Jontavius Morris

Biography

Jontavius Morris was hired as a defensive assistant in February 2026. Morris returns to Louisville after one season at Louisiana Monroe where he served as the defensive ends coach. A former quality control assistant for the Cardinals during the 2023 and 2024 season, Morris has had a history with Brohm over the last couple of seasons during his stops at Purdue and Louisville. Before his stint at ULM and UofL, Morris served as a recruiting assistant and graduate assistant at Purdue. Morris played collegiately at UAB and Western Kentucky as a defensive tackle. In three seasons at UAB, Morris started 19 of 35 games and tallied 54 total tackles. During his junior year in 2014, he finished with 20 tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss, two blocked kicks and returned a fumble 43 yards for a touchdown against North Texas. After transferring from UAB, Morris spent one season as a starting defensive tackle for Brohm on Western Kentucky's 2015 Conference USA championship team. He finished the season with 34 total tackles, including five for loss, a pair of sacks, three pass breakups and one fumble recovery with the Hilltoppers. Morris graduated from UAB in 2016 with a degree in healthcare management. He earned a master's degree in technology leadership and innovation from Purdue in 2020.