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Josiah Norwood

#14Josiah Norwood

WR·UCLA·2023

Josiah Norwood is a Slot Specialist WR for UCLA.

What projects, and what doesn't · WRs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.47
    Beats guessing the WR average by 16%. n=6,302 WR seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.09
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=5,767 WR seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.45
    Beats guessing the WR average by 12%. n=5,767 WR seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Josiah Norwood's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2023 Production

Receiving
12 Receptions178 Rec yards2 Rec TD14.8 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2023 · vs WR peers

  • Efficiency100
  • Volume7
  • Explosiveness52
  • Consistency82
  • Pass-Down0
Player type
Slot Specialist WR

The offense's primary passing-down weapon — routes, separation, and reliability on 3rd down define this role.

3rd-down converterRoute technicianHigh passing-down share
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite
Game-to-game consistency82th %ile · above avg
Key findings
  • Top-10% efficiency among WRs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
  • Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
  • High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
  • 6 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
  • Production faded as the season progressed — 1.85 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
  • Peak game: 3.42 EPA/play in Wk 2 vs San Diego State (SP+ -10).

NIL Market Tier· 2023

On3 valuation ↗
Elite

Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+3.4203.42Wk 2 vs San Diego State: +3.42 EPA/play2Wk 3 vs North Carolina Central: +2.19 EPA/play3Wk 4 vs Utah: +2.58 EPA/play4Wk 7 vs Oregon State: +1.23 EPA/play7Wk 8 vs Stanford: +0.59 EPA/play8Wk 11 vs Arizona State: +1.71 EPA/play11Wk 13 vs California: +0.33 EPA/play13
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+RecRec YdsAvgRec TDLongEPA/play
2@San Diego StateW35-10-10.328743.51813.42
3vsNorth Carolina CentralW59-711515.00152.19
4@UtahL7-148.511717.01172.58
7@Oregon StateL24-3612.6188.0081.23
8@StanfordW42-7-11.95346.8090.59
11vsArizona StateL7-17-11.311111.00111.71
13vsCaliforniaL7-33-0.1166.0060.33

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
2.4%
Passing plays
5.0%
Rushing plays
0.0%
Standard downs
2.0%
Passing downs
3.3%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
3.42
Passing downs
1.16
Pass / Rush EPA
2.51 / —

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.