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Jerious Norwood
Jerious Montreal Norwood (born July 29, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and is the school's second all-time leading rusher. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2006 NFL draft.
He played football and ran track at Brandon High School in Brandon, Mississippi where he was a high school All-American. He was also Mississippi's "Mr. Football", an honor given to the state's most outstanding high school football player. While at Brandon High he recorded 92 career touchdowns to rank fourth all-time on the state career-scoring list and accounted for more than 8,000 all-purpose yards. He totaled 3,229 all-purpose yards and 38 touchdowns during a junior season. Norwood was also named Mississippi's Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior as he rushed for 2,878 yards and scored 32 touchdowns. He also recorded nine receptions for 165 yards and three touchdowns, while averaging 46.9 yards on six kick returns with one touchdown. He also rushed for a school record 367 yards during a playoff game. In track & field, he competed as a sprinter and high hurdler. He got a PR of 14.5 seconds in the 110m hurdles, and 42.18 seconds as a member of the 4 × 100 m relay squad.
As a three-year starter, at Mississippi State, he rushed for over 100 yards on 13 occasions, surpassing the previous school record of 12 set by Walter Packer and James Johnson. He also started 29 of 46 games, setting a school record with 3,222 career rushing yards on 573 carries (5.6 avg.) with 15 touchdowns.
In 2002, Norwood was named to the Knoxville News Sentinel Southeastern Conference All-Freshman team as a kick returner. He finished second on the team with 66 rushes for 394 yards (6.0 avg.). He also caught five passes for 47 yards and returned 14 kicks for 292 yards.
In 2003, Norwood appeared in every game with eight starts. He finished the season with 121 carries for 642 yards and two touchdowns.
In 2004, Norwood started every game as he became the sixth player in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season, rushing for 1,050 yards on 195 carries with seven touchdowns. He recorded five games of 100-plus rushing yards, including one 200-yard performance.
As a senior in 2005, Norwood won the Conerly Award, which is given to the top college player in the state of Mississippi, after leading the team rushing with 191 carries for 1,136 yards (5.9 avg.) with six touchdowns and no fumbles. He ranked second on the team with 19 receptions for 96 yards and two touchdowns. Norwood also registered four punt returns for 43 yards. His 1,275 all-purpose yards on 214 plays rank eighth in school history.
Norwood was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round (79th overall) of the 2006 NFL draft.
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Jerious Norwood
Jerious Montreal Norwood (born July 29, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and is the school's second all-time leading rusher. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2006 NFL draft.
He played football and ran track at Brandon High School in Brandon, Mississippi where he was a high school All-American. He was also Mississippi's "Mr. Football", an honor given to the state's most outstanding high school football player. While at Brandon High he recorded 92 career touchdowns to rank fourth all-time on the state career-scoring list and accounted for more than 8,000 all-purpose yards. He totaled 3,229 all-purpose yards and 38 touchdowns during a junior season. Norwood was also named Mississippi's Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior as he rushed for 2,878 yards and scored 32 touchdowns. He also recorded nine receptions for 165 yards and three touchdowns, while averaging 46.9 yards on six kick returns with one touchdown. He also rushed for a school record 367 yards during a playoff game. In track & field, he competed as a sprinter and high hurdler. He got a PR of 14.5 seconds in the 110m hurdles, and 42.18 seconds as a member of the 4 × 100 m relay squad.
As a three-year starter, at Mississippi State, he rushed for over 100 yards on 13 occasions, surpassing the previous school record of 12 set by Walter Packer and James Johnson. He also started 29 of 46 games, setting a school record with 3,222 career rushing yards on 573 carries (5.6 avg.) with 15 touchdowns.
In 2002, Norwood was named to the Knoxville News Sentinel Southeastern Conference All-Freshman team as a kick returner. He finished second on the team with 66 rushes for 394 yards (6.0 avg.). He also caught five passes for 47 yards and returned 14 kicks for 292 yards.
In 2003, Norwood appeared in every game with eight starts. He finished the season with 121 carries for 642 yards and two touchdowns.
In 2004, Norwood started every game as he became the sixth player in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season, rushing for 1,050 yards on 195 carries with seven touchdowns. He recorded five games of 100-plus rushing yards, including one 200-yard performance.
As a senior in 2005, Norwood won the Conerly Award, which is given to the top college player in the state of Mississippi, after leading the team rushing with 191 carries for 1,136 yards (5.9 avg.) with six touchdowns and no fumbles. He ranked second on the team with 19 receptions for 96 yards and two touchdowns. Norwood also registered four punt returns for 43 yards. His 1,275 all-purpose yards on 214 plays rank eighth in school history.
Norwood was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round (79th overall) of the 2006 NFL draft.