Dazz Newsome

WR · North Carolina 2020 · #5

Last confirmed: North Carolina, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′11″ · 190 lb · Hampton, VA

Dazz Newsome: WR · North Carolina · #5.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Derrick VickersUtah · 2019 · 92% season match
Austin MaloneyFlorida International · 2017 · 92% season match
Vic Wharton IIICalifornia · 2017 · 89% season match
Aaron FullerWashington · 2019 · 88% season match
Kyle WilliamsArizona State · 2017 · 87% season match

Dazz Newsome

WR · North Carolina · Sr · #5

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Dazz Newsome has been at North Carolina through two head coaches in four seasons. In 2020 he earned his first career honor: ACC Receiver Player of the Week. On tape: 189 receiving yards and 10 receptions against Wake Forest, Week 11, 2020.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

North Carolina in the news

Fran Brown names UNC QB1Syracuse.com Oct 22
Belichick admits UNC coaching shortcomingsYahoo Sports Oct 18

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2020	North Carolina	54	684	12.7	6
2019	North Carolina	72	1,018	14.1	10
2018	North Carolina	44	506	11.5	2
2017	North Carolina	18	227	12.6	0
Career		188	2,435	13.0	18

Season	Team
2020	North Carolina	2	21	19	168	--
2019	North Carolina	3	9	--	81	--
2018	North Carolina	7	96	125	286	1
2017	North Carolina	8	52	--	--	--
Career		20	178	144	535	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 31-6vs Syracuse	2	25	12.5	0	18
Wk 5	W 26-22@ Boston College	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 6	W 56-45vs No. 19 Virginia Tech	7	69	9.9	1	28
Wk 7	L 28-31@ Florida State	4	37	9.3	0	13
Wk 8	W 48-21vs No. 23 NC State	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 9	L 41-44@ Virginia	3	58	19.3	0	30
Wk 10	W 56-24@ Duke	6	57	9.5	1	16
Wk 11	W 59-53vs Wake Forest	10	189	18.9	2	75	Season-high 189 yds
Wk 13	L 17-31vs No. 2 Notre Dame	6	64	10.7	0	20
Wk 14	W 49-9vs Western Carolina	6	82	13.7	1	26
Wk 15	W 62-26@ No. 9 Miami	2	15	7.5	0	12
Total		48	616	12.8	5	75

Signature game

Week 11 · 2020

W 59-53

vs Wake Forest

10 rec · 189 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Wake Forest at home in a shootout.

With S. Howell — 550 yds · 6 TD · 1 INT · 21 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · M. Carter — 74 rush yds (16 car) · 4 rec · 55 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Wake Forest · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +6.08Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 75 yds for a TD, (Grayson Atkins KICK)
Week 11 · Wake Forest · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.38Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 44 yds for a TD (Grayson Atkins KICK)
Week 6 · Virginia Tech · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.22Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 28 yds to the VTech 45 for a
Week 2 · Syracuse · 4th and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.07Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 18 yds to the Syrac 22 for a
Week 9 · Virginia · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.82Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 30 yds to the Virg 16 for a
Week 14 · Western Carolina · 2nd and 16 · Q1 · EPA +2.81Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 17 yds to the WCaro 33 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Texas A&M · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.76Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 28 yds for a TD, (Grayson Atkins KICK)
Week 10 · Duke · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.74Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 13 yds for a TD (Grayson Atkins KICK)
Week 14 · Western Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.72Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 26 yds for a TD (Grayson Atkins KICK)
Week 6 · Virginia Tech · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.53Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 12 yds for a TD (Grayson Atkins KICK)

Teams and coaches

2017North Carolina3-9HC: Larry Fedora · Balanced

2018North Carolina2-9HC: Larry Fedora · Balanced

2019North Carolina7-6HC: Mack Brown · Run-leaning

2020North Carolina8-4HC: Mack Brown · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (93rd percentile). Strength: long catch (90th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#27 / 421 · 93rd pct

Long catch#36 / 421 · 90th pct

Rec yards#45 / 421 · 89th pct

684

Rec TDs#40 / 421 · 88th pct

Rush TDs#12 / 202 · 88th pct

Rush yards#68 / 202 · 66th pct

Yards / catch#226 / 421 · 46th pct

12.7

Fumbles lost#59 / 146 · 35th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.3	73.8	13.3	0.7
Road5g	3.2	34.6	10.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	3.5	34.2	9.4	0.2
Weeks 8+7g	4.9	68.4	13.4	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2020 season

Head Coach

Mack Brown

Pass share

42.5%

355 pass / 481 run

Plays / game

76.0

11 games

Team sack rate

8.5%

398 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

54 catches and 2 carries in 11 games

More catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Dazz Newsome

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

North Carolina in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

54 catches and 2 carries in 11 games

Four seasons at North Carolina, drafted

His moves

2017 8 games

2021