Jared Norris

Jared Norris
No. 52 Carolina Panthers
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-07-19) July 19, 1993
Place of birth: Bakersfield, California
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Bakersfield (CA) Centennial
College: Utah
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Second Team All-Pac-12 (2015)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2016
Total tackles: 4
Sacks: 0.0
Pass deflections: 0
Interceptions: 0
Forced fumbles: 0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Jared Scott Norris (born July 19, 1993) is an American football linebacker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah. Norris was signed by the Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

Early years

Norris played linebacker at Centennial High School in Bakersfield, California, where he was a three-year starter and three-year letterman.[1][2][3]

His junior year, he was named Second Team All-Area, Second Team All-Southwest Yosemite League and Centennial High's co-Defensive MVP.[1][4][5] He also won the Hometown All-Stars Linebacker Award.[1]

He garnered Second Team MaxPreps Division I All-State accolades as a senior.[6] He was named the All-Area Defensive Player of the Year by The Bakersfield Californian and the Southwest Yosemite League Defensive Player of the Year.[1][6][7][6][8] He also won the Bakersfield Jockey Club's Outstanding Athlete Award.[1][7] He won the Hometown All-Stars Linebacker Award for the second year in a row.[1] He missed a few games his senior year due to Valley fever.[9][10]

He graduated from Centennial High School in 2011.[7] He was teammates with Cody Kessler at Centennial High.[2][11] Norris was a team captain as well.[1][2] He also earned one letter in baseball.[1]

In the class of 2011, Norris was rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports.com.[12][13][14][15] He was also rated the No. 30 inside linebacker in the country by Rivals.com,[12][16] the No. 29 middle linebacker in the country by Scout.com,[13][17] the No. 37 inside linebacker in the country by ESPN.com,[14][18] and the No. 28 inside linebacker in the country by 247Sports.com.[15][19] He was also rated both a three-star recruit and the No. 28 inside linebacker in the country on 247Sports.com's composite rating, which takes into account the ratings of all the other major recruiting services in the country.[15][20][21]

Norris committed to Utah in May 2010.[12][3][22] He also received offers from California and New Mexico State.[12][10]

College career

Norris played for the Utah Utes of the University of Utah from 2012 to 2015. He was redshirted in 2011.[1] He was a three-year starter and four-year letterman.[1][23]

He played in seven games in 2012, recording two total tackles and a fumble recovery.[1][24]

He played in ten games, starting seven, in 2013.[1] Five of his starts were at mac linebacker and two were at rover linebacker.[25][26] He totaled 2.0 sacks, two pass breakups, two forced fumbles and 64 total tackles, 4.5 of which were tackles for loss. He missed two games due to injury.[1][25] He earned Honorable Mention Academic All-Pac-12 honors.[1][27]

Norris played in 13 games, all starts, in 2014. All of his starts were at rover linebacker. He recorded 116 total tackles, which was the most on the team and fourth most in the Pac-12. He also averaged 8.9 tackles per game, which was third most in the Pac-12.[1][28] He was named the 2014 Las Vegas Bowl Defensive "Out-Performer" of the game.[1][29] He also had 13.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks and one pass breakup.[1][28] He earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 and Honorable Mention Academic All-Pac-12 accolades.[30]

He appeared in 12 games, all starts, in 2015.[1] All of his starts were at mac linebacker.[23][28] He accumulated one sack, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, five pass breakups and 87 total tackles, 6.5 of which were tackles for loss. He missed one game due to injury.[1][23] He was named Second Team All-Pac-12.[1][31] In April 2015, he was named to the watchlist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy.[32] In July 2015, he was named to the watchlists for the Bednarik Award, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Butkus Award.[33][34][35] In October 2015, he was named a quarter-finalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy.[1][36] He was a team captain in 2015 as well.[1][37] He also played in the 2016 Senior Bowl as part of the North team.[38]

He played in 42 games, starting 32, during his college career.[1] He recorded 7.0 sacks, eight pass breakups, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and 269 total tackles, 24.0 of which were tackles for loss.[1][39] He had at least 10 tackles in 11 games during his career.[1][39] He graduated from Utah with a bachelor's degree in economics.[1][39][7]

Professional career

External video
Norris' NFL Combine workout

Norris was rated the ninth best inside linebacker in the 2016 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[40] Lance Zierlein of NFL.com predicted that he would be selected in the sixth or seventh round. Zierlein said that "Norris looks the part of a backup WILL inside linebacker in a 3-4 who has the potential to become an average starter down the road".[41]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 1 in 241 lb 31 1⁄2 in 10 1⁄8 in 4.80 s 1.64 s 2.78 s 4.52 s 7.07 s  29 1⁄2 in 9 ft 6 in 19 reps
Cone drill from Pro Day, all others from NFL Combine[40][42]

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Norris signed with the Carolina Panthers on May 2, 2016.[43]

Personal life

Norris's father, David, was a swimmer in college. Jared once attended Camp Woodward, a professional skateboarding camp, and was the "biggest skateboarder ever to attend" the camp.[1][44]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 "JARED NORRIS". utahutes.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Goon, Kyle (October 23, 2014). "Utes' Norris, USC's Kessler go way back". sltrib.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Utah Utes football: California linebacker commits". deseretnews.com. May 18, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "California: All-Southwest Yosemite League Football Team". maxpreps.com. January 23, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2009 high school fall sports all-league selections". bakersfield.com. December 26, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 Askeland, Kevin (January 24, 2011). "Eubank heads California All-State Football Team". maxpreps.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Lynch, Stephen (October 25, 2013). "All-Star Athlete: Jared Norris". bakersfield.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2010 All-Southwest Yosemite League Team". centralvalleyfootball.com. December 12, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  9. ↑ Ewing, Zach (October 6, 2010). "High school notebook: Ridgeview LB Wilson commits to Oregon". bakersfield.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  10. 1 2 Swinney, Brian (October 26, 2010). "5 Minutes With Jared Norris". scout.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  11. ↑ Facer, Dirk (October 23, 2015). "Utah football's Jared Norris, USC's Cody Kessler reunite as seniors". deseretnews.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Jared Norris". n.rivals.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  13. 1 2 "JARED NORRIS". scout.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
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  17. ↑ "2011 Middle LB Football Recruiting Prospects". scout.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
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  19. ↑ "2011 Top Inside Linebacker Recruits". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  20. ↑ "2011 Top Inside Linebacker Recruits". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  21. ↑ "247Sports Rating Explanation". 247sports.com. July 20, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  22. ↑ Gomez, Mario (May 18, 2010). "Utes Right Fit for Norris". scout.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  23. 1 2 3 "2016 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). utahutes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  24. ↑ "2013 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). utahutes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  25. 1 2 "2014 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). utahutes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  26. ↑ "2013 UTAH FOOTBALL NEWS" (PDF). usctrojans.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Pac-12 names football all-academic teams". pac-12.com. November 26, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  28. 1 2 3 "2015 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). utahutes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  29. ↑ "#20 UTAH FOOTBALL TO PLAY BYU IN LAS VEGAS BOWL". utahutes.com. December 9, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Pac-12 football All-Conference team announced". pac-12.com. December 2, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Pac-12 football all-Conference team announced". pac-12.com. December 1, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  32. ↑ "LOTT IMPACT TROPHY ANNOUNCES 2015 WATCH LIST". lottimpacttrophy.org. April 17, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  33. ↑ "UTAH'S BOOKER, NORRIS NAMED TO MAXWELL AND BEDNARIK WATCH LISTS". utahutes.com. July 7, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  34. ↑ "UTAH'S NORRIS NAMED TO BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCH LIST". utahutes.com. July 10, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  35. ↑ "UTAH'S DIMICK, NORRIS AND WHITTINGHAM NAMED TO LOMBARDI AND BUTKUS AWARD WATCH LISTS". utahutes.com. July 14, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Lott IMPACT Trophy Names 2015 Quarter-Finalists". lottimpacttrophy.org. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  37. ↑ Williams, Carter (August 27, 2015). "Utah football position preview: The linebackers have experience, energy". deseretnews.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  38. ↑ Judd, Brandon (January 30, 2016). "5 with Utah ties, all defenders, post solid performances in Senior Bowl". deseretnews.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  39. 1 2 3 "JARED NORRIS". panthers.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  40. 1 2 "Jared Norris - Utah, ILB : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  41. ↑ "JARED NORRIS". nfl.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  42. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Jared Norris". NFL.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  43. ↑ Strickland, Bryan (May 2, 2016). "Panthers agree to terms with seven college free agents". Panthers.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  44. ↑ Mobley, Chad (October 31, 2013). "Q&A: Jared Norris". dailyutahchronicle.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
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