Rated the #17 player in the state of South Carolina by Rivals.com...named All-Region by PrepStar as a senior...rated the #72 offensive guard in the nation by Scout.com...ranked the #39 offensive guard in the nation by Rivals.com...listed as the #24 player in the state by SuperPrep...the #17 prospect in the state according to TigerIllustrated.com...selected for the 2006 Shrine Bowl...also chosen as team captain for the Shrine Bowl in 2006...All-State in 2006 according to Rivals.com...participated in the Max Emfinger All-American Bowl Game...All-Region and All-County as a junior and senior...team captain at Pickens High School in 2006...three star offensive lineman from nearby Pickens High School...named best offensive lineman at Pickens High in 2005 and 2006...accumulated over 100 knockdowns his junior and senior seasons...lettered in track three times...recruited by assistant head coach and offensive line coach Brad Scott.

Plyler on Norris: "He was another big surprise at the Shrine Bowl. I had a Shrine Bowl coach tell me he was the best offensive lineman they had. He is typical rural offensive lineman, tough hard nosed kid. He will remind a lot of people of former Tiger Nathan Bennett. He is exactly what you are looking for with interior offensive lineman."

Reminds Plyler of: Nathan Bennett