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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 6 | 324th / 2758 |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Run stops | 4 | 1914th / 3422 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 6 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 19 | — |
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 | · |
| 9 |  Delaware | L 21–35 | 6.4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.7 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 21 | 1232nd / 5664 |
| Solo | 17 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 1 | 780th / 1549 |
| Passes defended | 6 | 42nd / 1772 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 2 | 49th / 627 |
| 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% |
| Wk 9 · Delaware | ✓ DB | 66 | ~62 (25–66) | 5 | · | · | 94% |
| Season | 6 GS | 500 | 367 (278–408) | 27 | 1 | 1 | 73% |
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 | 64 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Justin Brown | DB | JR | 35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Dave Herard | DB | SR | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Tony Newsome Jr. | DB | SR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | Braxton Myers | DB | JR | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Xavion Griffin | DB | SO | 18 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Christian White | DB | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 19 | Jacob Cosby-Mosley | DB | SO | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 39 | Jaylen Pollard | DB | FR | 7 | 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 →