Greg Newsome II

CB

#20

Experience: 6 years

Height: 6-0

Age: 26

Weight: 192 lbs

College: Northwestern

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Defense

YEAR	TEAM	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2025	Jacksonville Jaguars	12	29	23	6	0	6	1	0	0	0	0
2025	Cleveland Browns	5	21	16	5	0	3
2024	Cleveland Browns	13	21	18	3	0	5	1	0	-2	-2	-2
2023	Cleveland Browns	14	45	30	15	0.5	14	2	1	34	17	34
2022	Cleveland Browns	15	39	28	11	0.5	6
2021	Cleveland Browns	12	34	30	4	0	9
TOTAL		71	189	145	44	1	43	4	1	32	8	34

Biography

Newsome has played in 71 games (58 starts) for the Cleveland Browns (2021-25) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2025)…His career totals include 207 tackles, 43 passes defensed, 6 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions (1 INT-TD), 2 quarterback hits and 1.0 sack…Appeared in two postseason games (one start) and registered 7 total tackles and 1 pass defensed.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Newsome has played in 71 games (58 starts) for the Cleveland Browns (2021-25) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2025)…His career totals include 207 tackles, 43 passes defensed, 6 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions (1 INT-TD), 2 quarterback hits and 1.0 sack…Appeared in two postseason games (one start) and registered 7 total tackles and 1 pass defensed.
Played in 17 games with 10 starts in 2025…Began the season with the Browns and was traded to the Jaguars midseason…Finished with 52 tackles, 9 passes defensed, 2 tackles for loss and 1 interception.
In 2024, started three games across 13 appearances and combined for 27 tackles, 5 passes defensed and 1 interception…Missed the final four games of the season because of a hamstring injury.
Appeared in 14 games (13 starts) for the Browns in 2023…Produced 49 tackles, 14 passes defensed, 4 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions (1 INT-TD, the lone score of his career), 1 quarterback hit and a half-sack…His 14 passes defensed were tied for the ninth-most in the NFL.
Started all 15 games he played in 2022…Totaled 42 tackles, 6 passes defensed, 1 quarterback hit and a half-sack.
As a rookie in 2021, saw action in 12 games and made 11 starts…Recorded 9 passes defensed to go along with 37 total tackles…Named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.

COLLEGE

Spent three years at Northwestern (2018-20)…Played in 21 games and totaled 71 tackles, 24 passes defensed, 1 interception and 1 fumble recovery.
In 2020, a shortened season due to COVID-19, Newsome recorded 12 tackles, 9 pass breakups and 1 interception…His 9 pass breakups led the Big Ten…Named third-team All-America and first-team All-Big Ten by the Associated Press.
Made eight starts across nine games in 2019 and recorded 36 tackles, 11 passes defensed and 1 fumble recovery…His 11 passes defensed ranked second in the Big Ten.
As a freshman in 2018, played six games (four starts) and registered 23 tackles and 4 passes defensed.

PERSONAL

Attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. for his senior year of high school…Played his sophomore and junior seasons at Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, Ill...Was a consensus three-star recruit…Studied business communication at Northwestern.
Played basketball in high school, where he earned first-team All-Conference honors as a junior…Was also a member of the track and field team, where he excelled as a sprinter and long jumper.
Has three older sisters who all participated in gymnastics growing up…His sister Zakiya played college basketball at Division III North Park University.

MAIN TRANSACTIONS

Originally a 1st-round (26th pick overall) draft choice by the Cleveland Browns in 2021.
Traded from the Browns to the Jacksonville Jaguars on 10/9/25.
Signed a one-year contract as a free agent by the New York Giants on 3/13/26.

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