Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023Illinois
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL • 6'2" • 295 lbs • Saint Petersburg, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jer'Zhan Newton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
84
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Player Story
Jer'Zhan Newton built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Saint Petersburg, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Jer'Zhan Newton's career was his...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 36
- NFL Team
- Washington
Jer'Zhan Newton, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Illinois. Jer'Zhan Newton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 181
- TFL
- 26
- Sacks
- 17.5
- QB hurries
- 22
- Passes defended
- 3
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Jer'Zhan Newton Illinois Highlights
2023 · Illinois · Player Highlight
Jer'Zhan Newton college highlights at Illinois.
- Season
- 2023
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Jer'Zhan Newton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · DL
- Career Tackles
- 181
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 2 · Pick 4 · Washington
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 52 tackles · DL 24th (top 3%) · Big Ten 54th (top 9%) · National 545th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 7 | 23 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 18.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 50 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 29.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 56 | 12.5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 76.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 52 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 70.6 |
Related Context
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Jer'Zhan Newton played DL for Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jer'Zhan Newton recorded 181 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Illinois paired 29.5 primary output with 43.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 43.6 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: Indiana
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.5
Efficiency
43.6
Usage
14.8
Consistency
63.6
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 5.5. Wyoming: 0. Virginia: 2. Chattanooga: 4. Wisconsin: 0. Iowa: 3.5. Minnesota: 4. Nebraska: 2. Michigan State: 3.5. Purdue: 2. Michigan: 2. Northwestern: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 5 by 70.8. Wyoming: 6 by 25. Virginia: 2 by 28.3. Chattanooga: 8 by 73.3. Wisconsin: 5 by 20.8. Iowa: 7 by 64.2. Minnesota: 4 by 56.7. Nebraska: 2 by 28.3. Michigan State: 8 by 68.3. Purdue: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 5 by 40.8. Northwestern: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2.1 · Games = 8 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses3.3 · Games = 4 · +1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
73.3 vs Chattanooga
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Northwestern | W 41-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ MichiganSplash game | L 17-19 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs PurdueSplash game | L 24-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | L 15-23 | 8 | 3 | — | 3 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 26-9 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | W 26-14 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs IowaSplash game | W 9-6 | 7 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Wisconsin | W 34-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/23 | vs ChattanoogaSplash game | W 31-0 | 8 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs VirginiaSplash game | W 24-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ IndianaSplash game | L 20-23 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/27 | vs Wyoming | W 38-6 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jer'Zhan Newton story
Jer'Zhan Newton built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Saint Petersburg, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Jer'Zhan Newton's career was his defensive production: 181 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 43 career games in the available record. That gives Jer'Zhan Newton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Illinois
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 3 | 18 | 4.6 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 9 | 24.9 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Illinois | 29.5 | 43.6 | 14.8 | 20.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Illinois | 27 | 40.6 | 13.6 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wisconsin
Week 8 · L 21-25 · Conference game
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Penn State
Week 3 · L 13-30 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Kansas
Week 2 · L 23-34
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Indiana
Week 1 · L 20-23 · Conference game
5.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Northwestern
Week 13 · L 43-45 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Illinois
29.5 primary output · 43.6 efficiency · 14.8 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Illinois
70.6
27 primary · 40.6 efficiency · 13.6 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Illinois
29.5
9 primary · 24.9 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
20
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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