Josh Newton

CB, · Texas Christian

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Week 0: DNP

HISTORY — from college profile

CAREER HONORS
- 2022 First-Team All-Big 12
- 2022 Associated Press First-Team All-Big 12

2022 (sr): Transferred from University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) ... Started all 15 games ... ranked second on the team with 12 pass breakups while his three interceptions tied for second ... only teammate Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson (15) had more PBUs in the Big 12 ... his picks included a 57-yard return for a touchdown in the 62-14 win over Iowa State ... added two pass breakups and four solo tackles against the Cyclones ... also had interceptions in back-to-back games versus Tarleton and SMU ... added a tackle for loss and PBU in the 42-34 win over the Mustangs ... totaled 35 stops on the year ... had a season-best four tackles in four games ... posted a season-best three pass breakups to go with four tackles in the 34-24 win over Texas Tech ... had three tackles, including one for loss, in the College Football Playoff Semifinal win over Michigan ... recorded a tackle for loss on his first snap as a Horned Frog in the season opening 38-13 win at Colorado ... broke up two passes with four solo stops in the Big 12 Championship Game against Kansas State ... also had two PBUs with four tackles in the 43-40 double-overtime win over No. 8 Oklahoma State.

—at University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM)—

2021 (jr): Had a team-best eight pass breakups and two interceptions ... placed fifth with 48 tackles and 5.0 for loss ... started nine games, including the final seven of the season ... led a 31-28 upset win over Liberty with five tackles, an interception and two pass breakups ... had three PBUs with four stops the next game against South Alabama ... had a pick to go with five tackles, four solo, at LSU ... totaled a career-best six stops with a quarterback hurry versus Texas State ... broke up two passes with five tackles, including one for loss, against Arkansas State.

2020 (soph): Played in 10 games with 16 tackles ... had a team-best five pass breakups ... recorded an interception against Appalachian State ... totaled a season-best four tackles, including one for loss, with a pass breakup versus UTEP.

2019 (redshirt fr): Started all 12 games at boundary corner after making the transition from wide receiver during spring practice ... totaled 20 tackles and two pass breakups ... recorded a season-best four stops, including three solo, versus Arkansas State ... had two tackles and a PBU in the season finale at Louisiana.

2018 : Did not see game action ... redshirted the season

High school:
Attended 
Ouachita Parish High School (Monroe, LA) ... First-team all-district as a senior ... played in the Louisi­ana High School Coaches Association’s East-West All-Star Game ... two-year starter at wide receiver ... had 35 receptions for 733 yards, a 20.9 average, and 11 touch­downs in 2017 ... recorded five straight 100-yard receiving games ... caught six passes for 112 yards and a touchdown versus Covington in the second round of the playoffs ... had six catches for a career-high 138 yards and three TDs (38, 61 and 17 yards) against Ruston.

2022

defensive
TFL QB HUR TOT TD PD SACKS SOLO
2.0 0.0 27.0 1.0 12.0 0.0 21.0
interceptions
TD AVG YDS INT
1.0 38.0 114.0 3.0

Physical Attributes:

Proj Rd: 3-4
Height: 5106
Weight: 195
Forty: 4.43
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