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2 0 1 6
Played in 12 games ... Made four tackles on the season ... Recorded one tackle
in games against Tennessee, Boston College, Virginia and Arkansas.
2 0 1 5
Played in six games ... Logged 31 plays, seven on offense and 24 on special
teams ... Recorded a tackle against NC State ... Appeared in games against
Ohio State, Furman, Purdue, East Carolina, N.C. State and Miami.
2 0 1 4
Played in 12 games … Logged 229 plays, 81 on offense and 148 on special
teams … Carried the ball 19 times on the season for 93 yards … Also had
seven receptions for 19 yards … Saw action on offense and special teams in
the opener against William & Mary … Ran the ball four times for 38 yards and
returned two kickoffs for 43 yards at Ohio State … Caught three passes for
13 yards against East Carolina … Saw action at receiver and on special teams
against Georgia Tech and Western Michigan … Ran the ball twice and caught
two passes for 20 total yards, also recovered a fumble at North Carolina …
Contributed on special teams and on offense, running the ball once for 5 yards
and returning a kickoff for 9 yards, at Pitt … Saw action at receiver and returned
a kickoff 58 yards against Miami … Was in at receiver and on special teams
against Boston College … Ran the ball twice for 13 yards at Duke … Had 10
yards on five rushes at Wake Forest … Ran the ball once for 8 yards and was
also in on ten special teams plays in the win over Virginia …Was suspended for
the Military Bowl against Cincinnati.
2 0 1 3
Was redshirted … Worked with the scout team as a wide receiver … Posted a
300-pound bench press, a 365-pound front squat and a 37.5-inch vertical jump
in fall max testing to earn Iron Hokie honors.
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SEASON GP GS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT BU PD QBH RCV FF KICK
2014 12 0 2 2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0
2015 6 0 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
2016 12 0 1 3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
Career 30 0 4 5 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0
FUMBLES
PASS DEFENSE
SACKS
TACKLES
BLOCKED
H I GH SCHOOL
Played for long-time coach Mike Smith at Hampton High … Listed as the No.
28 prospect in Virginia by Rivals … Ranked as the No. 509 overall player in the
country by PrepStar … Rated the No. 29 prospect in Virginia by The Roanoke
Times … Ranked as the No. 24 player in Virginia in SuperPrep’s preseason
issue … Ranked as the No. 50 cornerback in the country and the No. 25 player
in his state by 247Sports … Listed as the No. 114 wide receiver in the country
by Scout … Ranked as the No. 120 “athlete” in the country, the No. 130 player
in his region and the No. 32 player in the state by ESPN Recruiting Nation … A
first-team All-Eastern Region selection at defensive back and second-team at
quarterback … A first-team All-Peninsula District selection at both quarterback
and defensive back … Named to the Daily Press All-Star Squad as a first-team
quarterback after accounting for 2,168 yards (1,141 rushing, 1,027 passing)
and 29 touchdowns … First-team All-757 … Caught 15 passes for 462 yards
and three touchdowns as a receiver his junior year … Also played running back
and carried the ball 40 times for 287 yards and two touchdowns his junior
season.
PERSONAL
Deon Javelle Newsome … Born February 5, 1995 in Newport News, Va. … Son
of Myron Newsome and Aisha Rogers … Father played football at Tech … Has
two younger brothers and also has two stepsisters and a stepbrother … Cousin
of former Hokie player Tyrel Wilson … Majoring in residential environments and
design.
SEASON GP GS NO. YDS AVG
TD LONG NO.
YDS AVG TD LONG
2014 12 0 0 0 0.0
0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
2015 6 0 0 0 0.0
0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2016 12 0 0 0 0.0
0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Career 30 0 0 0 0.0
0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
FUMBLE RETURNS
INTERCEPTION RETURNS
RUSHING
RECEIVING
SEASON GP GS
NO YDS AVG LONG TD NO YDS AVG LONG TD
2014 12 0 19 93 4.9 24 0 7 19 2.7 9 0
2015 6 0 0
0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2016 12 0 0
0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Career 30 0 19 93 4.9 24 0 7 19 2.7 9 0
SEASON GP GS NO.
YDS AVG TD LONG
2014 12 0 11 219 19.9 0 58
2015 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2016 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Career 30 0 11 219 19.9 0 58
KICK RETURNS
DEON
NEWSOME