Usage Score
15.5
Player Dossier
2014-2017UConn
Arkeel Newsome
RB • 5'7" • 190 lbs • Ansonia, CT, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Arkeel Newsome leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.3 efficiency.
Efficiency
53.3
Consistency
50.7
Season Value
46.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Arkeel Newsome, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · UConn. Arkeel Newsome leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.3 efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
UConn paired 1,257 primary output with 48.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 53.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Loss with 163 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2017 Regular Season · UConn
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
80.2
Efficiency
53.3
Usage
15.5
Consistency
50.7
Best Game by takeover score
Cincinnati
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 45. Virginia: 57. East Carolina: 185. SMU: 63. Memphis: 163. Temple: 52. Tulsa: 60. UCF: 91. Boston College: 81. Cincinnati: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
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High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 10 by 19.5. Virginia: 9 by 43.1. East Carolina: 12 by 73.4. SMU: 7 by 46.3. Memphis: 12 by 100. Temple: 21 by 29.8. Tulsa: 4 by 68.8. UCF: 11 by 53.8. Boston College: 4 by 71.9. Cincinnati: 2 by 26
Split Comparison
Wins56 · n=2 · -36.1 vs Losses
Losses92.1 · n=7 · +36.1 vs Wins
First Half102.6 · n=5 · +44.8 vs Second Half
Second Half57.8 · n=5 · -44.8 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
100 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Cincinnati | L 21-22 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Boston College | L 16-39 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 20.3 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ UCF | L 24-49 | 10 | 31 | 3.10 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 8.3 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Tulsa | W 20-14 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 15 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Temple | W 28-24 | 18 | 56 | 3.10 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 2.5 |
| Fri 10/6 | vs Memphis100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 31-70 | 9 | 114 | 12.70 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 13.6 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ SMU | L 28-49 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 9 |
| Sun 9/24 | vs East Carolina150 scrimmage yards · 2+ TD | L 38-41 | 4 | 15 | 3.80 | 1 | 8 | 170 | 15.4 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Virginia | L 18-38 | 6 | 16 | 2.70 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 6.3 |
| Thu 8/31 | vs Unknown | — | 8 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 4.5 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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UConn
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
20142015201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | UConn | 343 | 47.3 | 10 | — |
| 2015 Postseason | UConn | 1,257 | 48.7 | 34.2 | 914 |
| 2015 Regular Season | UConn | 1,257 | 48.7 | 34.2 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UConn | 988 | 46 | 27.5 | -269 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UConn | 802 | 53.3 | 15.5 | -186 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Tulane
Loss with 194 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
194
Primary metric
194 scrimmage yards and 43.6 usage.
#2
East Carolina
220
Primary metric
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
220 scrimmage yards and 46.4 usage.
#3
Memphis
163
Primary metric
Loss with 163 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
163 scrimmage yards and 21.8 usage.
#4
East Carolina
185
Primary metric
Loss with 185 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
185 scrimmage yards and 19.4 usage.
#5
Temple
109
Primary metric
Loss with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
109 scrimmage yards and 17.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2015 Postseason · UConn
1,257 primary output · 48.7 efficiency · 34.2 usage
62.6
#2
2015 Regular Season · UConn
62.6
1,257 primary · 48.7 efficiency · 34.2 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · UConn
52.9
988 primary · 46 efficiency · 27.5 usage
Milestones
13
100+ rush yards
6
150+ scrimmage yards
6
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.8547
Ansonia · Ansonia, CT
- Committed To
- UConn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
3,390
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 47 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.