Josh Norman

He ranked fifth on the team with 56 tackles and 3rd in the Big South with 9 pass defenses.

He also recorded another blocked field goal, bringing him one shy of the Coastal Carolina record.

Joshua Ricardo Norman (born December 15, 1987) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent.

In 2006, Norman was the only two-way player on his high school team that won the South Carolina State Championship.

He was named an All-State football player and was selected to participate in the North-South All-Star Game.

He was also named to the All-Lakeland Region 4A on offense and also participated in basketball, baseball, and track throughout high school.

Despite all that, Norman received no scholarship offers from any Division I schools.

Norman began college by taking courses at Horry Georgetown Tech while living with his brother, Marrio Norman, who earned a full scholarship in football to Coastal Carolina.

The following year in 2008, Norman was offered a spot on the Chanticleers as a walk-on.

He eventually graduated with a communications major and dramatic arts minor.

During his true freshman year at Coastal Carolina in 2008, Norman played in all 12 games with 7 starts.

During his first start against North Carolina A&T, Norman recorded his first interception.

He recorded 26 solo tackles and 35 total tackles, tying for ninth most tackles on the team.

He ranked fifth in the Big South with nine pass defenses and two interceptions.

He earned Big South Freshman of the Week honors after his seven tackle and one interception performance in a win over Presbyterian.

After his freshman year, Coastal Carolina awarded Norman a scholarship.

During his sophomore season, Norman was named a third-team All-American by the Associated Press and made the College Sporting News' "Fabulous Fifty" All-American team.

He also earned first-team All-Big South.

During the season, he broke the league record and tied for second in the nation with eight interceptions.

He ranked third in interceptions per game with 0.73 and led the league with 15 pass breakups, tying eighth nationally with 1.36 per game.

He also ranked sixth on the team with 35 tackles and led the team with two blocked kicks.

He earned Big South Defensive Player of the Week and National Defensive Player of the Week after tying a Big South record with three interceptions in a game in a win over Gardner-Webb.

During his junior season, Norman again earned 1st team All-Big South.

In 2011, Norman was a preseason All-American and All-Big South conference as well as being listed as one of the top 10 defensive backs for 2011 by The Sporting Network.

Additionally, he was voted onto the 2011 AFCA Football Championship Subdivision Coaches' All-America Team.

For his college career, Norman tied for second in Coastal Carolina history with 11 career interceptions and pass breakups with 23.

He played college football for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Norman has also played for the Washington Redskins, and San Francisco 49ers, and was once considered to be among the best cornerbacks in the NFL.

On January 12, 2012, it was announced that Norman had accepted his invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Game.

Norman was projected to be a late round pick at the end of his senior season, but began to climb draft boards after impressing scouts during East-West Shrine Game practices.

On January 21, 2012, Norman played in the 2012 East-West Shrine Game and was part of the East team that lost 24–17 to the West.

On January 26, 2012, Norman accepted an invitation to play in the 2012 Senior Bowl as a late-replacement after Alfonzo Dennard sustained an injury.

Norman continued to impress coaches and scouts by intercepting six passes during Senior Bowl practices, although he was a late-replacement and had minimal time to practice with his team.

On January 28, 2012, he played in the 2012 Senior Bowl as part of Minnesota Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier's North team that defeated the South 23–13.

He attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine drills.

His mediocre performance in the 40-yard dash (4.66s) possibly resulted in a fall in his draft stock.

On March 27, 2012, Norman participated at Coastal Carolina's pro day and chose to perform combine and positional drills.

He improved his time in the 40-yard dash (4.57s), 20-yard dash (2.63s), and three-cone drill (6.92s).

He also participated in the celebrity dancing competition show Dancing with the Stars, finishing as the runner-up of its 26th season in 2018.

Norman attended Greenwood High School, where he was a teammate of other future NFL players in Armanti Edwards and D. J. Swearinger.