Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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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.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
55
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- UConn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Arkeel Newsome, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · UConn. Arkeel Newsome leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,390
- Rushing yards
- 1,956
- Receiving yards
- 1,434
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Arkeel Newsome quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,390
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · UConn
- Top game
- Tulane
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ansonia · UConn
- High school pipeline
- Ansonia · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 802 scrimmage yards · RB 102nd (top 17%) · American Athletic 27th (top 13%) · National 201st (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | UConn | 12 | 343 | 188 | 155 | 2 | 36.8 |
| 2015 Postseason | UConn | 13 | 65 | 32 | 33 | 0 | 78.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | UConn | 13 | 1,192 | 760 | 432 | 8 | 78.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UConn | 12 | 988 | 715 | 273 | 7 | 64.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UConn | 10 | 802 | 261 | 541 | 5 | 53 |
Related Context
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Arkeel Newsome played RB for UConn. Across 4 tracked seasons, Arkeel Newsome recorded 1,956 rushing yards, 1,434 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2015 with UConn.
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.
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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
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Holy Cross: 45. Virginia: 57. East Carolina: 185. SMU: 63. Memphis: 163. Temple: 52. Tulsa: 60. UCF: 91. Boston College: 81. Cincinnati: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Holy Cross: 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins52.3 · Games = 3 · -39.8 vs Losses
Losses92.1 · Games = 7 · +39.8 vs Wins
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 Holy Cross | W 27-20 | 8 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 4.5 |
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
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UConn
2014-2017
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Season Value 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
vs Tulane
Week 13 · L 13-38 · Conference game
Loss with 194 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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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
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#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
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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