John Norwood holds the OLB · Backup spot in San José State Spartans’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

John Norwood is a 6'3", 220-pound outside linebacker for San José State wearing No. 97. From Milpitas, California, he attended Milpitas High School before joining the Spartans program. As a redshirt junior in 2025, Norwood recorded 4 solo tackles and 1 tackle for loss across the season. He returns to the roster for the upcoming campaign.