Player Dossier

2021-2024

Ball 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 32 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.8

Efficiency

40.3

Consistency

12.1

Season Value

18.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green

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.

Keionte Newson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Ball State. Keionte Newson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Ball State paired 0 primary output with 8.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 40.3 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: Bowling Green

Loss with 3.5 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 · Ball State

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

40.3

Usage

8.8

Consistency

12.1

Best Game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 0. Unknown: 1. Georgia Southern: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Eastern Michigan: 3.5. Toledo: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Bowling Green: 3.5. Northern Illinois: 0. Kent State: 3. Miami (OH): 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. Georgia: 7 by 29.2. Unknown: 8 by 43.3. Georgia Southern: 7 by 29.2. Western Michigan: 8 by 33.3. Eastern Michigan: 7 by 64.2. Toledo: 7 by 29.2. Central Michigan: 10 by 41.7. Bowling Green: 10 by 76.7. Northern Illinois: 5 by 20.8. Kent State: 6 by 55. Miami (OH): 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=3 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=7 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=6 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · n=5 · +0.6 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Bowling Green

Best efficiency game

76.7 vs Bowling Green

Result
Sat 11/25vs Miami (OH)L 15-1752000
Sat 11/18vs Kent StateSplash gameW 34-364210
Wed 11/8@ Northern IllinoisW 20-1754000
Wed 11/1@ Bowling Green10+ tackles · Splash gameL 21-2410730.500
Sat 10/21vs Central Michigan10+ tacklesW 24-17105000
Sat 10/14vs ToledoL 6-1375000
Sat 10/7@ Eastern MichiganL 10-24731.5011
Sat 9/30@ Western MichiganL 24-4285000
Sat 9/23vs Georgia SouthernL 3-4074000
Sat 9/16vs Unknown82001
Sat 9/9@ GeorgiaL 3-4574000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ball State

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonBall State210.95.4
2022 Regular SeasonBall State08.41.2-2
2023 Regular SeasonBall State1140.38.811
2024 Regular SeasonBall State8327.3-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Bowling Green

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66 takeover score.

#2

Eastern Michigan

3.5

Primary metric

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.1 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

3

Primary metric

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 57.8 takeover score.

#4

Kent State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.3 takeover score.

#5

Buffalo

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Ball State

0 primary output · 8.4 efficiency · 1.2 usage

36.5

#2

2024 Regular Season · Ball State

22

8 primary · 32 efficiency · 7.3 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Ball State

18.7

11 primary · 40.3 efficiency · 8.8 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.7878

Blackman · Murfreesboro, TN

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

172

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 34 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Keionte Newson quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
172