Per Tom Silverstein, the Green Bay Packers had a top-30 visit with Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton on April 7.
Justis did a write-up when the visit was announced, but today we’re digging in a bit more.
Morton is a 5th-year senior, and he spent all 5 of those years with the Texas Tech Red Raiders. In his 3+ years as a starter, he completed 62.8% of his passes while throwing for 8,989 yards,
71 touchdowns and 28 interceptions. That puts him in pretty nice company in Texas Tech lore, with both his yardage & touchdowns putting him 4th overall for the Red Raiders behind Graham Harrell, Kliff Kingsbury and Patrick Mahomes.
At the NFL Combine, Morton came in at 6’2 1/8”, 221 lbs, with a hand size of 9 1/2”, arm length of 30 5/8” and wingspan of 75 7/8”. He didn’t do athletic testing at the combine, but he did at the Texas Tech Pro Day. He ran a 4.89 40-yard dash (1.69 10 yard split), 30 1/2” vertical jump, 9’5” broad jump, 4.44 second short shuttle and 7.17 second 3 cone. (Referencing information from Dane Brugler’s The Beast.)
Mockdraftable has his closest athletic comps as Zach Wilson, (current Packer) Kyle McCord, (former Packer) Danny Etling, Quinn Ewers, etc.
If RAS is your thing – and it’s a great system, so why wouldn’t it be your thing – we’ve got a card for that as well.
So far, all of this information paints the picture of a pretty limited player. A tough player (he played through a fractured fibula in the second half of the 2025 season), but a limited player nonetheless.
The film paints a similar picture. There are some good moments, for sure. He’s clearly comfortable in the Texas Tech offense, so he shines when he can operate familiar concepts in-rhythm.
On this Middle Read Dagger concept – something you will see the Packers run with regularity – Morton does a nice job of clearing the middle. Dagger is a concept designed to attack the intermediate middle of the field. On this play, he sees the dropping LB (#16), shifts in the pocket and keeps his eyes to the left hash. Once the LB is committed, Morton sets and fires past his shoulder.
Nice job of keeping the window open.
On this Mesh Rail concept, Morton wants to hit the Rail route to the RB up the left sideline, but it’s immediately taken away by the boundary defender. Morton moves off of it quickly and comes back the middle. The drag routes are covered, so he hits the receiver on the Sit around, throwing away from the defender, allowing the receiver to catch-and-run.
I mentioned that his best moments are when he can work the concept from the pocket, but he has the occasional throw where he breaks contain and shows some nice zip on the move.
Unfortunately, there’s too much miss in his game. I’ve mentioned a couple times how his best works comes from the pocket, however, there’s some really poor stuff in the pocket as well. Even when things are perfect, he has a tendency to spray the ball.
That throw above is in-rhythm with good footwork. When he’s forced off his spot (or pressured, or forced to throw too early), things can go haywire.
The Texas Tech system is a spread-based system, relying heavily on RPOs and screens. On the snaps when he was operating a more traditional, dropback offense, some of the struggles became more apparent. I showed a couple clips of Morton working the progression, but it doesn’t always look that nice. If the first read isn’t open, his mechanics start to get a little sloppy and a bit of panic starts to set in.
Morton has a decent arm, but nothing that is going to blow you away. He is able to effectively change his arm angle, which helped him a lot with the Red Raiders’ perimeter screen game.
For a guy like this to succeed, everything needs to be just about perfect, and that’s not always the case with Morton. Though he does tend to operate cleanly, there are far too many reps where the footwork and timing is off. It’s something he was able to get away with at times at Texas Tech, but it’s not something that is going to play in the NFL.
Final thoughts
Morton has enough fun plays to be intriguing, but a lot of his production is built on smoke & mirrors. You can see a world where he develops into a low-upside (but reliable) QB2, but he seems more like a developmental practice squad guy. Maybe you get him in the building, clean up the footwork a bit and find that he’s able to operate a quick-hitting dropback offense. He’s got enough anticipation and touch on the ball to hit enough deep shots to keep a defense honest.
But that feels like a dream. Even if he hits his peak, there are physical limitations that will keep him from ever being a regular player. If the Packers are looking to add a little competition into the backup QB room, they could look to take a flyer on Morton in the 7th round, or take a swing at him as a UDFA.
Games watched (2025):
Week 4 – Utah
Week 10 – BYU
Week 13 (Playoffs) – BYU
Albums listened to: Ethel Cain – Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You; Parlor Greens – Emeralds
