Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Virginia Tech
Norell Pollard
DL • 6'0" • 285 lbs • Apopka, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Norell Pollard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Player Story
Norell Pollard built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Apopka, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Norell Pollard's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Norell Pollard, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Virginia Tech. Norell Pollard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 115
- TFL
- 22
- Sacks
- 12
- QB hurries
- 19
- Passes defended
- 3
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Norell Pollard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia Tech · DL
- Career Tackles
- 115
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 53 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- North Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · South Florence · South Carolina
- High school pipeline
- South Florence · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · DL 295th (top 30%) · ACC 188th (top 31%) · National 1,785th (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 10 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 42.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 10 | 28 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 5 | - | 0 | 55.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 12 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 50.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 10 | 22 | 7.5 | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 52.8 |
Related Context
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Norell Pollard played DL for Virginia Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Norell Pollard recorded 115 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Virginia Tech paired 12 primary output with 23.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Virginia Tech
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
22.1
Usage
6.3
Consistency
36.7
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulane: 0. Old Dominion: 1. Purdue: 0. Marshall: 0.5. Pittsburgh: 0. Florida State: 2. Syracuse: 3. Boston College: 0. NC State: 3. Virginia: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. Old Dominion: 3 by 22.5. Purdue: 2 by 8.3. Marshall: 4 by 21.7. Pittsburgh: 1 by 4.2. Florida State: 5 by 40.8. Syracuse: 1 by 34.2. Boston College: 1 by 4.2. NC State: 3 by 42.5. Virginia: 2 by 38.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 4 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/27 | @ Tulane | W 41-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ VirginiaSplash game | W 55-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs NC StateSplash game | L 28-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Boston College | W 48-22 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/26 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 38-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Florida StateSplash game | L 17-39 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | vs Pittsburgh | W 38-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Marshall | L 17-24 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Purdue | L 17-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Old Dominion | W 36-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Norell Pollard story
Norell Pollard built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Apopka, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Norell Pollard's career was his defensive production: 115 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 53 career games in the available record. That gives Norell Pollard's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Virginia Tech
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 10 | 19.2 | 4.4 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 12 | 23.7 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 10 | 17.7 | 5.1 | -2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 10 | 17.7 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 11.5 | 16.1 | 4.4 | 1.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 12.5 | 22.1 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 12.5 | 22.1 | 6.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Carolina
Week 8 · W 43-41 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Liberty
Week 10 · L 35-38
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
vs NC State
Week 12 · L 28-35 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Duke
Week 11 · W 48-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Miami
Week 11 · L 24-25 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
12 primary output · 23.7 efficiency · 6.2 usage
55.1
#2
2023 Postseason · Virginia Tech
52.8
12.5 primary · 22.1 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
52.8
12.5 primary · 22.1 efficiency · 6.3 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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