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2017 Football Roster

24 Miles Norris

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 231
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Baltimore, Md.
  • Highschool Gilman School

Biography

As a fifth-year senior (2017)
• Elected team captain for the third straight year.
• Suffered a preseason injury, missing the entire campaign.

As a senior (2016)
• Elected team captain for the 2016 campaign, making him a rare two-year captain.
• Missed the entire year after suffering a preseason injury.

As a junior (2015)
• Served as team co-captain as a junior.
• Ranked fourth on the team in tackles (48) and paced the squad in forced fumbles (two).
• Added 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a pass breakup during the season.
• Posted five tackles at Dartmouth.
• Had a team-high eight tackles and forced a fumble against  both Brown and Columbia.
• Was credited with six tackles against Sacred Heart.
• Recorded three tackles in the 2015 season opener against Bucknell and two against Harvard.
• Made five tackles with a sack and a pass breakup at Yale.
• Had five stops with one for a loss against Colgate.
• Registered three tackles at Princeton and at Penn.

As a sophomore (2014)
• Led the Big Red and ranked ninth in the Ivy League in tackles (71).
• Ranked 10th in the Ivy League with 7.0 tackles for loss and fifth with 4.5 sacks (both team-highs).
• Added two pass breakups and a fumble recovery.
• Recorded a career-high 15 tackles with two for a loss and a sack at reigning Ivy champ Harvard.
• Made 13 tackles with a pair of sacks in the loss at Colgate.
• Posted nine stops with a pass breakup against Yale.
• Had eight tackles with 1.0 for a loss and a pass breakup against Princeton.

As a freshman (2013)
• Norris emerged as an impact player late in his freshman season after spending a majority of the year on special teams.
• He made 15 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss with a blocked kick while seeing action in all 10 games, earning his first varsity letter.
• Norris had a career-high six stops against both Princeton and Penn (team high) and was also credited with 2.5 tackles for loss and a blocked a punt that was recovered for a touchdown against the Quakers.

At Gilman School
• Norris was a two-time all-state linebacker at the Gilman School, earning second-team honors as a senior.
• A two-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro pick, Norris was part of three MIAA championship football teams and served as team captain his senior year.
• A two-time all-league pick, he was selected to the Big 33 and Chesapeake Bowl all-star teams.
• Norris was a two-star recruit according to Sout.com recruiting service.
• He also competed in track and field in the discus, long jump and shot put.

Personal
• Miles Evan Norris is the son of Raymond and Karen Norris and has two younger sisters.
• His cousin, Glenn Williams, played football at Duke.
• He is enrolled in the School of Hotel Administration.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2013-14Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 215 lbs
    34
  • 24

    2014-15Sophomore

    Inside Linebacker
    6'0" 227 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2015-16Junior

    Inside Linebacker
    6'0" 240 lbs
    24
  • 24
    C

    2016-17Senior

    Inside Linebacker
    6'0" 240 lbs
    24
    C
  • 24

    2017-18Senior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 231 lbs
    24