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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 5 | 271st / 2575 |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Run stops | 2 | 2228th / 3263 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 5 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 15 | — |
Charting
Where Jr.'s plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Game Log
Tony Newsome Jr.'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
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ Nevada | L 14–49 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2 | @ Georgia | L 20–70 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | @ Indiana | L 0–38 | 5.6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 |  Mercyhurst | W 52–7 | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 5 | @ New Mexico State | L 13–34 | 6.7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 6 |  Missouri State | W 34–13 | 8.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | · |
| 7 | @ Sam Houston | W 16–3 | 8.8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 6.8 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 17 | 1207th / 5410 |
| Solo | 14 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 1 | 632nd / 1382 |
| Passes defended | 5 | 31st / 1591 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 2 | 28th / 529 |
| Return yards | 22 | — |
| Pick-sixes | 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 | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Georgia | ✓ DB | 60 | ~37 (0–60) | 2 | · | · | 62% |
| Wk 3 · Indiana | ✓ DB | 66 | ~54 (22–57) | 4 | · | · | 82% |
| Wk 4 · Mercyhurst | ✓ DB | 66 | ~45 (18–48) | 3 | · | · | 68% |
| Wk 5 · New Mexico State | ✓ DB | 60 | ~59 (24–60) | 6 | · | · | 98% |
| Wk 6 · Missouri State | — | 67 | ~63 (25–67) | 3 | · | 1 | 94% |
| Wk 7 · Sam Houston | ✓ DB | 57 | ~47 (19–50) | 4 | 1 | · | 82% |
| Season | 5 GS | 434 | 305 (231–339) | 22 | 1 | 1 | 70% |
Position Room
19 DBs on the Western Kentucky roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Jaylen Lewis | DB | SR | 58 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Justin Brown | DB | JR | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Dave Herard | DB | SR | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 10 | Xavion Griffin | DB | SO | 18 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2 | Tony Newsome Jr. | DB | SR | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Braxton Myers | DB | JR | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Christian White | DB | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 19 | Jacob Cosby-Mosley | DB | SO | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 39 | Jaylen Pollard | DB | FR | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| D'Cambren Verrett | DB | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| Lataj Wright | DB | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | ||
| 38 | Alan Gbee | DB | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 11 | Canyon Moses | DB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | BJ Carey | DB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | PJ Souffrant | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Leonzay Merzius | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Jordan Bergeron | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Taron Essex | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Walter Manning | DB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Western Kentucky depth chart →