Player Dossier

2013-2017

Nebraska

Marcus Newby

LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Gaithersburg, MD, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Marcus Newby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

10

Efficiency

28.9

Consistency

44.4

Season Value

23.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Nebraska

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Nebraska
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

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.

Marcus Newby, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Nebraska. Marcus Newby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Nebraska paired 6 primary output with 28.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 28.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Loss with 2 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

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

2017 Regular Season · Nebraska

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

28.9

Usage

10

Consistency

44.4

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 0. Oregon: 1. Northern Illinois: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Ohio State: 1. Purdue: 1. Northwestern: 2. Minnesota: 0. Penn State: 1. Iowa: 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. Arkansas State: 6 by 25. Oregon: 10 by 51.7. Northern Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. Ohio State: 5 by 30.8. Purdue: 4 by 26.7. Northwestern: 10 by 61.7. Minnesota: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 10 by 51.7. Iowa: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=2 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=8 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Northwestern

Best efficiency game

61.7 vs Northwestern

Result
Fri 11/24vs IowaL 14-5620000
Sat 11/18@ Penn State10+ tacklesL 44-56105001
Sat 11/11@ MinnesotaL 21-5431000
Sat 11/4vs Northwestern10+ tacklesL 24-311080011
Sat 10/28@ PurdueW 25-2444100
Sat 10/14vs Ohio StateL 14-5651100
Sun 10/8vs WisconsinL 17-3822000
Sat 9/16vs Northern IllinoisL 17-2132000
Sat 9/9@ Oregon10+ tacklesL 35-42105100
Sun 9/3vs Arkansas StateW 43-3663000

Career Arc

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

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    Nebraska

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20132014201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonNebraska0
2014 Regular SeasonNebraska00
2015 Regular SeasonNebraska00
2016 Regular SeasonNebraska613.53.96
2017 Regular SeasonNebraska628.9100

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Northwestern

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.

#2

Wisconsin

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.5 takeover score.

#3

Indiana

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.4 takeover score.

#4

Maryland

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.3 takeover score.

#5

Oregon

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Nebraska

6 primary output · 28.9 efficiency · 10 usage

23.4

#2

2016 Regular Season · Nebraska

9.4

6 primary · 13.5 efficiency · 3.9 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Nebraska

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.8974

Quince Orchard · Gaithersburg, MD

Committed To
Nebraska
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

73

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Marcus Newby quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
73