Player Profile

Keyshawn James-Newby

DT • 6'2" • 244 lbs • Helena, MT, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Keyshawn James-Newby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

12.8

Efficiency

39.7

Consistency

52.1

Season Value

41

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · New Mexico

2525

Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Primary stop by seasons
New Mexico
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · New Mexico
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming

Keyshawn James-Newby, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · New Mexico. Keyshawn James-Newby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

New Mexico paired 29 primary output with 39.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 39.7 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: New Mexico State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Postseason · New Mexico

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

2.4

Efficiency

39.7

Usage

12.8

Consistency

52.1

Best Game by takeover score

Minnesota

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

123456789101112

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 3. Michigan: 0. Unknown: 2. UCLA: 0. New Mexico State: 7. San José State: 0. Boise State: 6. Nevada: 0. UNLV: 2. Colorado State: 4. Air Force: 2. San Diego State: 3

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. Minnesota: 4 by 46.7. Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Unknown: 4 by 36.7. UCLA: 3 by 12.5. New Mexico State: 5 by 70.8. San José State: 6 by 25. Boise State: 5 by 70.8. Nevada: 5 by 20.8. UNLV: 1 by 24.2. Colorado State: 6 by 65. Air Force: 4 by 36.7. San Diego State: 4 by 46.7

Split Comparison

Wins2.6 · n=7 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses2.3 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half2 · n=6 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half2.8 · n=6 · +0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

New Mexico State

Best efficiency game

70.8 vs Boise State

Result
Fri 12/26@ MinnesotaSplash gameL 17-2043210
Fri 11/28vs San Diego StateSplash gameW 23-1741210
Sun 11/23@ Air ForceW 20-3421.500.500
Sat 11/15vs Colorado StateSplash gameW 20-1763211
Sat 11/1@ UNLVW 40-3511110
Sun 10/19vs NevadaW 24-2252000
Sun 10/12@ Boise State2+ sacks · Splash gameL 25-4154321
Sat 10/4@ San José StateL 28-3563000
Sat 9/27vs New Mexico State2+ sacks · Splash gameW 38-20532.502.502
Sat 9/13@ UCLAW 35-1030000
Sat 9/6vs Unknown44101
Sat 8/30@ MichiganL 17-3453000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    New Mexico

    2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2025 PostseasonNew Mexico2939.712.8
2025 Regular SeasonNew Mexico2939.712.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Wyoming

Game with backfield disruption leading the way.

6

Primary metric

6 disruption/tackle impact with 83.4 takeover score.

#2

Oregon

4.5

Primary metric

Game with backfield disruption leading the way.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.

#3

California

1.5

Primary metric

Game with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.9 takeover score.

#4

New Mexico State

7

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

7 disruption/tackle impact with 62.7 takeover score.

#5

Boise State

6

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 58.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · New Mexico

29 primary output · 39.7 efficiency · 12.8 usage

41

#2

2025 Regular Season · New Mexico

41

29 primary · 39.7 efficiency · 12.8 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

7

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

52

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 16 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Career Metric Focus

Switch the career lens without tearing down the page.

Quick Answers

Keyshawn James-Newby quick answers

Position
DT
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
52