University of Memphis Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Norwood, Joe
vs
Tulsa
Oct 4 (Sat)
7 p.m.
Jersey Number 31
Joe Norwood
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Chattanooga, Tenn.
- High School:
- Brainerd HS
- Prev School:
- New Mexico Military Institute
- NIL:
Bio
2023 (Redshirt Senior)
• Member of the 10-3 Tigers who defeated Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• Appeared in all 13 games on the season
• Totaled four tackles and one tackle for loss on the year
• Had a season-high two tackles at Temple
• Posted one tackle and one tackle for loss against Bethune-Cookman
• Also had one stop at Charlotte
2022 (Redshirt Junior)
• Member of the Tigers who won the 2022 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
• Appeared in all 13 games on the season
• Totaled three tackles on the year
• Had one tackle each against North Texas, Houston and Utah State
Prior to Memphis/Personal
• Helped lead New Mexico Military Institute to the 2021 NJCAA national championship
• Led all NJCAA players with 10 interceptions in 2021, to go with 47 tackles and four pass breakups in 13 games
• Signed with UMass out of high school, playing 16 games over two seasons with four starts
• Played in all 12 games as a freshman, totaling 46 tackles and two tackles for loss
• In four games in 2020, racked up 27 tackles, one interception and one pass breakup
• Four-star recruit by 247Sports out of Brainerd High School
• Member of the 10-3 Tigers who defeated Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• Appeared in all 13 games on the season
• Totaled four tackles and one tackle for loss on the year
• Had a season-high two tackles at Temple
• Posted one tackle and one tackle for loss against Bethune-Cookman
• Also had one stop at Charlotte
2022 (Redshirt Junior)
• Member of the Tigers who won the 2022 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
• Appeared in all 13 games on the season
• Totaled three tackles on the year
• Had one tackle each against North Texas, Houston and Utah State
Prior to Memphis/Personal
• Helped lead New Mexico Military Institute to the 2021 NJCAA national championship
• Led all NJCAA players with 10 interceptions in 2021, to go with 47 tackles and four pass breakups in 13 games
• Signed with UMass out of high school, playing 16 games over two seasons with four starts
• Played in all 12 games as a freshman, totaling 46 tackles and two tackles for loss
• In four games in 2020, racked up 27 tackles, one interception and one pass breakup
• Four-star recruit by 247Sports out of Brainerd High School
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