Richard Newton
Richard Newton
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Richard Newton has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Washington. One game to point at: 29 rush yds, 1 tackles against Michigan State — Week 3, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Washington, 381 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jimmy Lake → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington | 45 | 213 | 4.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Washington | 39 | 138 | 3.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 89 | 381 | 4.3 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Washington | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Washington | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 96 | 10.7 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to James Harris II’s 2021 season.
Matches James on
Differs from James on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Travis Theis’s path through South Dakota.
Travis Theis
Rickey Spruill
Justin Henderson
Matches Travis on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Nubin's senior season at Minnesota (2023).
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Differs from Jordan on
Player DNA
Players who play like Richard Newton
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2023-78%
Sharp dropoff (-78%) — career inflection point.