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Name: Johnny Newton (+) Coming off March 2024 Foot INJ
College: Illinois      Number: 4
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-2   Weight: 304
Position:  Pos2: DE
Class/Draft Year: rJr/2024

40 Low: 4.86
   40 Time: 4.96
  40 High: 5.05

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 Data Scout Notes: X-1st/Bigtime DT/52TT-7.5SK-23/Returned for 2023/12GP-57TT-13TFL-5.5SK-11QBH in 22/12GP-50TT-3SK-21 **2023: DPOYC/DLOYC/1stC...2022: 1stC/WCamp2nd...2021: NAC...2020: NAC

Combine Invite: Yes
Height: 6015
Weight: 304

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Dates: 04/16/24
Hand: 09 1/2  Arm: 32 3/8
Wingspan: 75 7/8

Height: 6015
Weight: 304
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 Johnny Newton, Illinois, Player News

  12/01/23 - DT Johnny NewtonrJr/2024, Illinois, 6-2, 304 (DS#2 DT) + More +

  2023 ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM: DL Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois,...Newton totaled 52 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, nine quarterback hurries, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and four blocked kicks. In his four-year Illinois career, Newton had 188 tackles, 28.5 tackles for loss, and 18.0 sacks, which tied College Football Hall of Famer Moe Gardner for the most sacks by an Illinois defensive tackle in program history. - Illinois Football

(DS#2 DT) rJr/2024 DT Johnny NewtonIllinois
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  11/30/23 - DT Johnny NewtonrJr/2024, Illinois, 6-2, 304 (DS#2 DT) + More +

  2023 BIG TEN SMITH-BROWN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois,...For the season, Newton totaled 52 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, nine quarterback hurries, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and four blocked kicks. In his four-year Illinois career, Newton had 188 tackles, 28.5 tackles for loss, and 18.0 sacks, which tied College Football Hall of Famer Moe Gardner for the most sacks by an Illinois defensive tackle in program history. - Illinois Football

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  11/30/23 - DT Johnny NewtonrJr/2024, Illinois, 6-2, 304 (DS#2 DT) + More +

  2023 BIG TEN NAGURSKI-WOODSON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois,...Over the last two seasons, Newton has totaled 103 quarterback pressures, by far the most in the nation among defensive tackles. Newton was the most durable defensive tackle in the nation this season. He led all defensive tackles in the nation with 749 snaps (62.4 per game), 73 more than the next closest Power-5 defensive tackle and 124 more than any other Big Ten interior defender. - Illinois Football

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  01/18/23 - DT Johnny NewtonrJr/2024, Illinois, 6-2, 304 (DS#2 DT) + More +

  The two decisions, which each individual announced via Twitter on Monday, to stay put give the team a chance to repeat (or better) its '22 win total and again compete for the Big Ten West title. Both Newton and Randolph are high-motor guys who put constant pressure on opposing quarterbacks. Both will be considered for national awards. The decisions certainly put a smile on the face of new defensive coordinator Aaron Henry. Newton and Randolph help to bolster the Illini's defensive line for 2023 amid the losses of Calvin Avery and Jamal Woods, each of whom declared for the NFL draft earlier this month. - News Gazette Tribune

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  12/20/22 - DT Johnny NewtonrJr/2024, Illinois, 6-2, 304 (DS#2 DT) + More +

  Illinois signed coach Bret Bielema to a new six-year contract through 2028 on Tuesday, a big reward for transforming a struggling program into a winner in his second season. Bielema, 13-11 with Illinois, gets a bump in salary from $4.2 million to $6 million. The deal, which is pending approval by the school's board of trustees in January, includes various bonuses like a $500,000 annual retention incentive. He is also eligible for four one-year extensions if certain performance thresholds - which were not disclosed in the announcement - are met. "I am proud of the progress we have made in two years and I could not be more excited about where our program is going," Bielema said in a statement.

The Illini (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten) are wrapping up their best season since the 2007 Rose Bowl team won nine games. They were ranked in the AP Top 25 poll for five straight weeks and made the College Football Playoff rankings for the first time. They're set to face Mississippi State in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Jan. 2 in Tampa, Florida, after finishing with losing records the previous 10 years. The 52-year-old Bielema, who led Wisconsin to three Rose Bowls before a disappointing run at Arkansas, is 110-69 in 14 seasons as a college coach. He is from western Illinois. - AP College Football


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  12/10/22 - DT Johnny NewtonrJr/2024, Illinois, 6-2, 304 (DS#2 DT) + More +

  2022 WALTER CAMP SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: DL Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois,...Newton leads the Illini in sacks (5.5) and is tied for second in the Big Ten in TFLs (13.0) with teammate Keith Randolph. Newton was named to the official All-Big Ten first team by the coaches and media last week. - Illinois Football

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  12/01/22 - DT Johnny NewtonrJr/2024, Illinois, 6-2, 304 (DS#2 DT) + More +

  2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DL Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois,...Newton had one of the best seasons by a defensive tackle in Illinois history to earn All-Big Ten first team honors. He leads the nation in QB hits (19) and ranks sixth in QB pressures (55), according to PFF. Newton leads the Illini in sacks (5.5) and is tied for second in the Big Ten in TFLs (13.0) with his teammate Keith Randolph. Newton becomes the first Illini defensive tackle to earn first-team honors since Mel Agee in 1990. He is the fifth Illini defensive tackle in the last 50 years to earn All-Big Ten first-team honors, joining Agee (1989, 1990), Guy Teafatiller (1985), Mark Butkus (1983), and Don Thorp (1983). - Illinois Football

(DS#2 DT) rJr/2024 DT Johnny NewtonIllinois
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  12/08/21 - DT Johnny NewtonrJr/2024, Illinois, 6-2, 304 (DS#2 DT) + More +

  2021 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION (MEDIA): DL Jer'Zhan Newton...Newton had 50 tackles to lead the Illini among defensive linemen. He added 4.0 TFLs and 3.0 sacks as one of the top performing interior defensive linemen in the Big Ten. - Illinois Football

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