Caiden Newsome
Akron Zips
47
Depth

Caiden Newsome

Akron ZipsRebuilding
LCBDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Holy Cross
2nd String / Backup

Is Caiden Newsome starting?

Caiden Newsome is listed 2nd string at LCB for Akron Zips.

Junior · #17 · 6'0", 180 lbs

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Depth at LCB · Akron Zips

  1. 12152Catrell WhiteStarter
  2. 21747Caiden NewsomeYou
  3. 31147Dawayne Galloway Jr.

Akron Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the MAC

Joshua FranklinWestern Michigan · NBJaion JacksonCentral Michigan · RCBDJ WalkerOhio · FS

Up next for Akron

Akron plays Ohio at home on Tue, Nov 3. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

This season: 2 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 47 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share0%
Baltimore, MD
Jersey
#17
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
180 lbs
Transfer
Holy Cross

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—200

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School
Calvert Hall College
Hometown
Towson, MD

Why this rating?

On a 62-rated defense; 11th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -9 vs unit starters → 47.

Team defense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 11% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24LKENTTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-20

Oct 17LM-OHTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 34-14

Oct 3LCMUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-17

Sep 26LUNLVTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 38-10

Sep 19LMINNTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-7

Sep 12WRMUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-10

Sep 3LWAKETKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-16

Caiden Newsome's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

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