| No. 97 – Los Angeles Rams | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Roster status | Practice squad |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 7, 2000 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 335 lb (152 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Christian Brothers (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| College | Georgia (2019–2022) Arizona (2023) Texas (2024) |
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Bill Norton (born July 7, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, Arizona Wildcats, and Texas Longhorns.
Norton attended Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tennessee. As a junior, he recorded 45 tackles with 16 being for a loss, and seven sacks. [1] As a senior, Norton notched 65 tackles with 12 being for a loss, and six sacks, and was named the DII-AAA Mr. Football award winner. [2] Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Georgia Bulldogs over offers from schools such as Alabama, LSU, Mississippi State, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, and Tennessee. [3]
During his time with the Bulldogs from 2019 through 2022, Norton recorded 12 tackles, while utilizing a redshirt season, and helping the team to two national championships. [4] After the 2022 season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [5]
Norton transferred to play for the Arizona Wildcats. [4] In 2023, he recorded 32 tackles with two and a half going for a loss, three pass deflections, and two forced fumbles in 13 games. [6] After the season, Norton once again entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [6]
Norton transferred to play for the Texas Longhorns. [7] In 2024, he recorded 14 tackles with two being for a loss, a sack, and a forced fumble in 15 games. [8] After the season, Norton declared for the 2025 NFL draft. [9]
| Season | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF | ||
| Georgia Bulldogs | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona Wildcats | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Texas Longhorns | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 55 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 325 lb (147 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 5.39 s | 1.95 s | 3.08 s | 5.13 s | 8.10 s | 22.0 in (0.56 m) | 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) | 25 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day [10] [11] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the 2025 NFL draft, Norton signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent. [12] . He was waived on August 26. [13] . The next day, Norton was re-signed to the practice squad. [14]
On August 25, 2019, Norton was arrested on a DUI charge under the age of 21. [15]