Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2019West Virginia
Josh Norwood
CB • 5'10" • 179 lbs • Valdosta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Norwood shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
87
Top-tier box-score impact for a corner
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Reliability
76
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Ohio State • West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player Story
Josh Norwood built his college career from 2013 through 2019 as a cornerback from Valdosta, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Ohio State and West Virginia. The clearest part of Josh Norwood's career was his...
Read the storyJosh Norwood, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · West Virginia. Josh Norwood shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 134
- TFL
- 7
- Passes defended
- 17
Quick Answers
Josh Norwood quick answers
- Latest team and position
- West Virginia · CB
- Career Tackles
- 134
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · West Virginia
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 63 tackles · CB 8th (top 3%) · Big 12 29th (top 7%) · National 402nd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio State | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 11.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | West Virginia | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 11 | 59 | 4 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 55.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 9 | 63 | 2 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 54.3 |
Related Context
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Josh Norwood played CB for Ohio State and West Virginia. Across 6 tracked seasons, Josh Norwood recorded 134 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with West Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
West Virginia paired 14 primary output with 36.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 39.2 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ohio State, West Virginia.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · West Virginia
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
39.2
Usage
7.4
Consistency
51.9
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. James Madison: 0. Missouri: 2. Kansas: 0. Texas: 1. Iowa State: 2. Oklahoma: 3. Baylor: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Kansas State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. James Madison: 5 by 20.8. Missouri: 5 by 40.8. Kansas: 11 by 45.8. Texas: 10 by 51.7. Iowa State: 10 by 61.7. Oklahoma: 11 by 75.8. Baylor: 3 by 12.5. Texas Tech: 6 by 25. Kansas State: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 3 · -1 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 6 · +1 vs Wins
Game Log
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9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
75.8 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/16 | @ Kansas State | W 24-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Texas Tech | L 17-38 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/1 | @ Baylor | L 14-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Oklahoma10+ tackles · Splash game | L 14-52 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Iowa State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 14-38 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Texas10+ tackles | L 31-42 | 10 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Kansas10+ tackles | W 29-24 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ MissouriSplash game | L 7-38 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs James Madison | W 20-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Josh Norwood story
Josh Norwood built his college career from 2013 through 2019 as a cornerback from Valdosta, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Ohio State and West Virginia. The clearest part of Josh Norwood's career was his defensive production: 134 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 17 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with West Virginia. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Josh Norwood's production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio State and West Virginia.
The arc is straightforward: Josh Norwood moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2013-2016
Opening stop
- 2
West Virginia
2018-2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio State | 2 | 8.9 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 2018 Postseason | West Virginia | 14 | 36.6 | 5.8 | 12 |
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 14 | 36.6 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 9 | 39.2 | 7.4 | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oklahoma
Week 8 · L 14-52 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
91.9 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 91.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Iowa State
Week 7 · L 14-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Baylor
Week 9 · W 58-14 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas Tech
Week 5 · W 42-34 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Oklahoma State
Week 12 · L 41-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · West Virginia
14 primary output · 36.6 efficiency · 5.8 usage
55.7
#2
2018 Regular Season · West Virginia
55.7
14 primary · 36.6 efficiency · 5.8 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · West Virginia
54.3
9 primary · 39.2 efficiency · 7.4 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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