Player Career

Arkeel Newsome Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Arkeel Newsome story

Arkeel Newsome built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Ansonia, CT wearing No. 22, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Arkeel Newsome's career was his backfield work: 1,956 rushing yards, 444 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 1,434 receiving yards across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with UConn. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 1,434 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 1,623 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UConn.

The arc is straightforward: Arkeel Newsome moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    UConn

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonUConn34347.310
2015 PostseasonUConn1,25748.734.2914
2015 Regular SeasonUConn1,25748.734.20
2016 Regular SeasonUConn9884627.5-269
2017 Regular SeasonUConn80253.315.5-186

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Tulane

Week 13 · L 13-38 · Conference game

Loss with 194 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

194

Scrimmage Yards

99.2 takeover

194 scrimmage yards and 43.6 usage.

#2

vs East Carolina

Week 9 · W 31-13 · Conference game

220

Scrimmage Yards

93.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

220 scrimmage yards and 46.4 usage.

#3

vs Memphis

Week 6 · L 31-70 · Conference game

163

Scrimmage Yards

83.5 takeover

Loss with 163 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

163 scrimmage yards and 21.8 usage.

#4

@ South Florida

Week 7 · L 27-42 · Conference game

162

Scrimmage Yards

79.9 takeover

Loss with 162 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

162 scrimmage yards and 31 usage.

#5

vs Cincinnati

Week 6 · W 20-9 · Conference game

128

Scrimmage Yards

77.6 takeover

Win with 128 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

128 scrimmage yards and 30.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · UConn

1,257 primary output · 48.7 efficiency · 34.2 usage

78.5

#2

2015 Regular Season · UConn

78.5

1,257 primary · 48.7 efficiency · 34.2 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · UConn

64.7

988 primary · 46 efficiency · 27.5 usage

Milestones

6

100+ rush yards

6

150+ scrimmage yards

6

2+ TD games