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His play’s certainly done plenty of talking. Now that record-setting production has thrust him into the spotlight as a cornerstone-type player.

Morgan set the single-season mark with 986 receiving yards in 2017 and now will take a featured role in an offense that thrives on getting the ball to playmakers.

Troy Walters has coached a 1,000-yard receiver in six of the past eight seasons and is himself the 1999 Biletnikoff Award winner as the nation’s best receiver as a senior at Stanford. He calls Morgan a “pro.”

“He's been there and done that,” Walters said this spring.