Defensive line, South Dakota (from Nebraska), 2019–25
Mosai Newsom
Lettered 2022 at Nebraska (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 52
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 320 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Waverly, IA
Mosai Newsom played defensive line at Nebraska (2019–22) and South Dakota (2023–25).
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Ohio State, 2021Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2024
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Nebraska | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | South Dakota | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | South Dakota | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | South Dakota | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 30 | 16 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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 | Nebraska | 52 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Nebraska | 52 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Nebraska | 52 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Nebraska | 52 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | South Dakota | 52 | DL | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | South Dakota | 52 | DL | Yr 6 | ||
| 2025 | South Dakota | 52 | DL | Sr. (Yr 7) | 6′5″ | 320 |
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
2025 South Dakota 2 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Iowa State | L 7–55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 13 | at Montana | L 22–52 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 6 at Lamar, so that game is not listed.
2024 South Dakota 2 games, 3 tackles, 1 INT
No box score in the source for Sep 14 at Portland State, so that game is not listed.
2023 South Dakota 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Missouri | L 10–35 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Nebraska 1 game, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | vs. Illinois | L 9–26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Nebraska 2 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | atIllinois | L 22–30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Ohio State | L 17–26 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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