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Greg Newsome II
Born May 18, 2000 · College Northwestern · Drafted 2021, round 1, pick 26 (CLE) · 6-0, 192 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CLE | 12 | 37 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | CLE | 15 | 42 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | CLE | 14 | 49 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 2023 playoffs | CLE | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | CLE | 12 | 27 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | JAX | 15 | 52 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 playoffs | JAX | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | NYG | 8 | 35 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Career | NYG | 76 | 242 | 1.0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CLE | 12 | – | – | 676 | 89.3 |
| 2022 | CLE | 15 | – | – | 889 | 95.0 |
| 2023 | CLE | 14 | – | – | 762 | 87.1 |
| 2023 playoffs | CLE | 1 | – | – | 25 | 58.1 |
| 2024 | CLE | 13 | – | – | 562 | 70.7 |
| 2025 | CLE/JAX | 17 | – | – | 737 | 70.3 |
| 2025 playoffs | JAX | 1 | – | – | 56 | 91.8 |
Game logs
2026 game log (8 games)
2025 game log (16 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | vs CIN | L 16–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | @ BAL | L 17–41 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | vs GB | W 13–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | @ DET | L 10–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | vs MIN | L 17–21 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | vs LA | L 7–35 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | @ LV | W 30–29 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | @ HOU | L 29–36 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | vs LAC | W 35–6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | @ ARI | W 27–24 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | vs IND | W 36–19 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | vs NYJ | W 48–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | @ DEN | W 34–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | @ IND | W 23–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | vs TEN | W 41–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2026-01-11 | vs BUF | L 24–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (12 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | vs DAL | L 17–33 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | @ JAX | W 18–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | vs NYG | L 15–21 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2024-10-06 | @ WAS | L 13–34 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2024-10-13 | @ PHI | L 16–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-20 | vs CIN | L 14–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | vs BAL | W 29–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | vs LAC | L 10–27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | @ NO | L 14–35 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-21 | vs PIT | W 24–19 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-12-02 | @ DEN | L 32–41 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 2024-12-08 | @ PIT | L 14–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (15 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-10 | vs CIN | W 24–3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2023-09-18 | @ PIT | L 22–26 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | vs BAL | L 3–28 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | vs SF | W 19–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | @ IND | W 39–38 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-29 | @ SEA | L 20–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | @ BAL | W 33–31 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | vs PIT | W 13–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-26 | @ DEN | L 12–29 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | @ LA | L 19–36 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | vs JAX | W 31–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | 2023-12-17 | vs CHI | W 20–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 2023-12-24 | @ HOU | W 36–22 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2023-12-28 | vs NYJ | W 37–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| P19 | 2024-01-13 | @ HOU | L 14–45 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 game log (15 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-11 | @ CAR | W 26–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2022-09-18 | vs NYJ | L 30–31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2022-09-22 | vs PIT | W 29–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | @ ATL | L 20–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | vs LAC | L 28–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2022-10-16 | vs NE | L 15–38 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2022-10-23 | @ BAL | L 20–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2022-10-31 | vs CIN | W 32–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | @ MIA | L 17–39 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2022-12-04 | @ HOU | W 27–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2022-12-11 | @ CIN | L 10–23 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-17 | vs BAL | W 13–3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2022-12-24 | vs NO | L 10–17 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2023-01-01 | @ WAS | W 24–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | @ PIT | L 14–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
2021 game log (12 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-12 | @ KC | L 29–33 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2021-09-19 | vs HOU | W 31–21 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | vs CHI | W 26–6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2021-10-17 | vs ARI | L 14–37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2021-10-21 | vs DEN | W 17–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2021-10-31 | vs PIT | L 10–15 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2021-11-07 | @ CIN | W 41–16 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 2021-11-14 | @ NE | L 7–45 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2021-11-21 | vs DET | W 13–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2021-11-28 | @ BAL | L 10–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2022-01-03 | @ PIT | L 14–26 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | 2022-01-09 | vs CIN | W 21–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |