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NYG · RCB · #20

Greg Newsome II

Starter

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Greg Newsome II is the starting RCB for the New York Giants.

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Greg Newsome II this week

The New York Giants play next in Week 6, at home against the New Orleans Saints on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Greg Newsome II is listed as the starter at RCB going into that game.

At RCB for the New York Giants, Korie Black and Rico Payton are next in line behind him.

Greg Newsome II's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 36-24 vs ARI (Oct 4); W 12-7 vs TEN (Sep 27); L 6-28 at LAR (Sep 21).

Greg Newsome II wears No. 20, is 26 years old, is listed at 6' 0", 192 lbs, has 6 years of NFL experience, came out of Northwestern.

Is Greg Newsome II playing this week?

Greg Newsome II is expected to start at RCB for New York Giants. No injury listed (updated Oct 17, ESPN).

NYG RCB Depth

1Greg Newsome IIStarter
2Korie Black
3Rico Payton
4Jarrick Bernard-Converse

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Age
26
Height
6' 0"
Weight
192
Experience
6 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026NYG5150015
    2025JAX15382019
    2024CLE12180015
    2023CLE143040.5214
    2022CLE152800.506
    2021CLE12300009
    Career6 yrs7315961548

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 17, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    15
    +0.5/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    1
    +0.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    6
    Games
    73
    Tackles
    159

    #11 of 162 at CB in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Greg Newsome II is rated 85 (Great): production, role and draft slot rank 46th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 83% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    78th percentile
    Beats 78% of 263
    Sample
    5 + 15 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,102 snaps
    Draft slot
    15% of rating
    Pick 26 · 2021 draft
    Updated
    Through week 6

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11@ WSHTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final 27-27

    Oct 4Wvs ARITKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    1
    PD
    2

    Final W 36-24

    Sep 27Wvs TENTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    2

    Final W 12-7

    Sep 21L@ LARTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 6-28

    Sep 13Wvs DALTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 28-20

    Greg Newsome II's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Greg Newsome II plays 97% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share97%

    College

    Northwestern

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