A Super Bowl LVIII champion offensive tackle, Wanya Morris was traded to Atlanta in 2026 after starting his career on a loaded Kansas City Chiefs roster.
Wanya Morris is an offensive tackle who joined Atlanta via trade in June 2026 after three seasons in Kansas City, where he won a Super Bowl ring as a rookie. A five-star recruit named after the Boyz II Men singer, Morris started his college career at Tennessee before transferring to Oklahoma ahead of his NFL draft year.
Path to the league
Morris earned freshman All-SEC and freshman All-America honors starting 12 games at left tackle for Tennessee as a true freshman in 2019, before transferring to Oklahoma, where he earned second-team All-Big 12 honors as a senior in 2022. The Kansas City Chiefs drafted him in the third round, 92nd overall, in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Career highlights
Morris won a Super Bowl LVIII ring as a rookie in 2023 after Kansas City beat San Francisco. In 2024 he scored his first NFL touchdown lining up as an eligible tight end for a Patrick Mahomes pass, and took over as the Chiefs' starting left tackle for much of the season.
2025 season recap
Morris played mostly as a backup and special-teamer for Kansas City in 2025, making his only start of the season in Week 14 against Houston before suffering a season-ending knee injury on the opening play. Kansas City traded him to Atlanta in June 2026 in a swap of late-round future draft picks.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Wanya Morris (American football)
- Atlanta Falcons: Wanya Morris
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Offensive Tackle
- Group
- offense
- College
- Oklahoma
- Hometown
- Grayson, GA, USA
- Age
- 25
- Status
- active
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