2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
“Cocktober headed to Norman”
Jordan Norman
Jordan Norman arrives at Tennessee with a new fit to prove and an old chapter closed.
Tennessee fans keep putting the player's case on trial, week to week.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
14 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tennessee | 14 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2025 | Tulane | 27 | 15 | 8.0 | 6.0 | -- |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 25 | 7 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2023 | South Alabama | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| Career | 70 | 29 | 18.5 | 12.5 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 8): 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Furman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-24@ Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 42-9vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-20vs No. 1 Texas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-14vs Auburn | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-17@ Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-10vs No. 6 Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-27@ South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 24 · L 24-27 at South Carolina, play by play
1 tackle.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 24-17.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Tennessee’s defense played that day
South Carolina’s 10 drives: 5 stopped (1 takeaway) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 10. His sack came with Tennessee up 7.
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss on 3rd and 8. Third quarter, up 28-3.
4 tackles, including 1 sack. His sack on 4th and 10 ended Georgia Tech’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 4th and 10. Fourth quarter, up 31-17. Ended Georgia Tech’s drive (downs).
1 tackle, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 2 · 2026
W 45-24
at Georgia Tech
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 21-point win on the road against Georgia Tech.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +21 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
29%4 TFLSack rate
18%2 sacksHurry rate
14%2 hurries14 tackles · 4 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
37.5%
207 pass / 345 run
Plays / game
69.0
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
242 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #145 at the position.
The No. 2,016 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the SEC as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Kane Wommack, Major Applewhite, Jon Sumrall and Josh Heupel.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Tennessee
