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2019 Football Roster

Josh Norwood #4 S

  • Position:
    Safety
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    179
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Valdosta, Ga.
  • High School:
    Valdosta
  • Prev School:
    Ohio State/NW Mississippi CC

Summary

Biography

  • 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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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2018Redshirt Junior

    Cornerback
    5'10" 174 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2019Redshirt Senior

    Safety
    5'10" 179 lbs
    4
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