Player Dossier

2023-2025

Kansas State

Asa Newsom

LB • 6'3" • 228 lbs • Waverly, IA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Asa Newsom shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.5

Efficiency

9.3

Consistency

100

Season Value

36.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Kansas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Troy

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.

Asa Newsom, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kansas State. Asa Newsom shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Kansas State paired 0 primary output with 9.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 9.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Utah

Loss with 0 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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2025 Regular Season · Kansas State

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

9.3

Usage

1.5

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Colorado

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Army: 0. UCF: 0. Baylor: 0. TCU: 0. Kansas: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Utah: 0. Colorado: 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. Army: 2 by 8.3. UCF: 1 by 4.2. TCU: 1 by 4.2. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma State: 2 by 8.3. Utah: 9 by 37.5. Colorado: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=5 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=4 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=5 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Utah

Best efficiency game

37.5 vs Utah

Result
Sat 11/29vs ColoradoW 24-1433000
Sat 11/22@ UtahL 47-5195000
Sat 11/15@ Oklahoma StateW 14-621000
Sat 11/1vs Texas TechL 20-4311000
Sat 10/25@ KansasW 42-1711000
Sat 10/11vs TCUW 41-2811000
Sat 10/4@ BaylorL 34-35
Sat 9/27vs UCFW 34-2011000
Sat 9/6vs ArmyL 21-2421000

Career Arc

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

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    Kansas State

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonKansas State0.5133.4
2024 Regular SeasonKansas State05.61-0.5
2025 Regular SeasonKansas State09.31.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Troy

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5

Primary metric

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 20.7 takeover score.

#2

Utah

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 14.2 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.8 takeover score.

#4

Colorado

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.

#5

BYU

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Kansas State

0 primary output · 9.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage

36.9

#2

2024 Regular Season · Kansas State

35.5

0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 1 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Kansas State

17.2

0.5 primary · 13 efficiency · 3.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8922

Waverly-Shell Rock · Waverly, IA

Committed To
Kansas State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

29

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 14 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Asa Newsom quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
29