The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2013 Football Roster
Roster
Alex Norman
- Position:
- DT
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 295
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- Bishop Dunne
A fourth-year defensive lineman ... has played in eight career games ... earned 2013 Academic All-Big 12 honors ... a member of the inaugural Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2012-13) .... two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... selected to play in the 2012 Under Armour All-America game ... rated the No. 7 defensive tackle in the nation by ESPNU as a senior in high school.
SOPHOMORE (2014)
Saw reserve action in the first two games ... recorded his first career sack against UNT.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013)
Played in six games as a reserve defensive tackle ... second-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... saw action vs. New Mexico State, BYU, Kansas State, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, and Oregon ... posted his first career tackle against BYU ... earned Scout Team Player of the Week leading up to the Kansas game.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013)
Played in six games as a reserve defensive tackle ... second-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... saw action vs. New Mexico State, BYU, Kansas State, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, and Oregon ... posted his first career tackle against BYU ... earned Scout Team Player of the Week leading up to the Kansas game.
FRESHMAN (2012)
Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Michael Johnson at Bishop Dunne ... All-American, two-time first-team all-state and three-time all-district performer at multiple positions … selected to play in the 2012 Under Armour All-America Game … a member of ESPNU’s top 150 national prospects … ranked as the seventh-best defensive tackle and 97th-best overall prospect by ESPNU … a member of the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55 (state’s top prospects) … a first-team Preseason Super Team selection by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football as a senior … a first-team TAPPS Division I All-State selection on the defensive line while earning second-team All-State honors on the offensive line as a senior … a first-team all-district selection on both the defensive and offensive lines … helped lead Bishop Dunne to an appearance in the first round of the state playoffs … tallied 56 tackles, 29 TFL, seven sacks, one blocked punt and one blocked FG … also recorded 37 pancake blocks … a first-team TAPPS Division I All-State selection as a junior … named first-team all-district on the defensive line while earning second-team honors on the offensive line … helped lead Bishop Dunne to an appearance in the first round of the state playoffs … named second-team all-district as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Began playing football at age 13 … grandfather, Pettis Norman, played at Johnson C. Smith University and spent 12 seasons in the NFL as a tight end for the Dallas Cowboys (1962-70) and San Diego Chargers (1971-73) … has spent time tutoring elemenary school children … enjoys drawing ... a member of the inaugural Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2012-13) ... a sociology major ... two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2012; spring 2015).
NORMAN'S CAREER STATISTICS
2013
| Opponent | TT(Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
| New Mexico St. | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BYU | 1 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ole Miss | DNP | |||||||
| Kansas State | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa State | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | DNP | |||||||
| TCU | DNP | |||||||
| Kansas | DNP | |||||||
| West Virginia | DNP | |||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | DNP | |||||||
| Baylor | DNP | |||||||
| Oregon | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014
| Opponent | TT (Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
| North Texas | 1(1) | 1-5 | 1.0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BYU | 0(0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA | DNP | |||||||
| Kansas | DNP | |||||||
| Baylor | DNP | |||||||
| Oklahoma | DNP | |||||||
| Iowa State | DNP | |||||||
| Kansas State | DNP | |||||||
| Texas Tech | DNP | |||||||
| West Virginia | DNP | |||||||
| Oklahoma State | DNP | |||||||
| TCU | DNP | |||||||
| Arkansas | DNP |
DEFENSE
| Year | G/GS | TT (Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | QBP | PBU | FF | FR | High |
| 2013 | 6/0 | 1 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/BYU |
| 2014 | 2/0 | 1(1) | 1-5 | 1.0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/UNT |
| Career | 8/0 | 2(1) | 1-5 | 1.0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/2x |
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 1, two times BYU (Fr.) & North Texas (So.)
Sacks: 1, vs. North Texas (So.)
Tackles for loss: 1, vs. North Texas (So.)
