Newton Salisbury: DE · Florida International · #97.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Newton Salisbury
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. The two seasons at Florida International span two head coaches: Ron Turner and Butch Davis. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Marshall — Week 9, 2017.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Florida International | 41 | 26 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2016 | Florida International | 31 | 14 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Career | 72 | 40 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-61@ UCF | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-10vs Alcorn State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 13-7@ Rice | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-29vs Charlotte | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-37@ Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-10vs Tulane | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-30@ Marshall | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 14-7vs UTSA | 9 | 8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 30-37vs Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-52@ Florida Atlantic | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-17vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 3-28vs Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 41 | 26 | 7.5 | 3.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
9%4 sacksTFL rate
18%8 TFLHurry rate
12%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
41%4 of 8 pressures41 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Davis
Pass share
44.9%
396 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
67.8
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
435 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
41 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Florida International, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ron Turner → Butch Davis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
