Declan Norton

Before Colgate All-Ohio Third Team selection in 2024...All-Northeast Ohio Inland District First Team honoree (2024)...Akron Beacon Journal Defensive Player of the Year nominee...played three years of varsity football at Walsh Jesuit...amassed 152 solo tackles with 110 assisted tackles, 12 TFLs, and nine sacks...team captain as a senior and racked up 172 tackles including 6 TFLs and six sacks...voted the team's Defensive MVP in 2024...helped lead his team to the State Playoff Regional Semifinals with a 10-0 regular season record...earned First Honors...also named 2025 Akron-Canton Star Student, News5Cleveland Best in the Class of 2025, Walsh Jesuit Academic Excellence Award, and Walsh Jesuit Outstanding Senior Award. Personal Born: Declan John Norton in Lyndhurst, Ohio. Family: Son of Patrick and Audra...has one brother, Colin, and two sisters, Kieran and Reaghan.