2023 Football Roster

29 Brian Norris

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 230
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Chiefland, Fla.
  • High School Chiefland HS
  • Twitter B_E_Norris
  • Instagram bnorris_4_

Biography

2023: Saw action in eight games...finished season with seven tackles (four solo).

2022: Saw action in three games before a season-ending knee injury…posted three tackles on the year… made three tackles vs Howard (9/10).

2021: Saw action in eight of the Bulls' twelve games...played extensively on special teams.

2020: Saw action in seven of the Bulls' nine games on the season and made one start...posted 16 tackles and one quarterback hurry on the year...made his first career start at linebacker at Cincinnati (10/3) and posted a career-best 11 tackles to lead the team...had three tackles at Houston (11/14).

2019: Played in nine games…finished the year with 16 tackles...recorded his first career sack and forced a fumble against South Carolina State (9/14)…tied a career high with four tackles against Navy (10/19).

2018: A redshirt season.

CHIEFLAND HS: In his career, rushed 281 times for 1,539 yards (5.5 ypc) and 17 touchdowns…as a senior, rushed 119 times for 679 yards (5.7 ypc) and tied his career high with seven touchdowns in 10 games...ran for 221 yards as a junior…set his career high with seven rushing touchdowns along with posting 556 rushing yards (6.6 ypc) in 10 games in 2015 as a sophomore.rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and Scout…a powerful downhill runner.

PERSONAL: Born on May 25, 2000, in Gainesville, Fla....son of Brian and Latoya Norris...has two younger sisters, Briana and Sierra...enjoys fishing and working out...volunteered to help in the cleanup from Hurricane Irma...also lettered in basketball and track and field in high school...earned his degree in integrated public relations and advertising...named to the 2020 USF Athletics Spring Honor Roll.

NORRIS CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 11, at Cincinnati (10/3/20)
TFL 1, vs. South Carolina State (9/14/19)
Sacks 1.0, vs. South Carolina State (9/14/19)
FF 1, vs. South Carolina State (9/14/19)

NORRIS GAME-BY-GAME STATS
2023 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists) 
Navy (2-2-0); UAB (1-1-0); UCONN (1-1-0) 

2021 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Florida (1-0-1); Houston (1-1-0); Tulane (1-1-0)

2020 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Notre Dame (1-1-0); Cincinnati (11-4-7); ECU (1-1-0); Houston (3-2-1)

2019 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Wisconsin (3-0-3); Georgia Tech (1-1-0); South Carolina State (3-2-1); SMU (1-0-0); UConn (3-3-0); BYU (1-1-0); Navy (3-1-2); Memphis (1-0-0).

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

    Running Back
    6'2" 228 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 227 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2020Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'2" 227 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2021Junior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 225 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2022Graduate Student

    Linebacker
    6'2" 225 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2023Graduate Student

    Linebacker
    6'2" 230 lbs
    29