Player Dossier

2018-2022

Illinois

Jakari Norwood

RB • 5'10" • 195 lbs • Pompano Beach, FL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Jakari Norwood leans balanced backfield option traits and 23.2 efficiency.

Usage Score

11.8

Efficiency

23.2

Consistency

59.8

Season Value

36.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Illinois • Temple
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UConn

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jakari Norwood, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Illinois. Jakari Norwood leans balanced backfield option traits and 23.2 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Illinois paired 128 primary output with 37.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 23.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Illinois, Temple.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Temple

Games

5

Scrimmage Yards / G

13.2

Efficiency

23.2

Usage

11.8

Consistency

59.8

Best Game by takeover score

UCF

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Duke: 11. Unknown: 27. Massachusetts: 4. Memphis: 18. UCF: 6

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 5 by 26.4. Unknown: 10 by 28.1. Massachusetts: 4 by 4.2. Memphis: 4 by 46.9. UCF: 6 by 10.4

Split Comparison

Losses11.7 · n=3
First Half14 · n=3 · +2 vs Second Half
Second Half12 · n=2 · -2 vs First Half
All Games13.2 · n=5

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

46.9 vs Memphis

Result
Thu 10/13@ UCFL 13-7066101
Sat 10/1@ MemphisL 3-244184.5004.5
Sat 9/24vs MassachusettsW 28-03000141
Sat 9/10vs Unknown10272.7002.7
Fri 9/2@ DukeL 0-304112.800102.2

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Illinois

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Temple

    2022

    Final stop

Season Progression

20182019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonIllinois4040.55.1
2019 Regular SeasonIllinois9347.65.153
2020 Regular SeasonIllinois15.26.1-92
2021 Regular SeasonIllinois12837.56.2127
2022 Regular SeasonTemple6623.211.8-62

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UConn

Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

64

Primary metric

64 scrimmage yards and 11.9 usage.

#2

Virginia

39

Primary metric

Loss with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

39 scrimmage yards and 9.8 usage.

#3

Iowa

41

Primary metric

Loss with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

41 scrimmage yards and 8.6 usage.

#4

Unknown

27

Primary metric

Game with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

27 scrimmage yards and 17.5 usage.

#5

UTSA

26

Primary metric

Loss with 26 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

26 scrimmage yards and 7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Illinois

128 primary output · 37.5 efficiency · 6.2 usage

44.7

#2

2022 Regular Season · Temple

36.5

66 primary · 23.2 efficiency · 11.8 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Illinois

36.4

93 primary · 47.6 efficiency · 5.1 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8051

Deerfield Beach · Pompano Beach, FL

Committed To
Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

328

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jakari Norwood quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career rushing yards
306