He provided the spark of inspiration against Green Island last Saturday with a 40m counter-attack that tore the game apart.
Morgan (23), a teacher at East Taieri School, had limited chances in his first year of premier rugby in 2012 but still scored four tries.
Last year, he scored 11 tries and was third-equal on the try-scoring list behind Taieri stalwarts Kieran Moffat (17) and Kori Rupene (16). Brad Weber (Dunedin) also scored 11 tries.
''I'm lucky to play outside players of the calibre of Jayden Spence, Matt Te Tana and Cam Rutherford,'' Morgan said.
''They bust the holes and I've just got to do the easy job of finishing on the end. I just put myself in good positions and have a bit of pace. There is not much of me and I'm not going to run into anyone.''
Morgan stands 1.72m and weighs 75kg, and usually gives away 20kg to 30kg to his bigger opponents.
''Tackling quite low around the ankles helps,'' he said.
Morgan only made the under-15 team when he was a pupil at Otago Boys' High School and concentrated on athletics.
He is a natural competitor and won a silver medal in the senior boys 3000m at the New Zealand secondary schools championships in 2008 in a time of 8min 37.71sec.
The winner of the race, who was marginally ahead of Morgan, received a scholarship to a United States university.
He gave athletics away after leaving secondary school and chose rugby as his sport.
''I like the team environment more than doing everything on my own,'' Morgan said.
''I enjoy the camaraderie of playing with my mates week in and week out.''
Morgan joined the Kaikorai club to play with friends from secondary school but did not expect to be promoted to premier ranks.
But Kaikorai coach Andy Hunter is an astute judge of character and player potential, and selected him three years ago.
''I was just playing colts with my friends and didn't think I'd play premier rugby,'' Morgan said.
''I got my chance when there were a few injuries and I just kept going.''
Morgan, whose first start in premier rugby was a 16-16 draw with Dunedin at Kettle Park, does not have any ambitions to play representative rugby for Otago.
''I have no rep ambitions. I'm just happy to be a club battler. I enjoy that. I find it a good challenge when I'm marking Highlanders.''
Morgan spent his first 10 years in Australia and his hero was Geelong AFL star Gary Ablett.
His toughest opponent is Ben Qauqau, the balding Fijian Alhambra-Union winger.
''He's tough. It's like tackling a cannonball,'' he said.
