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Detroit Lions cornerback Morice Norris (39) during OTAs at the Lions Training Facility in Allen Park, MI on May 29, 2024. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions)

Morice Norris Jr.

DB

#40

Experience: 2 years

Height: 5-11

Age: 24

Weight: 192 lbs

College: Fresno State

2024 SEASON

  • Solo
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  • SCK
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  • FF
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  • INT
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WK OPP RESULT TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
17 @49ers W 40 - 34
18 Vikings W 31 - 9

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON TEAM G GS TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
2024 Detroit Lions 2 0
TOTAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Joined the Detroit Lions as an undrafted rookie free agent following the 2024 NFL Draft.

COLLEGE

  • Played two seasons at Fresno State (2022-23), totaling 116 tackles (78 solo), 17.5 tackles for loss, 16 pass defenses, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and 1.0 sack in his D-I career. He also spent two years at Orange Coast College (2018-19), where he totaled 35 tackles, seven pass defenses and one interception.
  • 2023 (Fresno State): Started in all 13 games, recording 59 tackles (42 solo), 10 pass defenses, 9.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, two interceptions and one forced fumble.
    • Second-Team All-Mountain West
    • Finished with the third-most pass defenses in the Mountain West.
    • Led the team in tackles for loss.
    • Tallied the second-most sacks on the team.
  • 2022 (Fresno State): Started in 12-of-14 games played, producing 57 tackles (36 solo), 8.0 tackles for loss, six pass defenses, 1.0 sack and one forced fumble.
    • Received an 80.6 overall PFF grade.
  • 2021 (Fresno State): Redshirted.
  • 2020 (Orange Coast College): Season canceled due to COVID-19.
  • 2019 (Orange Coast College): Played in eight games, recording 23 tackles, four pass defenses and one interception.
  • 2018 (Orange Coast College): Appeared in seven games, logging 12 tackles and three pass defenses.

PERSONAL

  • Attended Sanger (Calif.) High School, where he led the team in interceptions as a senior.
  • Set the Sanger High School record for longest touchdown with a 92-yard touchdown catch on Sept. 1, 2017, against Hanford (Calif.) High School.
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