#3

Norell Pollard

DL · Virginia Tech · Sr. · #3

Virginia Tech 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Norell Pollard

DL · Virginia Tech · Sr · #3

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#817 national
CFB
College
Virginia Tech
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
J.C. Price
Virginia Tech
2022
Virginia Tech
era →
2023
Virginia Tech

Coaching transition mid-career: J.C. Price → Brent Pry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Virginia Tech6-7HC: J.C. Price · Run-heavy
2022Virginia Tech3-8HC: Brent Pry · Balanced
2023Virginia Tech7-6HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Virginia Tech2397.54.0------
2022Virginia Tech1543.01.51----
2021Virginia Tech2793.01.02----
Career652213.56.53----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2023

W 48–22

at Boston College

1 TOT

Dominant 26-point win on the road against Boston College.

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jonah Tavai’s 2021 season.

Jonah Tavai

88%match

San Diego State · 2021

#2

Dennis Osagiede

Liberty · 2022

84%
#3

Jared Dawson

Louisville · 2023

83%
#4

Elijah Chatman

SMU · 2020

81%
#5

T.J. Jackson

Troy · 2022

All-Sun Belt
77%

Matches Jonah on

Hurry rate
Sack rate
Height

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to T.J. Jackson's senior season at West Virginia (2024).

T.J. Jackson

85%match

West Virginia · 2024

All-Sun Belt
#2

Patrick Jenkins

Tulane · 2023

All-AAC
79%
#3

Jared Dawson

Louisville · 2024

78%
#4

Tyre West

Tennessee · 2025

NFL Rd 7
72%
#5

Ahmed Hassanein

Boise State · 2024

All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 6
68%

Matches T.J. on

Weight
Sack rate
Hurry rate