Last confirmed: Miami, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 312 lb · Jacksonville, FL · Trinity Christian Academy
Kendrick Norton: DL · Miami · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kendrick Norton
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Second year in the Miami defensive front. On tape: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Georgia Tech, Week 7, 2017.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-30vs Toledo | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-6@ Duke | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-20@ Florida State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 25-24vs Georgia Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 27-19vs Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-19@ North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-10vs No. 13 Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-28vs Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-38@ No. 1 Clemson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 24-34vs No. 6 Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 14 | 6.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Week 6 · 2017
W 24-20
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
25%6 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
4%1 hurry26 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
2 seasons under Mark Richt, all balanced offenses — 19-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Richt
Pass share
51.3%
423 pass / 401 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Miami, 4 sacks — drafted at #242 overall by the Carolina Panthers.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Al Golden → Mark Richt. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Carolina PanthersEntering 9th NFL season
Carolina PanthersEntering 9th NFL season
