Asa Newsom
Asa Newsom
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. He has spent three seasons in the Kansas State linebacker corps. The receipt: 9 tackles against Utah — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Klieman.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas State | 20 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 29 | 20 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Kansas State
Returning around him
- 2 Kansas State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (26 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas State · Last season: 6-6 (AP #17) · Talent rank #47 · 2026 recruiting class #50
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Michael Short’s 2024 season.
Matches Michael on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kordell Rodgers's junior season at Texas State (2022).
Matches Kordell on
Background
CAREER HONORS • 2024-25 Academic All-Big 12 2025: Saw time in nine games as a regular member of the linebacker rotation while earning his first three career starts in each of the final three games of the season… Played on 212 defensive snaps and 105 special teams plays… Carded 20 tackles on the s...