Josiah Norwood
Moves the chains on third down. He has spent three seasons in the UCLA receiving corps. One game to point at: 87 rec yds, 2 receptions against San Diego State — Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at UCLA, 334 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chip Kelly.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: long catch (94th). Concern: receptions (1st).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 36.5 | 18.8 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 31.8 | 20.9 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 17.0 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Awards
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Career stats
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log
Game Log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-10@ San Diego State | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 1 | 81 | Season-high 87 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 59-7vs North Carolina Central | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-14@ Utah | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-36@ Oregon State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-7@ Stanford | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-17vs Arizona State | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-33vs California | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 12 | 178 | 15.3 | 2 | 81 |
How he plays
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: long catch (94th). Concern: receptions (1st).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jaylin Lane’s 2020 season.
Matches Jaylin on
Differs from Jaylin on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Samario Rudolph's senior season at UAB (2022).
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Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2023Up 456% from first season to most-recent.