#6
Illinois · 2026

Jershaun Newton

WRSophomore6' 0", 215 lbsSt. Petersburg, FL
Illinois Fighting Illini3-3 · TDC #49
Snap share
2%
likely 1–4%

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

1 plays · -0.7 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.66
Rushing-0.66
3rd down-0.66
Standard downs-0.66
NewtonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays1%
Pass plays0%
Run plays3%
1st down0%
2nd down0%
3rd down7%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs0%
NewtonWR/TE average

Game Log

Jershaun Newton'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

No box-score stats in 2026.

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries1—
Yards11289th / 1457
Yards / carry1—
Touchdowns0—
Long1—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 4 · Ohio State71~9 (3–15)113%
Season3739 (3–15)12%

Position Room

16 WRs on the Illinois roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
17Collin DixonWRSR47608931%+0.89
13Hudson ClementWRSR27404121%+0.53
Brayden TrimbleWR19172015%-0.17
10Ty RobinsonWRSR1216438%+0.67
80Eddie KasperWRSR1703%-0.38
0Nas RankinWRFR—————
1Jayshon PlattWRSR—————
3Kenyon AlstonWRFR—————
6Jershaun NewtonWRSO———0%-0.66
8Davon GrantWRFR—————
8Jacob EberhartWRFR—————
9Alex PerryWRSR—————
19Nate CichyWRFR—————
28Karson KaiserWRJR—————
81Leslie Mosley Jr.WRFR—————
82Jacob HarveyWRFR—————

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 4+ plays per team game. Illinois depth chart →