Greg Newsome II
No. 20 – Cleveland Browns | |||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||
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Born: | Chicago, Illinois | May 18, 2000||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) | ||||
College: | Northwestern | ||||
NFL Draft: | 2021 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Gregory Newsome II (born May 18, 2000) is an American football cornerback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northwestern and was drafted by the Browns in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Early years[]
Newsome attended Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, Illinois before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for his senior year. He committed to Northwestern University to play college football.[1][2]
College career[]
Newsome recorded 71 tackles and 1 interception over three years at Northwestern. He started 18 games and lead the Wildcats to two Big Ten title games.[3][4] As a junior in 2020, he was named an All-American by The Athletic.[5] After that season, he entered the 2021 NFL Draft.[6]
Professional career[]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
192 lb (87 kg) |
31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) |
8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.39 s | 1.50 s | 2.53 s | 4.26 s | 6.90 s | 40.0 in (1.02 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
18 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[7] |
On April 29, 2021, Newsome was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 26th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.[8] Newsome's pick marked the first time Northwestern has had two first-round picks in the NFL draft after Rashawn Slater was taken 13th overall. He was the fourth cornerback taken in the draft.[9] On July 24, 2021, Newsome signed his four-year rookie contract with Cleveland, worth $12.75 million.[10]
NFL career statistics[]
Regular season[]
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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G | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||
2021 | CLE | 12 | 11 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 12 | 11 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Narang, Bob. "Glenbard North DB Greg Newsome commits to Northwestern, Peoria QB Coran Taylor to Illinois". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "Northwestern nabs another: GBN's Greg Newsome commits to Wildcats". RSN.
- ^ "Greg Newsome II Stats".
- ^ "5 things to know about Greg Newsome, the Browns' 1st pick of the 2021 NFL Draft".
- ^ Football, The Athletic College. "College football 2020 All-America team: Alabama tops the nation with 6 picks". The Athletic.
- ^ "Northwestern CB Greg Newsome declaring for NFL draft". sports.yahoo.com.
- ^ "Greg Newsome II, Northwestern, CB, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (April 29, 2021). "Browns select Northwestern CB Greg Newsome II with No. 26 pick in 2021 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com.
- ^ "BREAKING: Greg Newsome II selected 26th overall by the Cleveland Browns in 2021 NFL Draft". 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Browns No. 26 pick Greg Newsome II signs his 4-year rookie contract worth about $12.748 million". 24 July 2021.
External links[]
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Chicago
- American football cornerbacks
- Northwestern Wildcats football players
- Cleveland Browns players