About
Jer'Zhan "Johnny" Newton is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, where he was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and earned consensus All-American honors in 2023. Newton was selected by the Commanders in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft.
From Wikipedia
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 295 lbs
- Born
- 31/8/2002
- Birthplace
- St. Petersburg, FL
- College
- Illinois
- Experience
- 3rd Season
- Draft
- 2024: Rd 2, Pk 36 (WSH)
Height, weight, and draft lines are from the player file.
2025 Regular Season
National Football League stats
Defense
- Games Played
- 17
- Total Tackles
- 38
- Solo Tackles
- 21
- Assist Tackles
- 17
- Sacks
- 5
- Forced Fumbles
- 1
- Fumbles Recovered
- 0
- Fumbles Recovered Yards
- 0
- Interceptions
- 0
- Interception Yards
- 0
- Average Interception Yards
- 0.0
- Interception Touchdowns
- 0
- Long Interception
- 0
- Passes Defended
- 1
- Stuffs
- 4.5
- Stuff Yards
- 2
- Kicks Blocked
- 1