Norell Pollard Season 2023

Awards & Honors
• 2019 PFF All-Freshman Second Team

2023: Played in 13 games, making 13 starts ... served as a team captain for the second straight season ... logged 24 tackles (9 solo) ... registered 7.5 TFLs, including 4.0 sacks ... tallied a quarterback hurry ... tallied 2 TFL each against NC State (Nov. 18) and Virginia (Nov. 25) ... recorded a season high five tackles at Florida State (Oct. 7).

2022: Played in 11 games, making 11 starts at defensive tackle  ... Recorded 15 tackles (four solo), 3.0 TFL (11 yards), 1.5 sacks (8 yards) and one pass breakup... Made two tackles (one solo) at Duke (Nov. 12) ... Assisted on two tackles against Georgia Tech (Nov. 5) ... Was credited with two quarterback hurries at No. 24 NC State (Oct. 27) ... Made a solo tackle and broke up a pass against Miami (Oct. 15) ... Registered two tackles (one solo, 0.5 TFL) and a quarterback hurry at Pitt (Oct. 8) ... Was credited with a quarterback hurry at North Carolina (Oct. 1) ... Recorded a tackle against West Virginia (Sept. 22) ... Assisted on the tackle that began Tech’s defensive day against Wofford (Sept. 17) ... Made two tackles (0.5 TFL), assisted on a 3-yard sack and registered a quarterback hurry against Boston College (Sept. 10) ... Assisted on two tackles (0.5 TFL) and had a quarterback hurry at Old Dominion (Sept. 2).
 
2021: Played in all 13 games with 11 starts at DT ... Totaled 27 tackles (nine solo), 3.0 TFL (-12.0 yards) and 1.0 sack (-9.0 yards) ... Started and recorded two tackles, a hit on the quarterback and broke up a pass vs. North Carolina (9/3) ... Made one tackle vs. Middle Tennessee State (9/11) ... Started at West Virginia (9/18), making five tackles including 0.5 TFL and was credited with a quarterback hurry ... Started and made three tackles vs. Richmond (9/25) ... Started and recorded two tackles vs. Notre Dame (10/9) and vs. Pitt (10/16) ... Started and registered three tackles at Georgia Tech (10/30) ...  Started and recorded three tackles, including 1.5 TFL (-2.0 yards) at Boston College (11/5) ... Started and registered two tackles including a nine-yard strip sack which was recovered and returned for a TD by DE TyJuan Garbutt ...  Started and recorded a tackle and was credited with a quarterback hurry at Miami (11/20) ... Started, recorded a tackle, broke up a pass and forced and recovered a fumble at Virginia (11/27) ... Started and registered two tackles vs. Maryland (12/29).

2020: Started all 11 games, registering 30 total tackles that included 4.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, five QB hurries and a forced fumble ... Registered two tackles vs. NC State (9/26) ... Made four stops at Duke (10/3) including a sack and 1.5 TFL ... Made six total tackles at UNC (10/10) ... Was in on two stops vs. Boston College (10/17) ... Had four tackles and 1.0 TFL at Wake Forest (10/24) ... Forced a fumble and made five total stops vs. Liberty (11/7) ... Had three tackles, 0.5 sacks and two QB hurries vs. Miami (11/14) … Made three tackles and recorded a QB hurry vs. Clemson (12/5).
 
2019: Played in all 13 contests with two starts ... Registered 22 total tackles, 4.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks, three QB hurries and a fumble recovery ... Registered four tackles in his Tech debut at Boston College (8/31) … Recorded three tackles vs. ODU (9/7) … Registered his first career sack and two tackles at Miami (10/5) … Made his first career start vs. Rhode Island (10/12), producing a tackle and a QB hurry ... Started vs. North Carolina (10/19), registering career highs with five tackles and 2.0 sacks … Returned a fumble for a seven-yard TD vs. Pitt (11/23) and also recorded two tackles and a QB hurry.
 
High School: Played for head coach Richard Bedesem at Wekiva High School … A three-star recruit according to 247 Sports’ composite ranking … Registered 13.0 sacks as a junior … Named a 2017 third-team all-state selection by Florida HS Football.
 
Personal: Son of Ronnie Pollard and Gail Charlton … Majoring in consumer studies.