Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Temple
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.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
8
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Illinois • Temple
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Jakari Norwood, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Illinois. Jakari Norwood leans balanced backfield option traits and 23.2 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 328
- Rushing yards
- 306
- Receiving yards
- 22
Quick Answers
Jakari Norwood quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Temple · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 328
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- UConn
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Deerfield Beach · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Deerfield Beach · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 29 · Junior
- 2022 Scrimmage yards rank
- 66 scrimmage yards · RB 492nd (top 71%) · American Athletic 128th (top 61%) · National 1,580th (top 61%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 2 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 34.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 6 | 93 | 94 | -1 | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 9 | 128 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 47.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Temple | 5 | 66 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 42.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Jakari Norwood played RB for Illinois and Temple. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jakari Norwood recorded 306 rushing yards, 22 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Illinois.
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: Lafayette
Win with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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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
Lafayette
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 11. Lafayette: 27. Massachusetts: 4. Memphis: 18. UCF: 6
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 5 by 26.4. Lafayette: 10 by 28.1. Massachusetts: 4 by 4.2. Memphis: 4 by 46.9. UCF: 6 by 10.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins15.5 · Games = 2 · +3.8 vs Losses
Losses11.7 · Games = 3 · -3.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Lafayette
Best efficiency game
46.9 vs Memphis
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Illinois
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Temple
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 40 | 40.5 | 5.1 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 93 | 47.6 | 5.1 | 53 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 1 | 5.2 | 6.1 | -92 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 128 | 37.5 | 6.2 | 127 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Temple | 66 | 23.2 | 11.8 | -62 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UConn
Week 2 · W 31-23
Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
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64 scrimmage yards and 11.9 usage.
#2
@ Virginia
Week 2 · L 14-42
39
Scrimmage Yards
70.2 takeover
Loss with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
39 scrimmage yards and 9.8 usage.
#3
vs Iowa
Week 12 · L 0-63 · Conference game
41
Scrimmage Yards
68.5 takeover
Loss with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
41 scrimmage yards and 8.6 usage.
#4
vs Lafayette
Week 2 · W 30-14
27
Scrimmage Yards
59.4 takeover
Win with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
27 scrimmage yards and 17.5 usage.
#5
@ Purdue
Week 4 · L 9-13 · Conference game
28
Scrimmage Yards
52.8 takeover
Loss with 28 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
28 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Illinois
128 primary output · 37.5 efficiency · 6.2 usage
47.8
#2
2022 Regular Season · Temple
42.1
66 primary · 23.2 efficiency · 11.8 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Illinois
38.9
93 primary · 47.6 efficiency · 5.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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