Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#17
Caiden Newsome
Junior cornerback on Akron's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 180 lb · Baltimore, MD · Calvert Hall | Holy Cross
Returning to Akron for 2026
The story
3 cornerback on Akron's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Holy Cross in 2024.
Recruiting
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CB recruit
Signed with Holy Cross
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonCaiden Newsome
One game to point at: 4 tackles against Robert Morris — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Holy Crossout of Calvert Hall College
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Akron1-1HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Akron | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–10
4 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 35-point win at home against Robert Morris.
With C. Broughton — 227 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.3 · 71 rush yds (13 car) · S. Patrick — 67 rush yds (8 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Akron
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (15 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Akron · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #121 · 2026 recruiting class #132
Background
2024-25 (Holy Cross): Appeared in 22 games… recorded 37 total tackles , 27 solo and 10 assisted… recorded seven pass breakups…
The secondary · Akron
- #18DiMarco Johnson53 tackles · 2025
- #20Mehki Flowers42 tackles · 2025
- #3Alex Branch33 tackles · 2025
- #4Justin Anderson31 tackles · 2025
- #17Caiden Newsome2 games · 2026
19 more on the roster · Akron team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology