
Offensive line, Arkansas State, to 2010
Derek Newton
- Number
- No. 72
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 305 lb
- Hometown
- Utica, MS
- Born
- Nov 16, 1987, in Utica, Mississippi
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Derek Newton played offensive line at Arkansas State (to 2010). The Houston Texans took Newton in round 7, No. 214 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
The teams
Linemen have no individual stat lines in our source.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Arkansas State | 72 | OL | ||
| 2010 | Arkansas State | 72 | OL | 6′5″ | 305 |
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.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2011 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅞″ |
| Weight | 311 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.01 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.74 sW |
| Vertical jump | 25½″ |
| Broad jump | 8′4″ |
| Bench press | 24 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.76 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 5.00 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
His NFL seasons aren’t on this page yet: our NFL numbers are matched to college players by an ID his college record doesn’t carry. His NFL career is in his Wikipedia article.
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