College Football

Georgia receiver De’Nylon Morrissette arrested on DUI charge in latest football controversy

Georgia football wide receiver De’Nylon Morrissette, 19, was arrested Monday in Oconee County in Georgia after he allegedly crashed into another vehicle on a highway and was found at fault.

Morrissette was charged with drivin♔g under the influence of drugs and driving too fast for conditions, among other charges, after he crashed into a🅺nother car while trying to pass on the right.

According to a police report obtained by the , police smelled the odor of marijuana when they♉ pulled him over, and they later found a black digital scale in the car.

He was released on a $1,721 cash bond.

Morrissette’s arrest is just the latest in a series of off-field incidents for the national champion Bulldogs — who declined President Biden’s White House invite — in the last calendar year.

Offensive lineman Devin Willock and team staffer Chandler LeCroy were killed in January in a car crash following a celebration for the team’s national championship title victory over TCU.

Iꦕt was determined that LeCroy, who⛄ was driving, was going over 100 miles per hour when the car struck a power pole.

De’Nylon Morrissette #23 of the Georgia Bulldogs is wrapped up by Hakeem Johnson #16 of the Samford Bulldogs Getty Images
De’Nylon Morrissette is the latest Georgia football player in legal trouble. Oconee County

Star defensive lineman Jalen Carter was then charged with reckless driving in relation to the incident, accused of racing LeCroy’s car before the crash.

Carter was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the No. 9 pick in the 2023 Draft last month, though he was considered a candidate to go first overall before the off-field trouble❀ surfac🌃ed.

Starting linebacker Jamon 💞Dumas-Johnson was also arrested in relation to the January crash.

De’Nylon Morrissette was arrested following a car accident. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
De’Nylon Morrissette during Georgia’s spring game on April 15, 2023. Getty Images

This was all after safety Javon Bullard w🥂as arrested for DUI during the regul🌺ar season in September.

He was named the defensive MVP of the cham♉pionship game months𒀰 later.

According to body camera footage obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the officer that pulled Morrissette over made a comment about the lar🍒ge number of arrests related to the Bulldogs footba♐ll program.

“Y’all got to slow ♌ꦗdown,” the officer said. “We’ve been getting all of y’all – a lot. You obviously know about the other wreck and stuff. Y’all got to slow down.”

Jalen Carter poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Getty Images
The scene from the fatal car crash that killed Devin Willock and Chandler LeCroy Courtesy Ceciley Pangburn

Weeks earlier, cops were called to Morrissette’s residence over loud music and a “strong odor of marijuana” after a neighbor alerted them, but there were no charges or citations.