Greg Newsome II is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Newsome in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Newsome's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Greg Newsome II

Top 36% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter

Height6'0"

Weight192 lb

BornMay 18, 2000

Age26

CollegeNorthwestern See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2021

Draft2021 · Rd 1, Pick 26 · CLE

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A quality defensive back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 32 · #2589 · Role Player

Worth 32 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 57% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +16

4 seasons × ~8 surplus ≈ VORP 32

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2021	—	CLE	12	—	34	30	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	9	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	691	89.7%	63	21.3%	62	39	0.6	85.6	10.3	1	1	0	2	7	0.2
2022	—	CLE	15	—	39	28	11	0	1	0.5	1.5	0	6	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	907	94.9%	63	16.9%	69	40	0.6	84.6	8.1	1	0	0	9	5	0.1
2023	—	CLE	14	—	45	30	15	4	1	0.5	5.5	2	14	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	774	85.6%	71	17.7%	67	38	0.6	74.8	7.5	2	1	0	14	10	0.2
2024	—	CLE	12	—	21	18	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	5	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	575	70.1%	23	9.9%	51	32	0.6	112.5	10.1	1	1	0	9	7	0.2
2025	—	JAX	15	—	49	38	11	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	9	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	746	69.8%	57	17.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	2TM	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	89	56	0.6	100.7	12.1	0	0	0	1	8	0.1
Career		—	85	—	188	144	44	6	2	1.0	9.0	4	43	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	3,693	82.0%	277	16.6%	338	205	—	—	—	5	3	0	35	37	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FR	TD	VAL
2021	21	CLE	12	11*	34	30	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	9	—	0	5.6
2022	22	CLE	15	14*	39	28	11	0	1	0.5	1.5	0	6	—	0	5.4
2023	23	CLE	14	12*	45	30	15	4	1	0.5	5.5	2	14	—	1	9.5
2024	24	CLE	12	9*	21	18	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	5	—	0	4.5
2025	25	JAX	15	12*	49	38	11	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	9	—	0	8.2
Career			68	58*	188	144	44	6	2	—	—	4	43	—	1	33.2

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2021	21	CLE	12	11*	—	0.0%	691	89.7%	63	21.3%
2022	22	CLE	15	14*	—	0.0%	907	94.9%	63	16.9%
2023	23	CLE	14	12*	—	0.0%	774	85.6%	71	17.7%
2024	24	CLE	13	9*	—	0.0%	575	70.1%	23	9.9%
2025	25	JAX	17	12*	—	0.0%	746	69.8%	57	17.3%
Career			71	58*	—	—	3,693	—	277	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2021	21	CLE	12	11*	62	39	0.6	85.6	10.3	1	1	2	7	0.2
2022	22	CLE	15	14*	69	40	0.6	84.6	8.1	1	0	9	5	0.1
2023	23	CLE	14	12*	67	38	0.6	74.8	7.5	2	1	14	10	0.2
2024	24	CLE	13	9*	51	32	0.6	112.5	10.1	1	1	9	7	0.2
2025	25	2TM	17	12*	89	56	0.6	100.7	12.1	0	0	1	8	0.1
Career			71	58*	338	205	—	—	—	5	3	35	37	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 57 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 56.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 38.8

Availability 16.2

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2021bestavg 552025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 2% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

2% of the all-time Interceptions leader2

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.516See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.516Snap share82%Def snaps3,693VolatileCV 0.45

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2021

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2021 class

4.39s

40-Yard

Strong · 86th pct

Pos 86thAll 94thClass Pos 73thClass All 91th

40"

Vertical

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 95thClass Pos 88thClass All 94th

123"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 78thClass Pos 43thClass All 72th

18 reps

Bench

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 33thClass Pos 80thClass All 32th

6.90s

3-Cone

Above avg · 59th pct

Pos 59thAll 81thClass Pos 63thClass All 81th

4.26s

Shuttle

Below avg · 29th pct

Pos 29thAll 64thClass Pos 52thClass All 72th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl7Solo6Ast1PD1

College Stats

NorthwesternCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Northwestern), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2021 Draft Class· this player went #26

#18Jaelan PhillipsLB #19Jamin DavisLB #20Kadarius ToneyWR #21Kwity PayeDE #22Caleb FarleyCB #23Christian DarrisawOT #24Najee HarrisRB #25Travis EtienneRB #27Rashod BatemanWR #28Payton TurnerDE #29Eric StokesCB #30Greg RousseauLB #31Odafe OwehLB #32Joe Tryon-ShoyinkaLB #33Tyson CampbellCB #34Elijah MooreWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Greg inherited the Cleveland Browns DB room from John Johnson (2021–2022), and handed it to Grant Delpit (2021–2025).

Eric Turner 1991–1995Stevon Moore 1992–1995Antonio Langham 1994–1999Earl Little 1999–2004Daylon McCutcheon 1999–2005Anthony Henry

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined JAX (from CLE)
2025final season
Last recorded season with JAX
2021draft
Drafted by CLE — Round 1, Pick 26

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 192 lb

Frame

192 lb at 4.39s

Size-speed

40" vert / 123" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

9 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	CLE	3	W3Out· ElbowW7Questionable· HamstringW9Out· GroinW10Questionable· GroinW18Out· Knee
2022	CLE	2	W8Questionable· ObliqueW11Out· ConcussionW12Out· Concussion
2021	CLE	4	W4Out· CalfW5Out· CalfW6Questionable· CalfW14Out· ConcussionW15Out· Concussion

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 59

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C2021

C+2022

B2023

C+2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

84%

Era Translator

INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
2021	0	0	0	0
2022	0	0	0	0
2023	2	0.1	2	0.1
2024	1	0.1	1	0.1
2025	1	0.1	1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

32 career value over replacement — #2589 all-time of 4,642. 6.4/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #26 (Rd 1) · CLE · 2021 · +2.1 vs expected KV-H

57actual

54.9 expected · Δ+2.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2021

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2021 Draft Class· this player went #26

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator