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William "Billy" Newman
Position: Strong Safety
College: Washington State
Height: 5-9.6
Weight: 204
Hometown: Laguna Niguel, Calif.
ANALYSIS
Positives: Very alert player, quickly reading and
diagnosing the plays.Finds and flows to the ball with tremendous
ease-of-movement agility.Has the foot quickness and hip swerve to
turn and go coming out of his backpedal.Shows excellent field vision
playing in the zone, filling the rush lanes in an instant while
also breaking sharply on the ball in deep passing situations.Alert
and aggressive tackler who instantly knows where the ball is.Will
jump and extend for the ball in traffic, displaying the pinpoint
timing needed to disrupt the pass.Smart athlete who leads by example
and called the defensive signals, making all of the adjustments
for the defensive unit.Outstanding special teams coverage defender
who can also return kicks.Has good functional strength and explosion
in his tackles.Pound-for-pound, one of the strongest players in
college.High character type who is extremely dependable.Loves to
mix it up in the trenches and will play with injuries that would
sideline most athletes.Displays good hands for the interception,
properly extending his arms to catch away from the framework of
the body.Has a keen knack for timing the pass, consistently getting
his hands up in the receiver's face and shows great zone awareness
in the two-&-three deep coverage and combo routes.
Negatives: Little stiff at times coming out of his backpedal.Even
though he has good sustained speed, he lacks that second gear to display
agility in transition to close on the ball.Tends to allow a cushion underneath
and will get turned trying to close the gap in man coverage.Takes inconsistent
angles at times when attempting to tackle, causing him to lose containment.
CAREER NOTES
The former high school halfback sensation made a smooth transition
to the defensive side of the ball as a redshirt freshman.Started
the last three years at strong safety.Called a "coach on the field"
by the Cougars staff, he was responsible for calling the defensive
signals and adjustments.His "search and destroy" attitude has scouts
comparing his style of play to that of Miami Dolphins standout,
Brock Marion.Finished his career with 325 tackles (185 solos), seven
sacks and 18 stops behind the line of scrimmage while also intercepting
nine passes with 25 pass deflections, three forced fumbles and four
fumble recoveries in 46 games.
2001 SEASON
All-American honorable mention and All-Pac 10 Conference second-team
selection by The NFL Draft Report.Started all year at strong safety,
ranking third on the team with 75 tackles (39 solos), including
two sacks for minus-17 yards and seven stops for losses of 23 yards.Second
on the squad with four interceptions for 62 yards in returns and
a touchdown and ranked third with nine pass deflections.Caused a
fumble and returned five kickoffs for 85 yards (17.0 avg).
- Boise State -- Made 7 tackles with a pass break-up and a 21-yard
kickoff return.
- Arizona -- Set up a scoring drive with an interception, adding
6 tackles with a pair of pass deflections and a 12-yard kickoff return.
- Oregon State -- Batted away a pass at the goal line and returned
an interception 8 yards.
- Stanford -- Raced 54 yards for a touchdown with an interception
to give the Cougars a 45-39 decision.Also came up with 8 tackles and
a pass deflection.
- Montana State -- Followed with 4 hits and a pair of pass break-ups.
- Oregon -- Had 10 tackles (7 solos) and a pair of stops behind
the line of scrimmage, including one that caused Oregon QB Joey Harrington
to fumble the ball.
- UCLA -- Credited with a 6-tackle performance.
- Arizona State -- Sacked QB Jeff Krohn for an 11-yard loss,
stopped tailback Delvon Flowers behind the line of scrimmage on a third-down
play, deflected a pass and posted 6 tackles (5 solos).
- Washington -- Had an interception, a pass deflection, 5 tackles
(3 solos) and a stop for a 2-yard loss.
- Purdue (Sun Bowl) -- Closed out his career with 9 tackles
(5 solos), 2 pass deflections, 2 kickoff returns for 32 yards
and sacked QB Kyle Orton for a 6-yard loss late in the fourth
quarter to seal a 33-27 victory.
2000 SEASON
All-Pac 10 Conference second-team choice.Manned the strong safety
position, leading the team with 100 tackles (59 solos).Second on
the squad with three sacks for minus 24 yards and fifth with six
stops for losses of 29 yards.Third on the Cougars with nine pass
deflections and paced the defense with four interceptions for 44
yards in returns with a touchdown.Also led the team with three fumble
recoveries and two forced fumbles.Had nine kickoff returns for 191
yards (21.2 avg) and four punt returns for 3 yards (0.8 avg).
1999 SEASON
All-Pac 10 Conference honorable mention.Started the final 11 games
at strong safety.Led the team with a career-high 105 tackles (54
solos).Had a pair of sacks for minus-13 yards and five stops for
losses of 24 yards.Deflected six passes and had one interception.Returned
11 kickoffs for 179 yards (16.3 avg).
1998 SEASON
Played in every game, starting the season finale vs. Washington
at strong safety.Made 45 tackles (33 solos), recovered a fumble
and deflected a pass. UCLA.Recovered a fumble.
1997 SEASON
Redshirted as a freshman.Performed on the scout team as a tailback.Shifted
to strong safety in spring drills after the season.
AGILITY TESTS
4.53 in the 40-yard dash.355-pound bench press.300-pound power clean.1,085-pound
leg sled.35½-inch vertical jump.29¼-inch arm length.8 7/8-inch hands.Right-handed.23
Wonderlic score.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Santa Margarita Catholic (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) High,
where he was a standout running back, defensive back and return
specialist.As a senior, he set 24 school game, season and career
records.Rushed for 2,309 yards (ranked sixth in Orange County) and
had 3,097 all-purpose yards.Scored 24 touchdowns and 144 points.Best
game was a school-record 354 rushing yards against Trabuco Hills,
which ranked fourth among Orange County rushing leaders.Also had
school records for all-purpose yards, 429, and rushing attempts,
30, in that game...Scored four touchdowns in one game.His 3,767
career rushing yards ranks 12th on the all-time Orange County list.Had
11 games of 100 rushing yards or more and five over 200 yards.Returned
20 punts 302 yards.Named CIF Division V Offensive Player of the
Year.Named by the Sea View League coaches as Offensive Player of
the Year.Media pick as Offensive Player of the Year for South Orange
County.Started 35 games during his career.Named to Super Prep Magazine's
All-Far West team.
PERSONAL
Sports Management major.Son of Constance and Bill Newman.Born William
Wells-Lee Newman Jr. on 12/10/78 in San Clemente, Calif..Resides
in Laguna Niguel, Calif.
STATS
| DEFENSIVE STATS |
| YEAR |
GP |
GS |
TK |
SO |
AS |
FR |
FC |
INT |
TFL |
PBU |
SACK |
BK |
| 1998 |
11 |
01 |
45 |
33 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
1 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
| 1999 |
12 |
11 |
105 |
54 |
51 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5-24 |
6 |
2.0-13 |
0 |
| 2000 |
11 |
11 |
100 |
59 |
41 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
6-29 |
9 |
3.0-24 |
0 |
| 2001 |
12 |
12 |
75 |
39 |
36 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
7-23 |
9 |
2.0-17 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
46 |
35 |
325 |
185 |
140 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
18-76 |
25 |
7.0-54 |
0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS |
PUNT RETURNS |
| YEAR |
NO |
YARDS |
AVG |
TD |
LONG |
NO |
YARDS |
AVG |
TD |
LONG |
| 1999 |
11 |
179 |
16.3 |
0 |
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
9 |
191 |
21.2 |
0 |
38 |
4 |
3 |
0.8 |
0 |
3 |
| 2001 |
5 |
85 |
17.0 |
0 |
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
25 |
455 |
18.2 |
0 |
38 |
4 |
3 |
0.8 |
0 |
3 |
| INTERCEPTION RETURNS |
| YEAR |
NO |
YARDS |
AVG |
TD |
LONG |
| 1999 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2000 |
4 |
44 |
11.0 |
1 |
28 |
| 2001 |
4 |
62 |
15.5 |
1 |
54 |
| TOTAL |
9 |
106 |
11.8 |
2 |
54 |
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