Linebacker, Missouri, 2012–16
Donavin Newsom
Lettered 2013–16 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 25
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- St. Louis, MO
Donavin Newsom played linebacker at Missouri (2012–16).
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Middle Tennessee, 2016Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Missouri | 73 | 46 | 5.5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Missouri | 25 | LB | |
| 2013 | Missouri | 25 | LB | |
| 2014 | Missouri | 25 | LB | |
| 2015 | Missouri | 25 | LB | |
| 2016 | Missouri | 25 | LB | 6′2″ |
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.
Game by game
2016 Missouri 12 games, 73 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at West Virginia | L 11–26 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 61–21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Georgia | L 27–28 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Delaware State | W 79–0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at LSU | L 7–42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at Florida | L 14–40 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Middle Tennessee | L 45–51 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Kentucky | L 21–35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at South Carolina | L 21–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 26–17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Tennessee | L 37–63 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Arkansas | W 28–24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2013 Missouri 1 game, 1 return, 0 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. Toledo | W 38–23 | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅜″ |
| Weight | 237 lb |
| Arm length | 32″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.54 s |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.10 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.37 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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