#97

John Norwood

LBSenior6' 3", 220 lbsMilpitas, CA
San José State Spartans4-5 · TDC #123
Snap share
14%
likely 5–18%
Tackles
7
2784th of 5664 in FBS
Solo
4
Tackles for loss
1
1566th of 2634 in FBS
Sacks
1
620th of 1383 in FBS
Interceptions
0

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

DefenseValueFBS rank
Havoc plays0—
Tackles for loss0—
Run stops12852nd / 3422
Sacks0—
Pass breakups0—
Interceptions0—
Forced fumbles0—
Tackles3—

Career

4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsTklTFLSacksINTPDHavoc
2026 so farSan José State#123 · 4-5614%711000
2025San José State#122 · 3-914%410000
2024San José State#88 · 7-646%500000
2023San José State#59 · 7-662%611000

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. John Norwood's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

John Norwood's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

4.3 avg. game scoreBest: 6.3 at USC (Week 1)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
Defense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1@USCL 26–426.3111100··
1@Eastern MichiganW 27–21—no stats recorded
2Cal PolyW 30–20—no stats recorded
3Fresno StateL 10–264.5200000··
5@Hawai'iW 20–164.1110000··
6WyomingL 13–16—no stats recorded
7@UTEPW 24–114.1110000··
8@NevadaL 13–282.7100000··
9New MexicoL 16–214.1110000··
2026 · 6 games4.3741100··

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles72784th / 5664
Solo4—
Tackles for loss11566th / 2634
Sacks1620th / 1383
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameOpp. playsEst. snapsPlays madePenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Eastern Michigan76··1—
Wk 3 · Fresno State68~28 (3–51)2·41%
Wk 5 · Hawai'i63~4 (0–23)1·6%
Wk 7 · UTEP84~29 (3–53)1·35%
Wk 8 · Nevada74~12 (0–69)1·16%
Wk 9 · New Mexico58~13 (0–58)1·22%
Season63786 (33–113)6114%

Position Room

16 LBs on the San José State roster, ordered by tkl

#PlayerPosClassTklTFLSacksINTPD
4Dylan LeeLBJR786434
3Naseri DanielsonLBJR631.5013
6Ethan PowellLBSR3852.5—2
7Aizik MahukaLBJR2574—2
53Brady Van BennekumLBJR700—0
97John NorwoodLBSR711—0
24Malakai HoeftLBSR600—0
Cayden WoolwineLB300—0
11Champ KapanuiLBFR100—0
15Skylar TiatiaLBFR—————
16Luke RicheyLBSO—————
20Lance MitchellLBFR—————
25Zane CarterLBJR—————
26Viliami LotoaniuLBFR—————
40Blake TabaracciLBSO—————
56Sirr BibleLBFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. San José State depth chart →