Eastern Michigan · L 23-25
No tackles.
Newsome has tackles in 8 of Akron’s 9 games: none against Eastern Michigan.
Caiden Newsome
One game to point at: 4 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 5, 2026.
19 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Akron | 19 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 19 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 10): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 |
| Wk 3 | L 7-41@ Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-38vs UNLV | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-41@ Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34@ Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-35@ Kent State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-28vs Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 45-10
4 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 35-point win at home against Robert Morris.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
19tackles this season19 tackles · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
48.8%
294 pass / 309 run
Plays / game
67.0
9 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
343 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #309 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
