Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#23
Asa Newsom
Senior linebacker for Kansas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 224 lb · Waverly, IA · Waverly-Shell Rock
CFB Index 8 · #575 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Kansas State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 TFL
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Nicholls
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Kansas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Kansas State in 2023.
Asa Newsom
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Four seasons at Kansas State, two different head coaches: Chris Klieman and Collin Klein. The receipt: 1 tackles, 1 TFL against Nicholls — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Kansas State4-star out of Waverly-Shell Rock
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Kansas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Kansas State
2026era →
Collin Klein
Kansas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Chris Klieman → Collin Klein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2024Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2025Kansas State6-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Kansas State2-0HC: Collin Klein · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
8 · #575 of 583 LBs
Former four-star. Now #575 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #73 of 73 Big 12 LBs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 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 | 30 | 21 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 71–3
vs Nicholls
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 68-point win at home against Nicholls.
With A. Johnson — 199 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · B. White — 7 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Kansas State
Returning around him
- 2 Kansas State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (27 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas State · Last season: 6-6 (AP #17) · Talent rank #47 · 2026 recruiting class #50
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Michael Short’s 2024 season.
Matches Michael on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kordell Rodgers's junior season at Texas State (2022).
Matches Kordell on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
TFL rate
Background
CAREER HONORS • 2024-25 Academic All-Big 12 2025: Saw time in nine games as a regular member of the linebacker rotation while earning his first three career starts in each of the final three games of the season… Played on 212 defensive snaps and 105 special teams plays… Carded 20 tackles on the s...
The linebacker corps · Kansas State
- #4Mekhi Mason62 tackles · 2025
- #28Rex Van Wyhe29 tackles · 2025
- #20Jacobi Oliphant Jr.24 tackles · 2025
- #35Gabe Powers21 tackles · 2025
- #23Asa Newsom20 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Kansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology