Josh Norman is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Norman in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Norman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | ||||||
| 2012 | 24–25 | CAR | 13 | — | 0.5 | 71 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25–26 | CAR | 7 | — | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 102 | 20.7% | 55 | 31.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 26–27 | CAR | 14 | — | 2.5 | 47 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 632 | 71.9% | 147 | 39.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 27–28 | CAR | 16 | — | 6.5 | 56 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,062 | 96.2% | 81 | 17.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 28–29 | WAS | 16 | — | 4.6 | 61 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,057 | 95.8% | 71 | 16.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 29–30 | WAS | 14 | — | 0.0 | 58 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 901 | 94.2% | 31 | 7.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 30–31 | WAS | 16 | — | 3.3 | 60 | 36 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,028 | 99.5% | — | 0.0% | 86 | 57 | 0.7 | 109.3 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 31–32 | WAS | 12 | — | 1.0 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 603 | 70.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 46 | 31 | 0.7 | 128.6 | 14.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 32–33 | BUF | 9 | — | 1.2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 344 | 56.0% | 30 | 12.3% | 32 | 21 | 0.7 | 84.0 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 33–34 | SF | 15 | — | 2.0 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 766 | 82.4% | 13 | 3.2% | 60 | 40 | 0.7 | 110.6 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 34–35 | CAR | 2 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 70 | 56.5% | — | 0.0% | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 149.5 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 35–36 | BUF | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 5 | 2.3% | 17 | 23.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 137 | — | 21.6 | 471 | 348 | 123 | 13 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 16 | 89 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 232 | 155 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
91 career value over replacement — #1297 all-time of 4,695. 10.1/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #143 (Rd 5) · CAR · 2012 · +35.5 vs expected KV-H
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