Ra'Shad Morgan finished his Cavalier career as Virginia's top small-college football player, a conference champion, a school-record holder, and an All-American.
After a redshirt season in 2002, Morgan appeared in all 11 games during a 2003 campaign that saw him score five touchdowns and average five yards per carry. The tailback sat out the 2004 season before returning in 2005 to score six touchdown and average six yards a carry.
Morgan's breakout season came in his junior campaign of 2006 when he set the single-season rushing record at UVa-Wise with 1,657 yards. In establishing the new single-season record, Morgan broke the old record by more than 200 yards. He also ran for 25 touchdowns that year and averaged 150.6 rushing yards per game. The touchdowns and average rushing yards per game were also single-season school records.
A year later, he broke his own single-season touchdown record with 27 touchdowns, the last of which tied the all-time rushing touchdowns record at UVa-Wise with 62. The Cavaliers gained a share of the Mid-South East Championship that season as he aided the offensive to a NAIA best 49.5 points per game.
Morgan finished his career with 4,432 rushing yards, 62 rushing touchdowns, 990 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns. His 1,657 rushing yards in 2006 led the NAIA and his 174 points as a senior landed him the NAIA scoring title. He was a two-time All-Mid-South honoree, the 2006 Mid-South Conference Player of the Year, a two-time AFCA All-American, while also becoming the first Cavalier to ever earn the Dudley Award which is awarded annually to the state's top small-college football player.
Upon graduating, Morgan began working with adolescents in the field of behavioral health. He currently resides in Hampton, Va.
