Morice Norris: S · Fresno State · #7.
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Morice Norris
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Second year in the Fresno State secondary. On tape: 8 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Eastern Washington, Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 10 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 9.5 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Fresno State | 57 | 41 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 44 | 27 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 6 | -- |
| Career | 101 | 68 | 16.5 | 4.5 | 16 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-35@ Purdue | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-31vs Eastern Washington | 8 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 29-0@ Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 53-10vs Kent State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-9vs Nevada | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-24@ Wyoming | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-32@ Utah State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-24vs UNLV | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-30vs Boise State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 18-42@ San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-25vs New Mexico | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 18-33@ San Diego State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 37-10vs New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 57 | 41 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 10 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%10 TFL57 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 10 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Jeff Tedford — 19-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Tedford
Pass share
59.0%
513 pass / 356 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
538 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
57 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Fresno State, 101 tackles — the college career is complete.
