Cornerback, TCU (from UL Monroe), 2019–23
Josh Newton
Lettered 2022–23 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Monroe, LA
- Born
- Sep 14, 2000
Josh Newton played cornerback at UL Monroe (2019–21) and TCU (2022–23). The Cincinnati Bengals took Newton in round 5, No. 149 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UL Monroe | 2 | CB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | UL Monroe | 2 | CB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | UL Monroe | 2 | CB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | TCU | 2 | CB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | TCU | 2 | CB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 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.
Game by game
2023 TCU 11 games, 29 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Colorado | L 42–45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Houston | W 36–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. SMU | W 34–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. West Virginia | L 21–24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Iowa State | L 14–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. BYU | W 44–11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Kansas State | L 3–41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Texas Tech | L 28–35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Texas | L 26–29 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Baylor | W 42–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | at Oklahoma | L 45–69 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2022 TCU 12 games, 27 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atColorado | W 38–13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Tarleton State | W 59–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | atSMU | W 42–34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Oklahoma | W 55–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Kansas | W 38–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 43–40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Kansas State | W 38–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atWest Virginia | W 41–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Texas Tech | W 34–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 12 | atTexas | W 17–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Iowa State | W 62–14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Kansas State | L 28–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2021 UL Monroe 12 games, 48 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Kentucky | L 10–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Jackson State | W 12–7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Troy | W 29–16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Coastal Carolina | L 6–59 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Georgia State | L 21–55 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Liberty | W 31–28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 23 | vs. South Alabama | W 41–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 30 | at App State | L 28–59 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Texas State | L 19–27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Arkansas State | L 24–27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 20 | at LSU | L 14–27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Louisiana | L 16–21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 UL Monroe 8 games, 16 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs.Texas State | L 17–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs. UTEP | L 6–31 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Georgia Southern | L 30–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | atLiberty | L 7–40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atSouth Alabama | L 14–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | vs.App State | L 13–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Louisiana | L 20–70 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | atArkansas State | L 15–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2019 UL Monroe 10 games, 20 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Florida State | L 44–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atIowa State | L 20–72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.South Alabama | W 30–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Memphis | L 33–52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | atTexas State | W 24–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | atApp State | L 7–52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Arkansas State | L 41–48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Georgia State | W 45–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atGeorgia Southern | L 29–51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atLouisiana | L 30–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅝″ |
| Weight | 190 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 74¼″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| Bench press | 15 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.01 sW |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.15 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
2 seasons, 23 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 23 | 46 | 0 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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