Washington State · W 34-7
No tackles.
Tulane · W 31-20
No tackles.
Cincinnati · L 26-31
No tackles.
Kansas · W 35-24
No tackles.
Newsom has tackles in 4 of Kansas State’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Asa Newsom
The four seasons at Kansas State span two head coaches: Chris Klieman and Collin Klein. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Arizona State — Week 8, 2026.
9 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 4 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 20 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 38 | 25 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-35vs No. 22 Houston | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-28@ Arizona State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27@ Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Pass share
47.0%
263 pass / 296 run
Plays / game
69.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
287 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #73 of 73 Big 12 LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chris Klieman → Collin Klein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
