Usage / Role
35%
Rotational defensive role
Player Dossier
2023-2025Missouri
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Independence, MS, USA
Triston Newson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.5 disruption score.
Usage / Role
35%
Rotational defensive role
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a linebacker
Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Missouri
Snapshot
Player Story
Triston Newson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Independence, MS wearing No. 14, spending time with Missouri. The clearest part of Triston Newson's career was his defensive...
Read the storyTriston Newson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Missouri. Triston Newson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Missouri | 10 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 48.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Missouri | 10 | 42 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 48.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Missouri | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 67.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Missouri | 12 | 65 | 5 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 67.6 |
| 2025 Postseason | Missouri | 12 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Missouri | 12 | 37 | 2.5 | 0.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 24.1 |
Related Context
Triston Newson played LB for Missouri. Across 3 tracked seasons, Triston Newson recorded 168 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Missouri.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Missouri paired 13.5 primary output with 36.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.5 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: Texas A&M
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 83.3th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
19.5
Usage
3.5
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Game by game trend chart. Virginia: 0. Central Arkansas: 0. Kansas: 1.5. South Carolina: 0. Massachusetts: 2. Alabama: 0.5. Auburn: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Texas A&M: 1. Mississippi State: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Arkansas: 0
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia: 7 by 29.2. Central Arkansas: 3 by 12.5. Kansas: 4 by 31.7. South Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Massachusetts: 0 by 20. Alabama: 3 by 17.5. Auburn: 2 by 8.3. Vanderbilt: 1 by 4.2. Texas A&M: 11 by 55.8. Mississippi State: 7 by 29.2. Oklahoma: 3 by 12.5. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Texas A&M
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/28 | vs Virginia | L 7-13 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Arkansas | W 31-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Oklahoma | L 6-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | vs Mississippi State | W 49-27 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Texas A&M10+ tackles | L 17-38 | 11 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Vanderbilt | L 10-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Auburn | W 23-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Alabama | L 24-27 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs MassachusettsSplash game | W 42-6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs South Carolina | W 29-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Kansas | W 42-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Central Arkansas | W 61-6 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Triston Newson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Independence, MS wearing No. 14, spending time with Missouri. The clearest part of Triston Newson's career was his defensive production: 168 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Missouri. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Triston Newson's production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Missouri.
The arc is straightforward: Triston Newson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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Missouri
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Missouri | 9.5 | 29.9 | 7.1 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Missouri | 9.5 | 29.9 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Missouri | 13.5 | 36.3 | 10.1 | 4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Missouri | 13.5 | 36.3 | 10.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Missouri | 5 | 19.5 | 3.5 | -8.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Missouri | 5 | 19.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
#1 Featured game
@ Ohio State
Week 1 · W 14-3 · Postseason
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Oklahoma
Week 11 · W 30-23 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Iowa
Week 1 · W 27-24 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
81.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Arkansas
Week 13 · W 48-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
75.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Tennessee
Week 11 · W 36-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.1 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Missouri
13.5 primary output · 36.3 efficiency · 10.1 usage
67.6
#2
2024 Regular Season · Missouri
67.6
13.5 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 10.1 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Missouri
48.5
9.5 primary · 29.9 efficiency · 7.1 usage
7
Impact games
7
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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