Player Dossier

2023-2025

Eastern Michigan

Jaivian Norman

DB • 5'9" • 184 lbs • Springfield, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jaivian Norman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.5

Efficiency

10.7

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Eastern Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

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.

Jaivian Norman, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. Jaivian Norman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Eastern Michigan paired 4 primary output with 14.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 10.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 1 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.

2025 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

10.7

Usage

2.5

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Western Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 0. Unknown: 1. Kentucky: 1. Louisiana: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Ohio: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Ball State: 1. Western Michigan: 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. Texas State: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 2 by 18.3. Kentucky: 1 by 14.2. Louisiana: 2 by 8.3. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Ohio: 3 by 12.5. Bowling Green: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 2 by 18.3. Western Michigan: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=3 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=5 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=4 · -0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

18.3 vs Ball State

Result
Wed 11/26vs Western MichiganL 21-3131000
Sat 11/15@ Ball StateW 24-921100
Sat 11/8vs Bowling GreenW 27-2111000
Sat 10/25vs OhioL 21-2832000
Sat 9/27@ Central MichiganL 13-2410000
Sat 9/20vs LouisianaW 34-3121000
Sat 9/13@ KentuckyL 23-4811001
Sat 9/6vs Unknown22100
Sun 8/31@ Texas StateL 27-5210000

Career Arc

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

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    Eastern Michigan

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan0
2024 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan414.42.94
2025 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan310.72.5-1

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Buffalo

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.

#2

Central Michigan

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.9 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.6 takeover score.

#4

Ball State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.3 takeover score.

#5

Kentucky

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

4 primary output · 14.4 efficiency · 2.9 usage

9.8

#2

2025 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

9

3 primary · 10.7 efficiency · 2.5 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.7963

Springfield · Springfield, OH

Committed To
Eastern Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

41

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 19 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jaivian Norman quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
41