Thomas Morton enters his first season on the Samford football coaching staff. He is in charge of coaching the team's quarterbacks.
Morton comes to Samford after serving as quarterback analyst at Auburn from February of 2024 to February of 2025. While in that position, he assisted in on-field coaching of quarterbacks. He also assisted in game planning, recruiting and scripting of practice. Prior to his latest stint at Auburn, Morton was a graduate assistant at Troy from June of 2023 to February of 2024. With the Trojans, he was responsible for breakdown of coverages, pass concepts of future opponents. He also assisted in the scripting of practice, on-field coaching of quarterbacks, pass game planning and he planned and coordinated scout team meetings.
Morton was a quality control coach for wide receivers for Auburn from December of 2022 to May of 2023, when he was responsible for pass game drawings and he assisted the wide receivers coach in day to day management of the position room and with his recruitment area. In November of 2022, he assisted with the tight ends at Auburn. He was also an offensive assistant at Auburn from May of 2022 to October of 2022, while he was a player analyst at Auburn from May of 2021 to May of 2022.
Morton earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2020.
