Emmett Morehead

Position:
QB
Ht./Wt.:
6-6 / 235
Hometown:
Woodside, Calif.
High School:
Episcopal
Prev School:
Boston College / Old Dominion
Years in College / At Minnesota:
5 / 1
Remaining Eligibility Entering 2025 Season:
1 year
Class:
Fifth Year

PRONUNCIATION

OVERVIEW: Enrolled at Minnesota in June 2025 with one season of playing eligibility remaining • spent one season (2024) at Old Dominion and three seasons (2021-23) at Boston College.

PREVIOUS SCHOOLS: OLD DOMINION: Spent the 2024 season at Old Dominion, but did not see game action. BOSTON COLLEGE: spent the 2021-23 seasons at Boston College • started four of the 14 games he played in and passed for 1,465 yards and 10 touchdowns • in 2023, played in four games and completed 15-of-30 passes for 124 yards • rushed two times for eight yards • in 2022, started four of the 10 games he played in and completed 115-of-193 passes for 1,254 yards and 10 touchdowns • threw a season-high four touchdown passes against Duke in his first career start and passes for a season-high 330 yards in consecutive weeks, against Duke and NC State • led the Eagles to their first Top-25 win since 2018 and first against an AP-ranked team since 2014 when he threw a game-winning touchdown pass at NC State in the final minute • in 2021, redshirted • saw action in two games and completed six passes for 87 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia • wore No. 17 for the Maroon and was coached by Mark Moroz • consensus three-star recruit • Rivals ranked him as the No. 28 player in Virginia and 247Sports listed him as the No. 56 pro-style quarterback in the nation • also played basketball and baseball.

PERSONAL: Son of Dan and Devon Morehead • has one brother (Mackenzie) and one sister (Madison) • father, Dan, played football at Princeton and was also a member of the crew team • mother, Devon, played basketball at Princeton.