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35 Max Norris

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 207
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Greenwood, Ind.
  • Highschool Center Grove

Biography

SENIOR (2019): MVFC Honor Roll ... played in five games, with four starts, in a season shortened due to injury … finished the year with 236 rushing yards and 78 receiving … earned his 1,000th career rushing yard in his season debut at Missouri State; 103 all-purpose yards (63 receiving / 40 rushing) in the game … ran for 73 yards vs. Southern Illinois  ... recorded a touchdown at UNI

JUNIOR (2018): Appeared in 10 games… finished second on the team with 342 rushing yards on 96 rushes… averaged 3.6 yards a carry… caught seven passes for 34 yards with a career-long of 12 yards… tied a career-high in touchdowns with two against #17 Northern Iowa… rushed for 91 yards at Missouri State… rushed for 95 yards with a season-high 40 yard run at Southern Illinois… returned two kicks with a long of 14

SOPHOMORE (2017): Played in 11 games… finished 656 yards on 117 rushes and 24 yards on 4 catches… rushed for a game-high yards on 19 attempts…averaged 7.0 yards per carry, led by a 45-yard run in the third quarter… added a 10-yard catch at Tennessee Tech…at Northern Arizona recorded his second straight 100-yard rushing game, tallying 103 yards on 23 attempts and his first collegiate touchdown… did not lose any yards rushing on his 23 attempts…caught two passes for 13 yards…tallied 80 yards on 13 attempts (6.2 average) and notching a touchdown at Coastal Carolina… Four rushes for 19 yards against South Dakota… rushed 10 times for 37 yards at Northern Iowa… scored a pair of 29-yard touchdowns and finished with six rushes for 75 yards (12.5 average) versus Missouri State… ran five times for 12 yards (2.4 average) at North Dakota State… carried four times for 24 yards against South Dakota State… registered 10 carries fir 59 yards (5.9 average) at Indiana State… led Western Illinois with 68 rushing yards on 14 carrier (4.9 average) and scored a touchdown against Southern Illinois…rounded out the season with 46 yards on nine attempts in his first playoff appearance against Weber State

REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2016): Played against Northern Arizona and North Dakota State

FRESHMAN (2015): Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered seven times total in football and track/field… twice named All-County, All-Conference and All-State… senior year named one of the Top 50 football players in Indiana… Johnson County ‘Player of the Year’… averaged 11.9 yards per rush as a wingback his junior year (1,251 yards), scoring 17 touchdowns… as a senior at fullback gained 1,829 yards with 27 touchdowns… averaged 11.3 yards per carry last fall… was the leading rusher in Class 6A the past two seasons… team won four sectional and regional championships… won two MIC championships… played for coach Eric Moore

PERSONAL: Born September 9, 1996 in Greenwood, Indiana… No. 1 sports highlight was rushing for 336 yards (on 15 carries) and five touchdowns against Lawrence Central… his father has been a major influence, “He played college football at U of Indy and I have always aspired to be better and bigger than he ever was. He pushes me in every aspect to make me better than he ever was.”… noted he would like to model his running style after Marshawn Lynch, “He rushes with relentless power and effort. He never gives up on a run.”… enjoys football and weight lifting… favorite professional team is the Indianapolis Colts… son of David and Debbie Norris

MAJOR: Marketing

Statistics

Season:
2019

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Historical Player Information

  • 36

    2015Freshman

    Running Back
    5'10" 225 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    5'10" 236 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2017Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'10" 207 lbs
    36
  • 35

    2018Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    5'10" 207 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2019Senior

    Running Back
    5'10" 207 lbs
    35