Jer'Zhan Newton
Newton with Illinois in 2022
Illinois Fighting Illini – No. 4
PositionDefensive tackle
ClassJunior
MajorGeneral studies
Personal information
Born: (2002-08-31) August 31, 2002
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight295 lb (134 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolClearwater Central Catholic (Clearwater, Florida)
Career highlights and awards

Jer'Zhan "Johnny" Newton (born August 31, 2002) is an American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Illinois, being named a consensus All-American in 2023.

Early life

Newton attended Clearwater Central Catholic High School in Clearwater, Florida. During his career, he had 244 tackles and 24 sacks. He originally committed to the University of Maryland, College Park to play college football before switching to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.[1][2]

College career

As a true freshman at Illinois in 2020, Newton played in all eight games with two starts and had 23 tackles and 1.5 sacks.[3] In 2021, he started 11 of 12 games, recording 50 tackles and 3.5 sacks.[4] Newton returned to Illinois in 2022.[5][6] Newton declared for the 2024 NFL Draft following the 2023 season, where he was named a consensus All-American.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Stevens, Matthew (December 18, 2019). "3-Star DL Jer'Zhan Newton Flips From Maryland To Illinois On Signing Day". Sports Illustrated.
  2. ↑ Stevens, Matthew (December 27, 2019). "How Deuce Spann's & Johnny Newton's Friendship Resulted in a Signing Day Flip". Sports Illustrated.
  3. ↑ Wagner, Joey (November 10, 2020). "After August COVID-19 diagnosis, Illinois true freshman Johnny Newton is off to fast start". Herald & Review.
  4. ↑ Asmussen, Bob (December 3, 2021). "Randolph, Newton looking forward to better days ahead for Illinois". News-Gazette.
  5. ↑ Kimball, Anderson (September 8, 2022). "Johnny Newton leading Illinois defensive line by example". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  6. ↑ Richey, Scott (October 6, 2022). "Trio leading the way for Illinois defensive line". News-Gazette.
  7. ↑ Rittenberg, Adam. "Illinois' Jer'Zhan Newton, Keith Randolph Jr. to enter NFL draft". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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