Nicholas Norris

WR · Western Kentucky 2016 · #15

Last confirmed: Western Kentucky, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′9″ · Miami, FL · Booker T. Washington

Nicholas Norris: WR · Western Kentucky · #15.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Dante WrightColorado State · 2019 · 87% season match
JoJo WardHawai'i · 2019 · 87% season match
Antonio VaughanOld Dominion · 2014 · 79% season match
Corey WillisCentral Michigan · 2016 · 65% season match
Sterling ShepardOklahoma · 2015 · 62% season match

Nicholas Norris

WR · Western Kentucky · #15

Beats you over the top. A 2-star signing who has since put three seasons on the field at Western Kentucky. A game that shows it: 187 receiving yards and 11 receptions against Miami (OH) — Week 3, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Western Kentucky in the news

WKU wins first conference gameCollege Heights Herald Oct 9

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Western Kentucky	76	1,318	17.3	14
2015	Western Kentucky	63	971	15.4	6
2014	Western Kentucky	22	371	16.9	2
Career		161	2,660	16.5	22

Season	Team
2016	Western Kentucky	13	222
2015	Western Kentucky	6	63
2014	Western Kentucky	--	--
Career		19	285

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 46-14vs Rice	7	147	21.0	2	87	2 TD catches
Wk 2	L 10-38@ No. 1 Alabama	2	20	10.0	0	12
Wk 3	W 31-24@ Miami (OH)	11	187	17.0	1	53	Season-high 187 yds
Wk 4	L 30-31vs Vanderbilt	4	45	11.3	0	24
Wk 5	W 50-3vs Houston Christian	2	53	26.5	2	34	2 TD catches
Wk 6	L 52-55@ Louisiana Tech	10	108	10.8	3	31	3 TD catches
Wk 7	W 44-43@ Middle Tennessee	7	87	12.4	0	35
Wk 8	W 59-24vs Old Dominion	6	90	15.0	1	45
Wk 9	W 52-3@ Florida Atlantic	7	131	18.7	1	76	131-yard receiving day
Wk 10	W 49-21vs Florida International	3	66	22.0	0	33
Wk 11	W 45-7vs North Texas	5	90	18.0	2	33	2 TD catches
Wk 13	W 60-6@ Marshall	3	79	26.3	1	30
Wk 14	W 58-44vs Louisiana Tech	6	150	25.0	0	42	150-yard receiving day
Bowl	W 51-31vs Memphis	3	65	21.7	1	37
Total		76	1318	17.3	14	87

Signature game

Week 6 · 2016

L 52-55

at Louisiana Tech

10 rec · 108 yds · 3 TD

With M. White — 340 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 78.2 · K. Towner — 1 tackle · 1 defensive TD · 1 fumble

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +7.17Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 76 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)
Week 1 · Rice · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +7.10Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 87 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)
Week 5 · Houston Christian · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +6.62Nicholas Norris run for 85 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss PAT MISSED)
Week 3 · Miami (OH) · 3rd and 32 · Q2 · EPA +5.45Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 32 yds to the MiaOh 2 for a
Week 3 · Miami (OH) · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.10Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 53 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)
Week 8 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +4.05Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 45 yds for a TD, (Skyler Simcox KICK)

4 more plays

Week 14 · Louisiana Tech · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.92Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 42 yds to the LaTch 15 for a
Week 1 · Memphis · 2nd and 15 · Q1 · EPA +3.53Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 33 yds to the Memph 47 for a
Week 9 · Florida Atlantic · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.33Nicholas Norris run for 53 yds to the FLAATLANTC 27 for a WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, IB (Taywan Taylor) to the FlAtl 37 for a
Week 3 · Miami (OH) · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.25Mike White pass complete to Nicholas Norris for 41 yds to the WKent 49 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Jeff Brohm — 31-10 over that span.

2014Western Kentucky8-5HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2015Western Kentucky12-2HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced

2016Western Kentucky11-3HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (97th percentile). Strength: explosive rate (95th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#20 / 674 · 97th pct

14.0%

Explosive rate#33 / 674 · 95th pct

23.0%

Yards / catch#42 / 674 · 94th pct

17.9

EPA / target#83 / 674 · 88th pct

0.81

Catch rate#295 / 674 · 56th pct

69.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec TDs#8 / 524 · 98th pct

Rec yards#13 / 524 · 98th pct

1318

Long catch#15 / 524 · 97th pct

Rush yards#8 / 257 · 97th pct

222

Receptions#28 / 524 · 94th pct

Yards / catch#54 / 524 · 90th pct

17.3

Rush TDs#18 / 257 · 86th pct

Fumbles lost#80 / 216 · 40th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

83rd → 88th percentile

Explosive rate

86th → 95th percentile

Catch rate

78th → 56th percentile

TD rate

71st → 97th percentile

Yards / catch

85th → 94th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.7	91.6	19.8	1.0
Road6g	6.7	102	15.9	1.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	5.8	89.0	16.3	1.1
Weeks 8+6g	5.0	101	20.8	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Jeff Brohm

Pass share

49.8%

471 pass / 474 run

Plays / game

67.5

14 games

Team sack rate

4.3%

464 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

76 catches and 13 carries in 14 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Nicholas Norris

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Western Kentucky in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons at Western Kentucky

His moves

2013