CAREER HIGHS Kick Returns Returns: 8, vs. Alabama (Sept. 1, 2012) Yards: 177, vs. Alabama (Sept. 1, 2012) TDs: None Long: 38 at Purdue (Oct. 6, 2012)
Punt Returns Returns: 1, twice, last vs. Illinois (Oct. 13, 2012) Yards: 42, vs. Illinois (Oct. 13, 2012) TDs: None Long: 42, vs. Illinois (Oct. 13, 2012)
Freshman (2012)... BTN.com All-Big Ten Freshman Team ... Phil Steele's Postseason All-Big Ten second team ...... appeared in 13 games on special teams and in two games as reserve running back ... SOUTH CAROLINA (Jan. 1) ... returned one kickoff for 32 yards ... OHIO STATE (Nov. 24) ... returned one kickoff for 27 yards ... NORTHWESTERN (Nov. 10) ... returned four kickoffs for 107 yards ... MINNESOTA (Nov. 3) ... returned two kickoffs for 39 yards ... NEBRASKA (Oct. 27) ... returned four kickoffs for 95 yards ... MICHIGAN STATE (Oct. 20) ... returned one kick for 21 yards ... ILLINOIS (Oct. 13) ... returned one kick and one punt ... tallied career-best 42-yard punt return ... PURDUE (Oct. 6) ... returned three kicks for 76 yards, including a career-best 38-yard return ... NOTRE DAME (Sept. 22) ... returned three kicks for 87 yards ... MASSACHUSETTS (Sept. 15) ... tallied first career carry for 14 yards ... returned two kicks for 44 yards and one punt for 11 yards ... AIR FORCE (Sept. 8) ... returned three kicks for 77 yards ... ALABAMA (Sept. 1) ... made career debut as a kick returner ... returned eight kicks for 177 yards.
Prep ... attended Martin Luther King High School (2012) coached by Dale Harvell ... Key Statistics ... rushed for 2,033 yards and 27 touchdowns as a senior in 2011 ... Ran for 1,880 yards and 31 touchdowns in 2010 ...Honors and Rankings ... Associated Press Michigan all-state first team in 2010 and 2011 ... named to the Detroit News Blue Chip List as a senior ... named to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team as a senior ... rated a four-star recruit and the No. 19 running back in the nation by Scout.com ... rated as a four-star recruit, the fifth-best all-purpose back and No. 6 player in Michigan by Rivals.com ... rated as a three-star prospect and the No. 26 player in Michigan by ESPN.com ... Other Sports ... also lettered in basketball and track and field.
Personal ... Dennis Norfleet was born on February 8, 1993.
