Greg Newsome Ii
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.
.jpg) Newsome II in 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Born: | May 18, 2000 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) | ||||||||||
| College: | Northwestern (2018–2020) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
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.
College career
Newsome recorded 71 tackles and one interception over three years at Northwestern. He started 18 games and led the Wildcats to two Big Ten title games. As a junior in 2020, he was named an All-American by The Athletic. After that season, he entered the 2021 NFL Draft.
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) | 4.38 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 | ||||||||||||
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On April 29, 2021, Newsome was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the first round with the 26th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. 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. On July 24, 2021, Newsome signed his four-year rookie contract with Cleveland, worth $12.75 million. He started all 12 games he appeared in as a rookie. He had 37 total tackles and nine passes defensed. In the 2022 season, he started all 15 games he appeared in. He had .5 sacks, 42 total tackles, and six passes defensed.
In Week 10 of the 2023 season, Newsome recorded his first interception off of Lamar Jackson and returned it for a touchdown as the Browns would go on to win 33-31.
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 |
| 2022 | CLE | 15 | 15 | 42 | 32 | 11 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | CLE | 14 | 13 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 0.5 | 14 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 39 | 128 | 98 | 30 | 1.0 | 34 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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