Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Oklahoma CB/S Tre Norwood
TRE NORWOOD
Seventh-round pick, No. 245 overall
CB/S, Oklahoma
6-foot, 192 pounds
Stats: Had five of his six career interceptions as redshirt junior in 2020.
Hometown: Fort Smith, Ark.
Tidbits: Norwood missed the 2019 season because of a knee injury suffered in fall camp. … He was slow to return to the lineup but started five of the final six games in 2020. His five interceptions in 2020 tied for third-most in FBS, and he returned one for a touchdown in the Cotton Bowl. … Norwood played in 14 games as a freshman, starting five, and he had 14 starts as a sophomore. … Coming out of high school, he picked Oklahoma over Notre Dame, Tennessee and Louisville.
Joe Rutter is a TribLive reporter who has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers since the 2016 season. A graduate of Greensburg Salem High School and Point Park, he is in his fifth decade covering sports for the Trib. He can be reached at jrutter@triblive.com.
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