Bill Norton: DL · Texas · #15.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Bill Norton
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. The six seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Kirby Smart, Jedd Fisch and Steve Sarkisian. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Vanderbilt — Week 9, 2024.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
14 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 51-3vs UL Monroe | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-13vs Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-3vs No. 18 Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 15-30vs No. 5 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ No. 25 Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 20-10@ Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-7@ No. 20 Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 19-22vs No. 5 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 38-24vs No. 13 Clemson | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-28vs No. 6 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%2 TFLSack rate
7%1 sackHurry rate
14%2 hurries14 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Pass share
48.7%
541 pass / 570 run
Plays / game
69.4
16 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
584 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Georgia, Arizona and Texas, 1 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Kirby Smart, Jedd Fisch and Steve Sarkisian.
