Sheldon Newton: NT · Boise State · #94.
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Sheldon Newton
Wins the gap play after play. Transferred to Boise State from Northern Arizona. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 sack against Portland State, Week 4, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 | Boise State | 19 | 12 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | Boise State | 21 | 15 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 40 | 27 | 6.5 | 2.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-45@ Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 34-37@ No. 7 Oregon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-14vs Portland State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 45-24vs Washington State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-24@ UNLV | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-24vs San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-21@ San José State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-13@ Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 21-7vs No. 19 UNLV | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-31vs No. 5 Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 12 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%2 TFLSack rate
11%2 sacksHurry rate
5%1 hurry19 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Pass share
43.5%
415 pass / 538 run
Plays / game
68.1
14 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
426 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Boise State, 40 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Andy Avalos → Spencer Danielson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
