2024 Football Roster
Roster
Newsome, Doug

Jersey Number 17
Doug Newsome
- Position:
- CB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Orange, Va.
- Previous School:
- Charlotte
Bio
2024: Played in four games for the Skyhawks and started two contests at defensive back before suffering a season-ending injury…Redshirted…Helped team to fourth consecutive conference title and an appearance in the Division I playoffs...Compiled seven total tackles, including two solos and five assists…Notched three pass breakups and one quarterback hurry…Tallied a season-best three tackles against Kennesaw State (Sept. 28)…Posted a pair of pass breakups and a quarterback hurry against North Alabama (Sept. 14).
BEFORE UTM: Played with fellow UT Martin signee Jai'Lun Hampton at Charlotte under head coaches Biff Poggi and Will Healy…Was part of the 49ers program that transitioned from Conference USA to the American Athletic Conference…Played in 19 games (four starts) at Charlotte, compiling 17 tackles (seven solo) with three pass breakups…Played in all 12 games as a true freshman, setting career-highs with 13 tackles (six solo) and two pass breakups…Started three of the final five games of the 2021 campaign, making a career-best five tackles against Marshall on Nov. 20…Dialed up two or more tackles in each of the final four games of his freshman season…Was a first team All-Jefferson District honoree on both defense and offense at Orange County High School…Managed 21 tackles, two interceptions, two tackles for loss and three pass breakups during his junior campaign, helping the Hornets post a 5-1 record in the regional standings.
PERSONAL: Born on July 21, 2023…Majoring in health and human performance.
BEFORE UTM: Played with fellow UT Martin signee Jai'Lun Hampton at Charlotte under head coaches Biff Poggi and Will Healy…Was part of the 49ers program that transitioned from Conference USA to the American Athletic Conference…Played in 19 games (four starts) at Charlotte, compiling 17 tackles (seven solo) with three pass breakups…Played in all 12 games as a true freshman, setting career-highs with 13 tackles (six solo) and two pass breakups…Started three of the final five games of the 2021 campaign, making a career-best five tackles against Marshall on Nov. 20…Dialed up two or more tackles in each of the final four games of his freshman season…Was a first team All-Jefferson District honoree on both defense and offense at Orange County High School…Managed 21 tackles, two interceptions, two tackles for loss and three pass breakups during his junior campaign, helping the Hornets post a 5-1 record in the regional standings.
PERSONAL: Born on July 21, 2023…Majoring in health and human performance.
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