Player Dossier

2019-2023

Washington

Richard Newton

RB • 6'0" • 223 lbs • Lancaster, CA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Richard Newton leans balanced backfield option traits and 43 efficiency.

Usage / Role

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Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

0

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

12

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Washington

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Washington
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Montana

Player Story

Richard Newton built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a running back from Lancaster, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Richard Newton's career was his backfield work:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8767

Palmdale · Palmdale, CA

Committed To
Washington
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Richard Newton, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Washington. Richard Newton leans balanced backfield option traits and 43 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,120
Rushing yards
1,001
Receiving yards
119
Touchdowns
17

Quick Answers

Richard Newton quick answers

Latest team and position
Washington · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,120
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 30 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Washington
Top game
Montana
Recruit profile
3-star · Palmdale · Washington
High school pipeline
Palmdale · 12 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 6 · Senior
2023 Scrimmage yards rank
30 scrimmage yards · RB 583rd (top 83%) · Pac-12 183rd (top 78%) · National 1,984th (top 75%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2019 PostseasonWashington1069690268.1
2019 Regular SeasonWashington10445429161068.1
2020 Regular SeasonWashington21291227254
2021 Regular SeasonWashington417513837149.5
2022 PostseasonWashington944440048.1
2022 Regular SeasonWashington922816959248.1
2023 PostseasonWashington5000015
2023 Regular SeasonWashington530300015

Related Context

Richard Newton played RB for Washington. Across 5 tracked seasons, Richard Newton recorded 13 passing yards, 1,001 rushing yards, and 119 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Washington.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Washington paired 514 primary output with 43.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 43 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Win with 29 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Postseason · Washington

Games

5

Scrimmage Yards / G

6

Efficiency

43

Usage

1.6

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan State

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas: 0. Boise State: 0. Michigan State: 29. California: 0. Oregon: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half9.7 · Games = 3 · +9.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 2 · -9.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Michigan State

Best efficiency game

75.5 vs Michigan State

Result
Tue 1/2vs TexasW 37-31
Sat 12/2vs OregonW 34-3111101
Sun 9/24vs CaliforniaW 59-32
Sat 9/16@ Michigan StateW 41-74297.3007.3
Sat 9/2vs Boise StateW 56-19

Player Story

Richard Newton story

Richard Newton built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a running back from Lancaster, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Richard Newton's career was his backfield work: 1,001 rushing yards, 229 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 119 receiving yards across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Washington. 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 13 passing yards, 119 receiving yards, and 8 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Washington.

The arc is straightforward: Richard Newton 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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    Washington

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20192019202020212022202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonWashington51443.721.6
2019 Regular SeasonWashington51443.721.60
2020 Regular SeasonWashington12960.919.4-385
2021 Regular SeasonWashington17547.420.346
2022 PostseasonWashington272538.697
2022 Regular SeasonWashington272538.60
2023 PostseasonWashington30431.6-242
2023 Regular SeasonWashington30431.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Montana

Week 1 · L 7-13

Loss with 85 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

79.9 takeover

85 scrimmage yards and 38.9 usage.

#2

@ BYU

Week 4 · W 45-19

96

Scrimmage Yards

78.4 takeover

Win with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

96 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.

#3

vs Arizona

Week 12 · W 44-27 · Conference game

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Scrimmage Yards

76.7 takeover

Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

81 scrimmage yards and 13.3 usage.

#4

vs Eastern Washington

Week 1 · W 47-14

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Scrimmage Yards

74 takeover

Win with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

91 scrimmage yards and 16.9 usage.

#5

@ Stanford

Week 6 · L 13-23 · Conference game

64

Scrimmage Yards

69.5 takeover

Loss with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

64 scrimmage yards and 26.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Washington

514 primary output · 43.7 efficiency · 21.6 usage

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#2

2019 Regular Season · Washington

68.1

514 primary · 43.7 efficiency · 21.6 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Washington

54

129 primary · 60.9 efficiency · 19.4 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games