Penn State · L 0-45
No catches.
Gardner-Webb · W 36-35 · FCS
No catches.
Old Dominion · W 36-23
1 catch, 2 yards
The other 5 games average 47 yards. This one was 45 below.
Norton has catches in 6 of Marshall’s 8 games: none against Penn State and Gardner-Webb.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 9, middle 3, right 7.
Adrian Norton
Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The first career honor came in 2024: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 77 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Coastal Carolina — Week 6, 2026.
237 receiving yards · 22 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ No. 18 Penn State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-24@ Missouri State | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-45@ James Madison | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27vs Coastal Carolina | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 0 | 31 | Season-high 77 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 20-13vs South Alabama | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 38 | |
| Wk 9 | W 36-23@ Old Dominion | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 22 | 237 | 10.8 | 0 | 38 |
Oct. 20 · W 20-13 vs South Alabama, play by play
3 catches for 52 yards. Marshall threw to him on 7 of its 33 passes.
38-yard catch. Third quarter, tied 6-6.
1 catch for 2 yards. Marshall threw to him on 1 of its 18 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 36-23 win.
2-yard catch on 3rd and 8. First quarter, up 14-7.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 77 yards, his most this season. Marshall threw to him on 6 of its 37 passes. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
Incomplete on 4th and 2. Third quarter, down 27-0. Turnover on downs.
31-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 27-14.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 47 yards. Marshall threw to him on 6 of its 51 passes. 36 of the 47 came before halftime.
21-yard catch. First quarter, down 10-7.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 16 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 3 catches for 32 yards, the box score 3 for 16, so no play is placed until they agree.
7 catches for 43 yards. Marshall threw to him on 8 of its 23 passes.
2-yard catch on 3rd and 8. First quarter, tied 7-7.
7-yard catch on 3rd and 8. Third quarter, up 14-13.
15-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 20-14.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 5 · 2026
L 17-45
4 rec · 47 yds
With C. Heimbach — 46 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20 · C. Del Rio-Wilson — 221 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 38.6 · 15 rush yds (7 car)
The plays that mattered most
365th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3414% of team targetsCatch rate
65%22 of 34 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
65% catch rate on 34 targets · 14% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 57.3 | 14.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 16.2 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 36.6 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 27.0 | 9.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Pass share
46.6%
255 pass / 292 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
291 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #326 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #26 of 51 Sun Belt WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,037 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 30 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Joe Moorhead and Tony Gibson.
