Sheldon Newton
Sheldon Newton
Wins his gap play after play. Northern Arizona to Boise State — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 sacks against Portland State, Week 4, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Boise State, 40 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boise State | 19 | 12 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Boise State | 21 | 15 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 40 | 27 | 6.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2024
W 29–24
at UNLV
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Tre Colbert’s 2023 season.
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Differs from Tre on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kevin Penn's junior season at UAB (2023).
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