Austin Morley

Austin Morley

Morley running after a catch in practice.
No. 33 – Chicago Butchers
Position:	Wide Receiver
Personal information
Born:	(2025-05-05)May 5, 2025 (aged 37) Gahanna, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	183 lb (83 kg)
Username:	Soevil
Career information
High school:	Gahanna Lincoln
College:	The Ohio State University
ISFL Draft:	S36 / Round: 2 / Pick: 5
DSFL Draft:	S35 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Career history
Norfolk Seawolves (2049 (S34)) Kansas City Coyotes(2050 (S35) - 2051 (S36)) Chicago Butchers(2052 (S37))
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
S35 DSFL Pro Bowl "
Career ISFL statistics
Receptions: 159 Yards: 2111 Touchdowns: 10
Career DSFL statistics
Receptions: 161 Yards: 2106 Touchdowns: 15 "

Austin "The Gingerbadger" Morley (born May 5th, 2025) is an American football wide receiver. He was claimed off waivers by the Norfolk Seawolves of the Developmental Simulation Football League (DSFL) for the last game of season 34. After his release, he was selected 5th overall in the S35 DSFL Draft to the Kansas City Coyotes where he played two seasons. Morley has just finished his rookie season with the Chicago Butchers after being drafted in the 2nd round of the S36 draf. He eclipsed 1000 receiving yards with 4 touchdowns in his debut season with the team.

Early years

Austin Morley was born in Gahanna, Ohio, to Kathy and Timothy Morley. Though he had a relatively uneventful upbringing, Morley loved to play football from a young age. He was always the smallest kid on the team, but what he lacked in size he made up for with heart. Barely seeing the JV field his first two years of high school, Morley decided to take off the cleats after his sophomore season. A “late bloomer”, he was always small, slow, and weak. No longer could he justify the time and effort spent at practice to ride the pine. Instead, his varsity seasons were spent on the lacrosse field. While he was technically no better at lacrosse than football, he began to find his athletic footing. Though he did not get any bigger at this time, his speed and agility improved greatly. This boosted his confidence and unlocked a level of tenacity not yet seen from him, earning Morley the nickname "The Gingerbadger".

College career

After enrolling at Ohio State, Austin once again found his love for the game of football. A delayed growth spurt put him more in line with his peers, and after his sophomore year, he tried out for the Club football team. Clocking a respective 4.5s 40 yard dash and 20 yard shuttle, he made the team. His junior season was full of ups and downs. Through the first 4 games, Morley recorded 17 catches for 146 yards and 2 touchdowns. Additionally, he returned 7 punts for an average of 17 yards per return and 1 touchdown. In the 5th game of the season, however, Morley suffered a broken hand and could not finish the season. He continued to travel with the team and supported them from the sideline for the final 4 games. In his senior season he was voted a team captain and amassed 57 receptions for 437 yards and 5 touchdowns, while returning 16 punts scoring another 2 touchdowns.

College career statistics

Career statistics			Receiving					Punt Return
Season	Team	Games	Rec	Yards	Avg	Lg	TD	PR	PR Yds	PR Avg	PR TD
2047	OSU Club	4	17	146	8.6	39	2	7	112	16.0	1
2048	OSU Club	8	57	437	7.7	45	5	16	232	14.5	2

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	4.5 s	4.5 s	7.14 s	30 in (0.76 m)	9 ft 3 in (2.82 m)

Professional career

DSFL

2049

Austin Morley was claimed off waivers in week 13 of S34 to make his ISFL debut for the Norfolk Seawolves. At the end of the S34 season, Morley was released back into the pool of prospects eligible to be drafted for the S35 season.

2050

Morley was drafted 5th overall in the S35 DSFL draft to the Kansas City Coyotes. Due to his excellent locker room presence and leadership ability, Morley was voted by the team to be the offensive captain. On the season, Morley helped lead the Coyotes to an 8-6 record and 2nd place in the DSFL North. Despite sharing targets with other rookie sensations Octavio Pérez, Zaphod Beeblebrox, and Mandrews McHollywood, Morley lead his team in receptions and touchdowns while finishing among the league receiving leaders - placing 8th in receptions and yards and 6th in touchdowns. Concentration issues, however, did cause Morley to finish near the top of the list in drops on the season.

Morley played an integral part in the Coyotes playoff run. During the Conference Championship game against the Portland Pythons, Morley helped to give the team life. Down 27-7 at half time, Morley rallied the team in the locker room, and in the second half scored two game changing touchdowns. This effort helped lift the Coyotes to a 34-30 victory against the Pythons. The season ultimately ended in heartache as the Coyotes fell to the Seawolves 23-14. In the Ultimini, Morley was blanketed by the Norfolk secondary, being held to 2 receptions for 32 yards. The "Gingerbadger" was selected 19th overall to the Chicago Butchers in the S36 ISFL draft. He will play his S36 season for the Coyotes before he is called up to the ISFL.

2051

Austin Morley stayed relatively consistent during his S36 DSFL season. Despite being 3rd in the league in receptions, he finished 10th in yards and touchdowns with 1035 and 8 respectively. Drops plagued him once again this season as he finished with 10, putting him squarely in the middle of the pack statistically. Morley lead the Coyotes in targets and receptions, but finished 3rd in yards and touchdowns behind Mchollywood (1312/11) and Perez (1236/11). The Kansas City Air Raid offense was not as fruitful as it was the previous season. Despite Queen Elizabeth II throwing for a league leading 4747 yards and breaking the single season records for passing touchdowns (39), the Coyotes missed the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-9. Morley must now decide whether or not to waive his contractual clause to be called up by the Chicago Butchers to stay down one more season to try and help the Coyotes get back to the Ultimini in S37.

ISFL

2052

Morley was called up to the Chicago Butchers active roster for the S37 season and filled in as the primary slot option for the Butchers. As a rookie in the ISFL, Morley posted solid numbers as the number 4 option on the offense behind star running back Lalu Muhammad Zohri and veteran Wide Outs Rejoignez LordreSombre and Vincent Sharpei Jr. He ranked 22nd in receptions among Wide Receivers with 75 (4th among rookies) and generated 1025 yards, good for 19th in the league (3rd among rookies). Despite boasting an impressive 13.7 yard per catch average, Morley could only find paydirt 4 times on the season. With a second half of the season surge, winning 7 of the final 9 games, Chicago lucked in to the post season only to be defeated in the Wildcard round by the Yellowknife Wraiths. With the possible departure of LordeSombre this offseason, Morley looks to build upon his respectable rookie season and step into the WR2 role in the offense for S38.

Professional career statistics

Career statistics			Receiving						Punt Return					Kick Return
Season	Team	Games	Rec	Yards	Avg	Lg	TD	Drops	PR	PR Yds	PR Avg	PR Long	PR TD	KR	KR Yds	KR Avg	KR Long	KR TD
2049 (S34)	Seawolves	1	6	93	15.5	37	0	0
2050 (S35)	Coyotes	14	70	978	14	90	8	9
2051 (S36)	Coyotes	14	85	1035	12.2	63	7	10
2052 (S37)	Butchers	16	75	1025	13.7	75	4	6
2053 (S38)	Butchers	16	84	1086	12.9	63	6	6	40	489	12.2	61	0	21	466	22.2	40	0

Achievements and records

Individual

• [[S35 DSFL Pro Bowl]]

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