Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#29
Dee Newsome
Junior defensive back on Purdue's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 185 lb · Tuscumbia, AL
Returning to Purdue for 2026
The story
3 defensive back on Purdue's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Jacksonville State in 2023.
Recruiting
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CB recruit
Signed with Jacksonville State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonDee Newsome
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Rich Rodriguez and Barry Odom. The receipt: 1 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Jacksonville Stateout of Deshler
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Ryan Walters
Purdue
Coaching transition mid-career: Ryan Walters → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Jacksonville State9-5HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
2026Purdue1-1HC: Barry Odom · Balanced, fast tempo
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 1 game: 1.0 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
Barry Odom
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 | Purdue | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Purdue
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Purdue
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (29 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Purdue · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #55 · 2026 recruiting class #55
The secondary · Purdue
- #6Mister Clark57 tackles · 2025
- #4Hudauri Hines32 tackles · 2025
- #2Jaden Mangham30 tackles · 2025
- #1Smiley Bradford30 tackles · 2025
- #29Dee Newsome1 game · 2026
20 more on the roster · Purdue team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology