Source: Aaron Morgan climbing draft boards

Louisiana-Monroe hybrid pass rusher Aaron Morgan has been graded as a potential fifth-round to sixth-round draft pick on some NFL teams' draft boards, according to league sources.

Morgan has conducted a private workout for the San Francisco 49ers, per a source close to the program.

He's drawing interest from the Oakland Raiders, New York Giants New Orleans Saints, 49ers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals and the Miami Dolphins.

Morgan has recovered from a pulled hamstring that prevented him from running the 40-yard dash at his Pro Day workout.

At NFL teams' request, Morgan recently ran his time trial again at Speed Works and turned in a 4.74 clocking. It was recorded on a video.

Then, Morgan ran in the high 4.6 range in a workout for an undisclosed NFL team earlier this week.

He also posted a 6.84 in the three-cone drill and a 4.21 in the 20-yard shuttle.

Morgan is a sleeper who's gaining some buzz in NFL scouting circles.

Monroe is a 'tweener outside linebacker-defensive end who was named first-team All-Sun Belt Conference.

And his impressive workout numbers stack up favorably with many of the top defensive end-linebacker draft prospects.

The 6-foot-4, 242-pounder has run between 4.68 and 4.72 seconds in the past.

He bench presses 375 pounds.

And he has bench pressed 225 pounds 26 times, posted a 40 1/2 inch vertical leap, a 10-07 broad jump, a 4.13 short shuttle and a 7.14 three-cone drill.

Last season, Morgan registered nine sacks, also posting 17 tackles for losses, 52 tackles and one interception. Here's a link to his highlight video.

For his career, Morgan posted 22 sacks.

Against the University of Texas, he posted five tackles, one sack and one tackle for loss.

He recorded seven tackles and two sacks against Arizona State.

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