Lifelong Red Raider Behren Morton added to the Texas Tech football team’s haul in the 2026 NFL Draft by being taken in the seventh round by the New England Patriots with the 234th overall pic.
Morton’s five-year career at Texas Tech had plenty of up and down moments but they culminated in the Eastland native leading the Red Raiders to the Big 12 Conference championship and College Football Playoff. Now he’ll try to earn his way onto the field in the NFL.
Here’s what to know about Behren Morton.
What Texas Tech’s Behren Morton brings to the Patriotsin 2026 NFL Draft
Morton spent his entire career in a Red Raider uniform, a rarity in this form of college football. When healthy, he showed an ability to sling the ball around the field.
Behren Morton highlights, strengths, weaknesses at Texas Tech football
Morton’s injury history is the biggest knock against him, and for good reason. He essentially had two or three games in his Texas Tech career where he wasn’t hurt. After having surgery on his shoulder in late 2024, he went into the 2025 season expected to be fully unleashed. Then he got hurt in the season opener and didn’t have much mobility. He still put up solid numbers but his limitations were heavily exposed in the Orange Bowl loss to Oregon.
Even with a bum shoulder and leg, Morton accumulated 5,900 yards and 47 TDs with just 14 interceptions over the last two seasons.
Behren Morton stats with Texas Tech football
Behren Morton’s career statistics with Texas Tech (five years):
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Patriots pick Texas Tech QB Behren Morton in NFL draft 7th round: Highlights, stats
Reporting by Nathan Giese, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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