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12 Drey Norwood

  • Position Cornerback
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 187
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Fort Smith, Ark.
  • High School Northside
  • Prev School Texas A&M

Biography

2025: Returning starting cornerback ... in 41 career games (19 starts), has registered 68 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, three INTs, 10 PBUs, and two fumble recoveries … posted 29 games with 1+ tackles and 10 contests with 3+ tackles, including a career-high eight against Arkansas in 2024 … posted 1.0 TFL versus New Mexico State (2022) and Boston College (2024) … added 1.0 sack in a contest with New Mexico State in 2022 … has logged one INT in contests with South Carolina (2022 & 2024) and Boston College (2024) … carded one PBU on nine occasions, including a career-best two against Memphis in 2023 … tabbed one fumble recovery against Arkansas (2022) and Kentucky (2023) … has played 1,560 career snaps at Mizzou.

2024: SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll selection … started all 13 games … compiled 34 tackles, 1.0 TFL, two INTs, and three PBUs … posted 11 games with 1+ tackles and four contests with 3+ stops, including a season-high eight against Texas A&M and Arkansas … lone TFL came against Boston College … carded one INT in contests with Boston College and South Carolina … returned the INT against the Gamecocks 19 yards … secured one PBU versus Massachusetts, Auburn and Arkansas … on the field for 667 snaps.

2023: Saw action in 12 games, missing the Vanderbilt contest … made five starts against Memphis, Kentucky, South Carolina, Arkansas and Ohio State … registered 20 tackles, three PBUs and one fumble recovery … posted 10 games with 1+ tackles and four contests with 3+ stops, including a season-high four against LSU … carded one PBU on two occasions, including a year-best two versus Memphis … carded one fumble recover in a contest with Kentucky … tallied three tackles in Mizzou’s Cotton Bowl victory over Ohio State … on the field for 450 snaps.

2022: Saw action in all 13 games, making one start against Florida … compiled 14 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, one INT, four PBUs and one fumble recovery … posted eight games with 1+ tackles and two contests with 3+ stops, including a season-high four against New Mexico State … secured 1.0 TFL and 1.0 sack versus the Aggies … posted one INT in a contest with South Carolina … earned one PBU against Abilene Christian, Florida, Vanderbilt, and South Carolina … logged lone fumble recovery versus Arkansas and returned it six yards … on the field for 443 snaps.

PRIOR TO MIZZOU: One-year member of the football program at Texas A&M (2021) ... saw action in three career games against Kent State, Prairie View and LSU … lettered three years at Northside under coach Mike Falleur … four-star prospect by 247Sports.com and ESPN.com, respectively, and a three-star prospect by Rivals.com … listed as the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 prospect from the state of Arkansas according ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com, respectively … charted as the No. 12, No. 21, and No. 66 overall cornerback prospect according to ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com, respectively … also listed at No. 143 on ESPN.com’s top 300 list … helped Northside to 17 victories and two state playoff appearances, including a 7A state semifinal showing as a sophomore … played cornerback and quarterback in high school … also lettered in track & field.

PERSONAL: Born January 27, 2003 … son of Chris Norwood and Whitney Wiley … graduated from Mizzou in May 2025, with a degree in general studies … cousin, Tre Norwood, lettered three seasons (2017-18, 2020) at defensive back at Oklahoma earning Honorable Mention Big 12 Conference honors in 2020 before being drafted in the seventh round (245th pick) of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers and recording 61 tackles, 4.0 TFL, one INT and four PBUs in 32 games played.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 184 lbs
    19
  • 12

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 184 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2024Redshirt Junior

    Cornerback
    6'0" 185 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2025Redshirt Senior

    Cornerback
    6'0" 187 lbs
    12