2021 Football Roster

0 Josh Newton

  • Position Cornerback
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 188
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Monroe, La.
  • Highschool Ouachita Parish

Biography

Third-year player enters his second season as the starting boundary corner . . . 2020 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Started all 12 games at boundary corner as a red-shirt freshman in 2020 . . . recorded 20 tackles (14 solos, 6 assists) and two pass break-ups . . . credited with two stops and a pass break-up in the season finale at UL Lafayette . . . made three solo tackles vs. Georgia State . . . made a season-high four tackles vs. Arkansas State, including three solo hits . . . tallied two solo stops and a pass break-up at Texas State . . . produced three solo tackles in the Sun Belt Conference opener vs. South Alabama . . . made the transition from wide receiver to cornerback following spring drills . . . 2019 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played in Dec. 16 Louisi­ana High School Coaches Association’s East-West All-Star Game (I-20 Bowl) in Ruston . . . two-year starter at wide receiver for Coach Jeff Fitzgerald at Ouachita Parish High School . . . earned first-team all-district honors as a senior . . . had 35 receptions for 733 yards (20.9 avg.) and 11 touch­downs in 2017 . . . recorded five-straight 100-yard receiving games . . . caught six passes for 112 yards and a score vs. Covington in the second round of the playoffs . . . had six catches for a career-high 138 yards and three TDs (38, 61 and 17 yards) vs. Ruston . . . born Sept. 14, 2000 . . . majoring in kinesiology.

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 81

    2018Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 181 lbs
    81
  • 20

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Cornerback
    5'10" 188 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2020Sophomore

    Cornerback
    5'10" 192 lbs
    20
  • 0

    2021Sophomore

    Cornerback
    6'0" 188 lbs
    0