Josh Newton

Newton played at Ouachita High School in Monroe, LA, where he was all-district as a senior. He played in the Louisiana High School Coach Association’s East-West All-Star game. During high school, he played both defensive back and wide receiver and decided to stay home and play his college ball at Louisiana-Monroe. After redshirting in 2018, Newton started all 12 games at corner after transitioning from playing wide receiver in the spring. He started all 12 games and ended with 20 tackles and 4 pass breakups. In 2020, he played in 10 games at cornerback and collected 16 tackles, 5 pass breakups and 1 interception. He started 9 games in 2021 at cornerback and rounded up 48 tackles, 8 pass breakups and 2 interceptions. Following the 2021 season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to TCU. During his first season at TCU, Newton became a prospect on most scouts' boards. He started all 15 games and finished with 35 tackles, 3 interceptions and 12 passes defended and was honored a First-Team All-Big 12 player. Entering 2023, Newton was named a Draft 412 preseason second-team All-American player. In 2023, Newton started 12 games and collected 33 tackles, 1 interception and 9 passes defended. Most teams stayed away from Newton's side of the field.