split out, well, now you play a safety on him, and he’s big and can run. Usually, safeties aren’t great in man-to-man coverage, so it’s, it’s a mismatch nightmare from a defensive standpoint. It opens up the offense when a big target can play inside and outside.”

The former Alabama quarterback has been vocal about his thoughts on the Tide having multiple wide receivers with a similar frame. He feels having a range of different sizes out wide is a good thing.

“When everybody’s the same size, it’s hard,” Morgan said. “It’s hard to create mismatches. It’s hard for an offensive coach to come up with different formations and get guys in different spots. But when you got guys with different size, different speed, and they’re able to play multiple positions, you can put the defense in a bind, especially in college because the field he game is played so much farther out rather than the pro game. Hashes are closer in, so it makes it harder to figure out how you’re going to guard people.”

Morgan’s performance on A-Day impressed several people. Ryan Coleman-Williams left the scrimmage feeling proud of the 6-foot-4 wideout.

“That’s my dog, man,” Coleman-Williams said. “So, really just seeing him, I mean, he’s really stacking days early on, still learning and stuff because he’s only been here 24 seconds, just to see him continue to stack days. We call him the Gulf of Mexico. You throw it in there, he’s gonna catch it. You’ve got plenty of space. I’m just super proud of my guy,”

Look out for Morgan to make an early impact in the fall.