Career
4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Kansas State#37 · 4-2 | 2 | 13% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Kansas State#47 · 6-6 | 9 | 22% | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Kansas State#25 · 9-4 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | Kansas State#11 · 9-4 | 2 | 6% | — | — | — | 0 | — | 1 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Asa Newsom's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Asa Newsom's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
Nicholls
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 4 | 3156th / 5416 |
| Solo | 3 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1350th / 2453 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Nicholls | 58 | ~3 (0–17) | 1 | 5% |
| Wk 6 · Houston | 74 | ~42 (21–49) | 3 | 57% |
| Season | 355 | 45 (16–67) | 4 | 13% |
Position Room
10 LBs on the Kansas State roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mekhi Mason | LB | SR | 28 | 1.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 35 | Gabe Powers | LB | SR | 25 | 3.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rex Van Wyhe | LB | 18 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Darien Whitaker Jr. | LB | 11 | 5 | 2.5 | — | 1 | ||
| 23 | Asa Newsom | LB | SR | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 26 | Sawyer Schilke | LB | SO | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 44 | Weston Polk | LB | SO | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | DJ Ackerson Jr. | LB | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 41 | Ashton Moore | LB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 20 | Jacobi Oliphant Jr. | LB | JR | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Kansas State depth chart →