Dazz Newsome in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Michael Smith, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, North Carolina, 2017–⁠20

Dazz Newsome

Number
No. 5
Height
5′11″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Hampton, VA
Born
May 15, 1999, in Hampton, Virginia

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Dazz Newsome played receiver at North Carolina (2017–⁠20). The Chicago Bears took Newsome in round 6, No. 221 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,018
Receiving yards, 2019 (North Carolina, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 221
Round 6, 2021 NFL Draft (Chicago Bears)

Career highs

84rushing yards, career highat Duke, 201811catches, career highat Pittsburgh, 2019189receiving yards, career highvs. Wake Forest, 20202receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Wake Forest, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017North Carolina1822712.6054
2018North Carolina4450611.5255
2019North Carolina721,01814.11057
2020North Carolina5468412.7675
Career1882,43513.01875

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2018North Carolina61250202861
2019North Carolina–––12810
2020North Carolina1190171680
Career71440495351

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017North Carolina8526.5020
2018North Carolina79613.7184
2019North Carolina393.004
2020North Carolina22110.5115
Career201788.9284

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017North Carolina110000
2018North Carolina320000
2020North Carolina110000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017North Carolina5WRFr.
2018North Carolina5WRSo.
2019North Carolina5WRJr.
2020North Carolina5WRSr.5′11″190

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017North Carolina360.4130th (n=507)0.5214.77%
2018North Carolina720.5349th (n=497)0.5338.09%
2019North Carolina1010.8689th (n=499)0.5487.011%
2020North Carolina680.7983rd (n=346)0.5553.98%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 North Carolina 12 games, 54 catches, 684 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 12vs.SyracuseW 31–⁠622501196
Oct 3atBoston CollegeW 26–⁠22160––1
Oct 10vs.Virginia TechW 56–⁠457691–––
Oct 17atFlorida StateL 28–⁠314370–––
Oct 24vs.NC StateW 48–⁠211140––1
Oct 31atVirginiaL 41–⁠443580–––
Nov 7atDukeW 56–⁠246571––2
Nov 14vs.Wake ForestW 59–⁠53101892––1
Nov 27vs.Notre DameL 17–⁠316640––1
Dec 5vs.Western CarolinaW 49–⁠96821––2
Dec 12atMiamiW 62–⁠262150––2
Jan 2 ✦vs.Texas A&ML 27–⁠416681––1
2019 North Carolina 12 games, 72 catches, 1,018 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.South CarolinaW 24–⁠204740––1
Sep 7vs.MiamiW 28–⁠252461––1
Sep 13atWake ForestL 18–⁠247620––1
Sep 21vs.App StateL 31–⁠346881––1
Sep 28vs.ClemsonL 20–⁠212160–––
Oct 5atGeorgia TechW 38–⁠228811––2
Oct 19atVirginia TechL 41–⁠4391122–––
Oct 26vs.DukeW 20–⁠1741031––2
Nov 2vs.VirginiaL 31–⁠384650––1
Nov 14atPittsburghL 27–⁠34111701–––
Nov 30atNC StateW 41–⁠1071301––2
Dec 27 ✦vs.TempleW 55–⁠138712––1
2018 North Carolina 11 games, 44 catches, 506 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1atCaliforniaL 17–⁠24290––3
Sep 8atEast CarolinaL 19–⁠413130––2
Sep 22vs.PittsburghW 38–⁠3561100––3
Sep 27atMiamiL 10–⁠472−402531
Oct 13vs.Virginia TechL 19–⁠225530––3
Oct 20atSyracuseL 37–⁠407901––2
Oct 27atVirginiaL 21–⁠313561–––
Nov 3vs.Georgia TechL 28–⁠383170–––
Nov 10atDukeL 35–⁠4266602341
Nov 17vs.Western CarolinaW 49–⁠261501223
Nov 24vs.NC StateL 28–⁠3469101162
2017 North Carolina 8 games, 18 catches, 227 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 9vs.LouisvilleL 35–⁠473660–––
Sep 16atOld DominionW 53–⁠23––––––
Oct 14vs.VirginiaL 14–⁠202110–––
Oct 21atVirginia TechL 7–⁠593380–––
Oct 28vs.MiamiL 19–⁠242290–––
Nov 9atPittsburghW 34–⁠315460–––
Nov 18vs.Western CarolinaW 65–⁠101180–––
Nov 25atNC StateL 21–⁠332190–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height5′10⅛″
Weight190 lb
Arm length29⅞″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.57 s
10-yard split1.65 s
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press12 reps
3-cone drill7.39 s
20-yard shuttle4.39 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Chicago Bears32230

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2024CFLSaskatchewan Roughriders *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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