Usage Score
4.8
Player Dossier
2019-2023Nebraska
Quinton Newsome
DB • 6'1" • 185 lbs • Suwanee, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Quinton Newsome shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
20.4
Consistency
13.3
Season Value
12.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
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.
Quinton Newsome, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Nebraska. Quinton Newsome shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.4 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Nebraska paired 0 primary output with 7.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Regular Season · Nebraska
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
20.4
Usage
4.8
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 0. Colorado: 1. Northern Illinois: 2. Louisiana Tech: 1. Michigan: 0. Illinois: 1. Northwestern: 0. Purdue: 0. Michigan State: 0. Iowa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 6 by 25. Colorado: 4 by 26.7. Northern Illinois: 3 by 32.5. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 26.7. Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Illinois: 5 by 30.8. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Purdue: 5 by 20.8. Michigan State: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Wins0.8 · n=5 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=5 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.6 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | vs Iowa | L 10-13 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Michigan State | L 17-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Purdue | W 31-14 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Northwestern | W 17-9 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Illinois | W 20-7 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Michigan | L 7-45 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 28-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Northern Illinois | W 35-11 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Colorado | L 14-36 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/1 | @ Minnesota | L 10-13 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Nebraska
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Progression
20192020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nebraska | 7 | 27.2 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Nebraska | 16 | 30.4 | 5.9 | 9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Nebraska | 5 | 20.4 | 4.8 | -11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Oklahoma
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.4 takeover score.
#2
Iowa
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
2
Primary metric
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.1 takeover score.
#4
Illinois
3.5
Primary metric
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.
#5
Northern Illinois
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Regular Season · Nebraska
0 primary output · 7.7 efficiency · 1.3 usage
36.3
#2
2022 Regular Season · Nebraska
31.8
16 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 5.9 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Nebraska
16.2
7 primary · 27.2 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2025 · Rating 0.8756
Anderson · Cincinnati, OH
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
132
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.