Jer'Zhan Newton

Washington Commanders#95Defensive Tackle

Age: 24 (Aug 31, 2002)
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 295 lb (134 kg)
Nationality: United States
Born: St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

2026 season

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Game log

1 game

Date	Opponent	Result
Nov 8	vsLA	L13-20

Career by season

Season	Team	GP	TKL	SACK	INT
2025	WAS	13	38	5	—
2024	WAS	13	44	2	—
Total		26	82	7	—

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About Newton

Jer'Zhan "Johnny" Newton (jer-ZAHN; born August 31, 2002) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, where he was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and earned consensus All-American honors in 2023. Newton was selected by the Commanders in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft.

Early life

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