Dreyden Norwood is a cornerback who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Missouri.
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Arrived at Missouri from Texas A&M. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Kansas — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 61-6vs Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-31vs Kansas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 52-10vs Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-20vs South Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27vs No. 8 Alabama | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-17@ Auburn | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-17@ No. 10 Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-38vs No. 3 Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-27vs Mississippi State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 6-17@ No. 8 Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-17@ Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 7-13vs No. 20 Virginia | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Week 3 · 2025
W 52-10
vs Louisiana
1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 42-point win at home against Louisiana.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
21%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
24tackles this season24 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
4 seasons under Eli Drinkwitz — 35-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
39.6%
360 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
70.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
379 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #282 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #15 of 22 SEC CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
A stat line in 43 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Eli Drinkwitz.
