Receiver, Alabama, 2009–⁠13

Kevin Norwood

Number
No. 83
Height
6′2″
Hometown
D’Iberville, MS
Born
Sep 23, 1989, in Biloxi, Mississippi

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Kevin Norwood played receiver at Alabama (2009–⁠13). The Seattle Seahawks took Norwood in round 4, No. 123 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
568
Receiving yards, 2013 (Alabama, 11–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 123
Round 4, 2014 NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Tennessee, 2013112receiving yards, career highvs. Tennessee, 20132receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Auburn, 2012

Team titles: National champions, 2009, 2011 and 2012; SEC champions, 2009 and 2012

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
10–⁠3AP 1012–⁠1★ AP 113–⁠1★ AP 111–⁠2AP 7
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2010Alabama35618.7136
2011Alabama1119017.3038
2012Alabama2946115.9447
2013Alabama3856814.9750
Career811,27515.71250

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Alabama83WR
2010Alabama83WR
2011Alabama83WR
2012Alabama83WR
2013Alabama83WR6′2″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Alabama311.3798th (n=341)0.8142.54%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Alabama 12 games, 38 catches, 568 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Virginia TechW 35–⁠10111011
Sep 14atTexas A&MW 49–⁠42352122
Sep 28vs.Ole MissW 25–⁠0540010
Oct 5vs.Georgia StateW 45–⁠3342026
Oct 12atKentuckyW 48–⁠7481142
Oct 19vs.ArkansasW 52–⁠0110010
Oct 26vs.TennesseeW 45–⁠106112134
Nov 9vs.LSUW 38–⁠17438112
Nov 16atMississippi StateW 20–⁠7223112
Nov 23vs.ChattanoogaW 49–⁠0484150
Nov 30atAuburnL 28–⁠34345120
Jan 2 ✦vs.OklahomaL 31–⁠45230021
2012 Alabama 11 games, 29 catches, 461 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.MichiganW 41–⁠14353028
Sep 8vs.Western KentuckyW 35–⁠0392247
Sep 15atArkansasW 52–⁠0114014
Sep 29vs.Ole MissW 33–⁠14220017
Oct 13atMissouriW 42–⁠10325015
Oct 20atTennesseeW 44–⁠13243035
Oct 27vs.Mississippi StateW 38–⁠7114014
Nov 3atLSUW 21–⁠17562018
Nov 10vs.Texas A&ML 24–⁠291707
Nov 24vs.AuburnW 49–⁠0565238
Jan 7 ✦vs.Notre DameW 42–⁠14366029
2011 Alabama 5 games, 11 catches, 190 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Kent StateW 48–⁠71505
Sep 10atPenn StateW 27–⁠11325012
Nov 12atMississippi StateW 24–⁠7260038
Nov 19vs.Georgia SouthernW 45–⁠21122022
Jan 9 ✦vs.LSUW 21–⁠0478026
2010 Alabama 2 games, 3 catches, 56 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 11vs.Penn StateW 24–⁠3136136
Nov 18vs.Georgia StateW 63–⁠7220015

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2014 Senior Bowl (South team, won 20–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2014
Height6′2″
Weight198 lb
Arm length32⅛″
Hand size10″
Wingspan75¾″W
40-yard dash4.48 s
10-yard split1.60 sW
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press8 reps
3-cone drill6.68 s
20-yard shuttle4.32 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 7 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2014Seattle Seahawks691020
2015Carolina Panthers1000
NFL career791020

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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