Player Dossier

2019-2024

Georgia

Bill Norton

DL • 6'6" • 335 lbs • Memphis, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Bill Norton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.4

Efficiency

8.3

Consistency

3.3

Season Value

5.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Georgia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Georgia • Arizona • Texas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

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.

Bill Norton, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Georgia. Bill Norton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Georgia paired 0.5 primary output with 9.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Georgia, Arizona, Texas.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Postseason · Texas

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

8.3

Usage

2.4

Consistency

3.3

Best Game by takeover score

Ohio State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. Clemson: 2.5. UL Monroe: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Georgia: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Arkansas: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Georgia: 0

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. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Clemson: 2 by 33.3. UL Monroe: 0 by 0. Mississippi State: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma: 2 by 8.3. Georgia: 1 by 4.2. Vanderbilt: 3 by 12.5. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2. Texas A&M: 1 by 4.2. Georgia: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.4 · n=7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=5 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=5 · -0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Clemson

Best efficiency game

33.3 vs Clemson

Result
Sat 1/11vs Ohio StateL 14-2810000
Sat 12/21vs ClemsonW 38-24211.5010
Sat 12/7vs GeorgiaL 19-2210000
Sun 12/1@ Texas A&MW 17-711000
Sat 11/16@ ArkansasW 20-1011000
Sat 10/26@ VanderbiltW 27-2431000
Sat 10/19vs GeorgiaL 15-3010000
Sat 10/12@ OklahomaW 34-320000
Sat 9/28vs Mississippi StateW 35-1322000
Sun 9/22vs UL MonroeW 51-300000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Georgia

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Arizona

    2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Texas

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia113.35.4
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia0.59.25.6-0.5
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia0.57.22.20
2022 Regular SeasonGeorgia111.34.60.5
2023 PostseasonArizona5.516.73.54.5
2023 Regular SeasonArizona5.516.73.50
2024 PostseasonTexas2.58.32.4-3
2024 Regular SeasonTexas2.58.32.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Clemson

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.

#2

Colorado

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.

#3

Georgia Tech

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.6 takeover score.

#4

Kent State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.5 takeover score.

#5

Arizona State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Georgia

0.5 primary output · 9.2 efficiency · 5.6 usage

29.1

#2

2019 Regular Season · Georgia

18

1 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 5.4 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Georgia

17.3

1 primary · 11.3 efficiency · 4.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9326

Christian Brothers · Memphis, TN

Committed To
Georgia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

3

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

57

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 29 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Bill Norton quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
57