Keionte Newson: LB · Ball State · #9.
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Keionte Newson
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Arrived as a two-star recruit; four seasons of production at Ball State since. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against Western Michigan — Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
73 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ball State | 73 | 35 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| 2023 | Ball State | 80 | 45 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2022 | Ball State | 16 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Ball State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 172 | 91 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 42-34vs Missouri State | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-62@ No. 10 Miami | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-37@ Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-63@ James Madison | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 42-45vs Western Michigan | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 37-35@ Kent State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-24@ Vanderbilt | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 25-23vs Northern Illinois | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-27vs Miami (OH) | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 48-51@ Buffalo | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-38vs Bowling Green | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-42@ Ohio | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 35 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 42-34
2 tackles for loss · 6 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Edged out Missouri State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
5%4 pass breakups73 tackles · 4 for loss.
4 seasons under Mike Neu — 18-31 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road7g | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
54.3%
439 pass / 369 run
Plays / game
67.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
468 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #284 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ball State, 172 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Neu.
