Brady Norton

Class:
Junior
Position:
OL
Height:
6-4
Weight:
312
Hometown:
Mission Viejo, Calif.
High School:
Mission Viejo

Junior (2025)
• Made his U-M debut starting at right guard against New Mexico (Aug. 30)

PRIOR TO MICHIGAN
Cal Poly
• Spent two seasons (2023-24) as part of the Cal Poly program and earned one varsity letter
• Appeared in 15 games with 11 starts at left tackle during his time as a Mustang
• FCS Football Central Freshman All-American (2024)

Sophomore (2024)
• Started all 11 games at left tackle to earn his first varsity letter
• FCS Football Central Freshman All-American (redshirt freshman season)
• Allowed zero sacks and just three total pressures (all hurries) on 444 pass-blocking reps during the season according to Pro Football Focus
• Part of an offense that averaged 101.6 rushing yards and 336.9 total yards of offense per game
• Started at left tackle against Western Oregon (Sept. 14), Idaho State (Oct. 5), Montana (Nov. 2), Northern Arizona (Nov. 9), Sacramento State (Nov. 16), at San Diego (Aug. 31), at Stanford (Sept. 7), at Nortnern Colorado (Sept. 28), at UC Davis (Oct. 12), at Idaho (Oct. 19), and at Weber State (Nov. 23)

Freshman (2023)
• Appeared in four games along the offensive line with snaps at both left and right tackle
• Made his collegiate debut at right tackle against Lincoln (Sept. 16)
• Earned snaps at right tackle at Portland State (Sept. 23)
• Appeared at left tackle against Weber State (Nov. 18)

Prep
• Attended Mission Viejo High School (2023) coached by Chad Johnson
• Helped the Diablos to a 10-2 mark as a senior in 2022 with a South Coast League title and a CIF-Southern Section semifinal appearance
• Part of a 9-2 team his junior year in 2022 with a state playoff appearance
• Also an active rugby player

Key Statistics
• Led the Diablos in pancake blocks as a senior in 2022
• Helped Mission Viejo’s run game average 128.8 yards per contest with a passing mark of 234.8 yards per contest; the offense scored 43 points per game
• In 2021, the offense averaged 241.4 yards passing and 128.5 yards rushing per game while scoring 32.6 points per contest

Honors and Rankings
• Named a three-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 178 offensive tackle in the nation and the No. 329 player in the state of California
• North vs. South All-Star Game participant as a member of the 2023 South Orange County All-Star Team
• Two-time All-South Coast League second-team honoree in 2022 and 2023

Personal
• Brady Norton was born on April 9, 2005
• Son of Trevor and Heather Norton