2019 Football Roster
Jersey Number 4
Josh Norwood
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 179
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Valdosta, Ga.
- High School:
- Valdosta
- Prev School:
- Ohio State/NW Mississippi CC
- 2019 All-Big 12 Second Team (Coaches)
- Played in 22 career games at safety and cornerback; including 20 starts
2019 (r-Sr.)
- Started all 10 games in which he played
- Missed the final two games of the season after sustaining a shoulder injury at Kansas State
- Ranks No. 2 on the team in career tackles, with 128
- Third on the team in tackles (64) this season
- Ranked No. 16 in the Big 12 in tackles (6.4)
- Ranked No. 17 in the Big 12 in passes defended (0.70)
- Earned his first career interception against Kansas State
- Finished with seven tackles against Texas Tech
- Logged three tackles at Baylor
- Made 11 tackles at Oklahoma, including one for loss, marking his fourth straight 10-plus tackle game
- Also had two pass breakups vs. the Sooners
- Reached the 10-tackle plateau for the third straight game against Iowa State to go along with a tackle for loss and a pass breakup
- Recorded his second straight double-digit tackle performance with 10 against Texas; also tallied a pass breakup
- Tallied a career-best 11 tackles at Kansas
- Recorded two pass breakups to go along with five tackles at Missouri
- Made five tackles in the season opener against James Madison
2018 (r-Jr.)
- All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)
- Played in 12 games and started 10 at cornerback
- Third-leading tackler with 64 stops, including 49 solo stops, four tackles for loss and two forced fumbles
- Team-high 11 pass breakups
- Tied for the team lead in forced fumbles (2)
- Tied for No. 7 in the Big 12 in passes defended (11)
- Finished with four tackles against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl
- Tied his career-high mark in solo tackles (7) for the second time this season against Oklahoma
- Matched his career-high mark in solo tackles (7) vs. Oklahoma State, also finished with three pass breakups and a forced fumble
- Notched seven solo tackles against TCU, tying a career high
- Finished with five solo stops vs. Texas
- Tallied a career-high three pass breakups against Baylor, also registered four total tackles
- Set career highs in total tackles (10) and solo tackles (7) vs. Iowa State
- Recorded two pass breakups, also tied his total (6) and assisted (3) tackles mark against Texas Tech
- Recorded two solo stops against Kansas State
- Finished with four solo stops and tallied a career high in forced fumbles (1) against Youngstown State
- Registered five total tackles against Youngstown State
- Tallied a career high in assisted tackles (3) and total tackles against the Vols
- Earned his first career start at right cornerback against Tennessee
- Enrolled at WVU in January 2018
2017 (r-So.) - Northwest Mississippi CC
- Played one season for coach Benjy Parker at Northwest Mississippi Community College (Miss.)
- All-NJCAA Region 23 First Team (2017)
- All-MACJC First Team (2017)
- Helped Northwest Mississippi CC to an 8-3 record and an appearance in the Graphic Edge Bowl
- Finished the season third on the team with 71 tackles, five pass breakups, three tackles for loss and one interception
- Four-star rating by ESPN
- Three-star rating by rivals and 247Sports
- No. 4 cornerback nationally and No. 9 overall in Georgia by 247Sports
- No. 2 safety nationally and No. 23 in the nation by ESPN
- ESPNJC50
2016 (r-Fr.) - Ohio State
- Played in 11 games, helping the Buckeyes to an 11-2 record and a berth in the Fiesta Bowl
- Finished the season with eight tackles, one tackle for loss and a pass breakup
2015 (Fr.) - Ohio State
- Redshirted
High School
- Played for coach Rance Gillespie at Valdosta High (Ga.)
- Finished the 2014 season with 44 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 10 pass breakups, six interceptions and five forced fumbles
- Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State First Team (2014)
- Region 1-6A co-Defensive Player of the Year (2014)
- All-Region 1-6A First Team (2014)
Personal
- Son of Veronica Norwood
- One of nine children
- Will graduate in May 2020 with his bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies
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