Running back, Western Carolina, 2014–⁠17

Detrez Newsome

Number
No. 21
Height
5′10″
Weight
210 lb
Hometown
Ewa Beach, HI
Born
Mar 6, 1994

Detrez Newsome played running back at Western Carolina (2014–⁠17).

Career highs

128rushing yards, career highat Tennessee, 20157catches, career hightwice; last at North Carolina, 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Western Carolina4−2−0.501
2015Western Carolina272398.9165
2016Western Carolina371654.5239
2017Western Carolina401343.4020
Career1085365.0365

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2014Western Carolina3650
2015Western Carolina61280
2016Western Carolina103020
2017Western Carolina3430
Career225380

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Western Carolina3217.008
2015Western Carolina8334.1117
2016Western Carolina2147.0010
2017Western Carolina910311.4026
Career221717.8126

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Western Carolina21RB
2015Western Carolina21RB
2016Western Carolina21RB
2017Western Carolina21RB5′10″210

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
2014Western Carolina (FCS)7-0.21––-1.5–
2015Western Carolina (FCS)370.20––7.232%
2016Western Carolina (FCS)40-0.02––-0.731%
2017Western Carolina (FCS)49-0.05––-2.530%

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

2017 Western Carolina 2 games, 134 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2atHawai’iL 18–⁠4114270343
Nov 18atNorth CarolinaL 10–⁠65261070––

No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Davidson; Sep 16 at Gardner-Webb; Sep 23 vs. Samford; Sep 30 at Chattanooga; Oct 7 at Wofford; Oct 14 vs. East Tennessee State; Oct 21 at VMI; Oct 28 vs. Furman; Nov 4 at The Citadel; Nov 11 vs. Mercer, so those games are not listed.

2016 Western Carolina 2 games, 165 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3atEast CarolinaL 7–⁠5216501362
Nov 19atSouth CarolinaL 31–⁠442111517240

No box score in the source for Sep 10 vs. Gardner-Webb; Sep 17 at East Tennessee State; Oct 1 vs. The Citadel; Oct 8 vs. Wofford; Oct 15 at Mercer; Oct 22 at Samford; Oct 29 vs. Chattanooga; Nov 5 vs. VMI; Nov 12 at Furman, so those games are not listed.

2015 Western Carolina 2 games, 239 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 19atTennesseeL 10–⁠551012815111
Nov 14atTexas A&ML 17–⁠41171110117

No box score in the source for Sep 5 vs. Mars Hill; Sep 12 at The Citadel; Oct 3 vs. Presbyterian; Oct 10 vs. Mercer; Oct 17 at Wofford; Oct 24 vs. Samford; Oct 31 at Chattanooga; Nov 7 vs. Furman; Nov 21 at VMI, so those games are not listed.

2014 Western Carolina 2 games, −2 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 30atSouth FloridaL 31–⁠362−10126
Nov 22atAlabamaL 14–⁠482−10239

No box score in the source for Sep 6 vs. Brevard; Sep 13 vs. Catawba; Sep 27 at Furman; Oct 4 at Presbyterian; Oct 11 vs. Wofford; Oct 18 at Mercer; Oct 25 vs. The Citadel; Nov 1 vs. Chattanooga; Nov 8 at Samford; Nov 15 vs. VMI, so those games are not listed.

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

In the NFL

1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2018Los Angeles Chargers511490219

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

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