Harry Newsome
Two-Way Profile
Height6'0"
Weight192 lb
BornJan 25, 1963
Age63
CollegeWake ForestSee College Stats
Rookie yr1985
Draft1985 · Rd 8, Pick 214 · PIT
Combined Season Grid
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| Punts | Yds | Avg | Lng | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1985 | — | PIT | 16 | — | 78 | 3,088 | 39.6 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | PIT | 16 | — | 86 | 3,447 | 40.1 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | — | 108.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | PIT | 12 | — | 64 | 2,678 | 41.8 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | — | PIT | 16 | — | 65 | 2,950 | 45.4 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | PIT | 16 | — | 82 | 3,368 | 41.1 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | -8 | 0 | -4.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 78 | 3,299 | 42.3 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 68 | 3,095 | 45.5 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 72 | 3,243 | 45.0 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 90 | 3,862 | 42.9 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 140 | — | 683 | 29,030 | 42.5 | 84 | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 12 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 10.7 | — | 86.1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
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All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position0
Depth
of 100
Reached 0% of the all-time Passing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
0% of the all-time Passing Touchdowns leader0
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.
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Gary AndersonK5yLouis LippsWR5yWeegie ThompsonWR5yCris CarterWR4yChris DolemanDE4yHenry ThomasNT4yJohn RandleDT4ySteve JordanTE4yAnthony CarterWR4yFrank PollardRB4yBubby BristerQB4yRod WoodsonFS3yDwight StoneWR3yJohn StallworthWR3yRich GannonQB3yGreg ManuskyLB3yMerril HogeFB3yHassan JonesWR3yWalter AbercrombieRB3yEarnest JacksonRB3yMark MaloneQB3yRodney CarterRB3yHardy NickersonMLB2yHerschel WalkerFB2y
1985 Draft Class· this player went #214
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterHarry inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers Specialists room from Gary Anderson (1982–1994), and handed it to Josh Miller (1996–2003).
Gary Anderson 1982–1994Harry Newsome 1985–1989Josh Miller 1996–2003Jeff Reed 2002–2010Chris Boswell 2015–2025
Harry opened the Minnesota Vikings Specialists lineage the corpus knows
Movementderived from season history
- 1993final season
Last recorded season with MIN
- 1990team change
Joined MIN (from PIT)
- 1985draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 8, Pick 214
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 192 lb
Frame
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Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
98%
19851993
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
99
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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