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Team
Season
Position
Player

Jer'Zhan Newton

DL · #4 · Illinois

Profile

Measurements
6'2" · 295 lb
Seasons
4
Recruiting
★★★☆☆ · 0.8556
Class rank
#1043 · 2020
Hometown
Saint Petersburg, FL
High school
Clearwater Central Catholic

Returning player.

Career

181 Tackles · 26.0 TFL · 17.5 Sacks

On a roster 2020–2023. Statistics held for 2020–2023.

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Position
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2023

Tackles and the line of scrimmage
TacklesBehind the line
3
6
−2
6
−1
2
3
7
−0.5
2
6
−1
3
−1
4
−1
5
5
−2

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Passes defended
2
Toledo
@ Kansas
Penn State
Florida Atlantic
@ Purdue
Nebraska
@ Maryland
Wisconsin
@ Minnesota
Indiana
@ Iowa
Northwestern

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

52 Tackles · 8.5 TFL · 7.5 Sacks

Fumbles

WkOpponentResultFUMLOSTREC
11vs IndianaW 48–45001

Defense

WkOpponentResultTOTSOLOTFLSACKSQB HURPDTD
13vs NorthwesternL 43–455322100
12@ IowaL 13–155200000
11vs IndianaW 48–454211100
10@ MinnesotaW 27–263211000
8vs WisconsinL 21–256411300
7@ MarylandW 27–242000000
6vs NebraskaL 7–20710.50.5100
5@ PurdueL 19–443200000
4vs Florida AtlanticW 23–172000000
3vs Penn StateL 13–306210220
2@ KansasL 23–346622100
1vs ToledoW 30–283200000

 

2022

Tackles and the line of scrimmage
TacklesBehind the line
6
5
−1.5
2
−1
8
−1.5
5
7
−2.5
4
−1
2
−1
8
−3
2
5
−1
2

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Passes defended
1
Wyoming
@ Indiana
Mississippi State *
Virginia
Chattanooga
@ Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
@ Nebraska
Michigan State
Purdue
@ Michigan
@ Northwestern

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

56 Tackles · 12.5 TFL · 5.0 Sacks

Fumbles

WkOpponentResultFUMLOSTREC
12@ MichiganL 17–19001
9@ NebraskaW 26–9001

Defense

WkOpponentResultTOTSOLOTFLSACKSQB HURPDTD
13@ NorthwesternW 41–32100100
12@ MichiganL 17–195310010
11vs PurdueL 24–312100200
10vs Michigan StateL 15–238330.5000
9@ NebraskaW 26–92211000
7vs MinnesotaW 26–144111200
6vs IowaW 9–6742.50100
5@ WisconsinW 34–105300000
4vs ChattanoogaW 31–0811.50.5200
2vs VirginiaW 24–32211000
1@ IndianaL 20–23521.51300
1vs WyomingW 38–66200000

 

2021

Tackles and the line of scrimmage
TacklesBehind the line
5
5
−1
2
1
−1
4
−0.5
2
2
5
6
5
7
−1
6
UTSA
Nebraska
@ Virginia
Maryland
@ Purdue
Charlotte
Wisconsin
@ Penn State
Rutgers
@ Minnesota
@ Iowa
Northwestern

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

50 Tackles · 3.5 TFL · 3.5 Sacks

Defense

WkOpponentResultTOTSOLOTFLSACKSQB HURPDTD
13vs NorthwesternW 47–146200000
12@ IowaL 23–337511000
10@ MinnesotaW 14–65300000
9vs RutgersL 14–206100000
8@ Penn StateW 20–185100000
6vs WisconsinL 0–242000000
5vs CharlotteW 24–142000000
4@ PurdueL 9–13430.50.5000
3vs MarylandL 17–201111000
2@ VirginiaL 14–422100000
1vs UTSAL 30–375000000
1vs NebraskaW 30–225211200

 

2020

Tackles and the line of scrimmage
TacklesBehind the line
2
3
−1
3
3
2
7
3
−0.5
@ Wisconsin
Purdue
Minnesota
@ Rutgers
@ Nebraska
Iowa
@ Northwestern
@ Penn State

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

23 Tackles · 1.5 TFL · 1.5 Sacks

Defense

WkOpponentResultTOTSOLOTFLSACKSQB HURPDTD
16@ Penn StateL 21–56310.50.5000
15@ NorthwesternL 10–287000000
14vs IowaL 21–352000000
12@ NebraskaW 41–233100000
11@ RutgersW 23–203100000
10vs MinnesotaL 14–413211000
9vs PurdueL 24–312100000