Columbia University Athletics

2021
 
Saw action as a senior defensive lineman in one game … Played in the season opener vs. Marist (Sept. 18).
 
2020
 
Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
 
2019
 
Saw action in two games as a sophomore defensive lineman … Earned varsity letter … Made two assisted tackles on year … Saw action vs. Central Connecticut State (Oct. 12) … Earned first playing time off the bench, registered a career-high two tackles and made his first career tackle at Princeton (Oct. 5).
 
2018
 
Did not see any game action as a first-year defensive lineman … Contributed on the scout team.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
A 2018 graduate of Ashland High School, where he played three years of varsity football for Head Coach Charlie Hall  … Named All-State honorable mention as a defensive/offensive lineman … Earned Second Team All-Conference honors … Two-year team captain … Three-year starter on the defensive and offensive line … Finished with 58 total tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss for 32.3 yards, 8.0 sacks for 15.7 yards and two pass deflections as a senior … Concluded junior season with 65 total tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss for 29.7 yards, one safety, two fumble recoveries and six sacks for 21.7 yards … In one game, registered 11 tackles … Registered career-high three sacks in a game … Led the Grizzlies to an 8-3 overall record, 6-1 league record and Midwestern Football League title as a junior … Guided the Grizzlies to a 10-3 overall record, 3-2 league record and Class 5A state title game appearance as a sophomore … Member of Team USA Football … Traveled with Team USA to Japan to play in the Pacific Rim Bowl in July 2017 … Dean’s List student … Attended football camps at both Stanford and Oregon … Active in the community as a SOAR Wildlife center volunteer, Mountain View Church and Grizzly High School volunteer activities.
 
PERSONAL
 
Born Drake Jay Morey on March 13, 2000 in Las Vegas, Nevada … Son of Kimn and Tiffany Louise Morey of Ashland, Oregon … Has a brother Zach Knudsen … Father Kimn is weightlifter a former strongman competitor … Father trained him and put him on a training and diet regimen when he was 14 years old … Mother was a semi-pro softball player and professor at Southern Oregon University … Mother operates a non-profit organization for the rehabilitation of wildlife animals … Maternal grandfather played two years with the Denver Broncos and at Colorado … Hobbies and interests include weight lifting, volunteering for SOAR Wildlife, mountain hiking, stock trading, cryptocurrency investing/mining, market analyzing and studying blockchain technology … Plays the piano … Nickname is “Draco” instead of Drake … Has been trained by Mark Philipe, a World’s Strongest Man competitor … Role model is JJ Watt … Chose Columbia for its education, network and the ability to play football at the highest level … Chose Columbia over an offer from the Air Force Academy, Navy, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth and Brown … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Psychology.

ARTICLES
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