Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton visited Packers in pre-draft visit
The Green Bay Packers hosted Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton on a pre-draft visit. Behren threw for 2,780 yards and 22 touchdowns last year.
Per NFL rules, the Green Bay Packers are allowed to host up to 30 draft-eligible players (excluding “local” prospects, such as those in the UW system or nearby regional schools such as Northern Illinois) for in-person visits. The Journal Sentinel is tracking the visits and supplying profiles based on information from sources and published reports. GREEN BAY – Growing up, Behren Morton idolized Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell .
Morton got to see the prolific Red Raiders quarterback throw for 5,111 yards and 45 touchdowns his senior year. Harrell played in only four games in the NFL and they were all with the Green Bay Packers in 2012. There’s a chance Morton could do better with the Packers .
Morton took a top-30 pre-draft visit with the Packers on April 7, according to his Instagram account. Morton became a full-time starter at Texas Tech in part because future New Orleans Saints starter Tyler Shough was injured. Morton started four of nine games in ’22 and eight of 10 in ’23 before starting every game he played in during the ’23 and ’24 seasons.
He threw for 3,335 yards and 27 touchdowns in ’23 and 2,780 yards and 22 touchdowns in ’24. Morton threw 28 interceptions in college, but it was on 1,263 attempts. His 2.