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.
Greg Newsome II
Top 35% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter
Height6'0"
Weight192 lb
BornMay 18, 2000
Age26
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 21 | 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 | 22 | 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 | 23 | CLE | 14 | — | 45 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 14 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 774 | 85.6% | 71 | 16.4% | 67 | 38 | 0.6 | 74.8 | 7.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 24 | CLE | 13 | — | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 575 | 70.1% | 23 | 6.1% | 51 | 32 | 0.6 | 112.5 | 10.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 25 | CLE / JAX | 17 | — | 49 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 746 | — | 57 | — | 89 | 56 | 0.6 | 100.7 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 26 | NYG | 5 | — | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 300 | 97.4% | 18 | 14.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 76 | — | 210 | 159 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 5 | 48 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 338 | 205 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 37 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
32 career value over replacement — #2628 all-time of 4,695. 6.4/season above a replacement-level CB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #26 (Rd 1) · CLE · 2021 · +2.2 vs expected KV-H
57actual
54.8 expected · Δ+2.2
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