Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Ball State
Keionte Newson
LB • 6'2" • 200 lbs • Murfreesboro, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Keionte Newson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
74
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
76
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Player Story
Keionte Newson built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Murfreesboro, TN wearing No. 9, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Keionte Newson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Ball State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Keionte Newson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Ball State. Keionte Newson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 172
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Keionte Newson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 172
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Blackman · Ball State
- High school pipeline
- Blackman · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 73 tackles · LB 138th (top 12%) · Mid-American 25th (top 5%) · National 223rd (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Ball State | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 19.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 8 | 16 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 11 | 80 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 58 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 12 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 59.6 |
Related Context
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Keionte Newson played LB for Ball State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Keionte Newson recorded 172 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Ball State paired 12 primary output with 35.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
35.3
Usage
7.7
Consistency
52.8
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri State: 4. Miami: 0. Central Michigan: 1. James Madison: 1. Western Michigan: 0. Kent State: 2. Vanderbilt: 1. Northern Illinois: 0.5. Miami (OH): 1.5. Buffalo: 0. Bowling Green: 1. Ohio: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri State: 6 by 65. Miami: 4 by 16.7. Central Michigan: 5 by 30.8. James Madison: 3 by 22.5. Western Michigan: 11 by 45.8. Kent State: 2 by 28.3. Vanderbilt: 7 by 39.2. Northern Illinois: 5 by 25.8. Miami (OH): 8 by 48.3. Buffalo: 7 by 29.2. Bowling Green: 7 by 39.2. Ohio: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2.2 · Games = 3 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 9 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Missouri State
Best efficiency game
65 vs Missouri State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ Ohio | L 21-42 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Bowling Green | L 13-38 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/13 | @ Buffalo | L 48-51 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/6 | vs Miami (OH) | L 21-27 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Northern Illinois | W 25-23 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Vanderbilt | L 14-24 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Kent StateSplash game | W 37-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Western Michigan10+ tackles | L 42-45 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ James Madison | L 7-63 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Central Michigan | L 34-37 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Miami | L 0-62 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Missouri StateSplash game | W 42-34 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Keionte Newson story
Keionte Newson built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Murfreesboro, TN wearing No. 9, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Keionte Newson's career was his defensive production: 172 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Keionte Newson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ball State
2021-2024
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Season Value Progression
2021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Ball State | 2 | 10.9 | 4.8 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 8.4 | 1.2 | -2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 14 | 43 | 9.6 | 14 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 12 | 35.3 | 7.7 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Bowling Green
Week 10 · L 21-24 · Conference game
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
95.6 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Missouri State
Week 2 · W 42-34
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Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Kent State
Week 12 · W 34-3 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 6 · L 10-24 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
79.8 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Buffalo
Week 13 · W 20-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Ball State
12 primary output · 35.3 efficiency · 7.7 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Ball State
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14 primary · 43 efficiency · 9.6 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Ball State
39.6
0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.2 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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