Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2020Northwestern
Greg Newsome II
DB • 6'1" • 180 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Greg Newsome II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
94
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
95
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Player Story
Greg Newsome II built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive back from Chicago, IL wearing No. 2, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Greg Newsome II's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 26
- Overall
- No. 26
- NFL Team
- Cleveland Browns
Greg Newsome II, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Northwestern. Greg Newsome II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 71
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 24
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Greg Newsome II Northwestern Highlights
2020 · Northwestern · Player Highlight
Greg Newsome II college highlights at Northwestern.
- Season
- 2020
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Greg Newsome II quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · DB
- Career Tackles
- 71
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Northwestern
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · IMG Academy · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- IMG Academy · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 1 · Pick 26 · Cleveland Browns
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Junior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 12 tackles · DB 417th (top 53%) · Big Ten 195th (top 36%) · National 1,968th (top 38%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 6 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 20 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 36 | 1 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 52.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 4 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 59.6 |
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Greg Newsome II played DB for Northwestern. Across 3 tracked seasons, Greg Newsome II recorded 71 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 10 primary output with 37.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 37.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
2.5
Efficiency
37.5
Usage
2.9
Consistency
93.3
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 3. Purdue: 2. Wisconsin: 3. Michigan State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 5 by 50.8. Purdue: 3 by 32.5. Wisconsin: 4 by 46.7. Michigan State: 0 by 20
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.7 · Games = 3 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 1 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Nebraska
Player Story
Greg Newsome II story
Greg Newsome II built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive back from Chicago, IL wearing No. 2, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Greg Newsome II's career was his defensive production: 71 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception, and 24 passes defended across 18 career games in the available record. That gives Greg Newsome II's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 4 | 22.6 | 3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 4 | 22.6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 33.8 | 3.8 | 8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 10 | 37.5 | 2.9 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wisconsin
Week 12 · W 17-7 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Akron
Week 3 · L 34-39
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Nebraska
Week 10 · W 21-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Purdue
Week 1 · W 31-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Iowa
Week 9 · L 0-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
54.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Northwestern
10 primary output · 37.5 efficiency · 2.9 usage
59.6
#2
2019 Regular Season · Northwestern
52.2
12 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Northwestern
36.6
4 primary · 22.6 efficiency · 3 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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