2016 Football Roster
Nick Newman
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-4
- Prev School:
- Battlefield HS
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Va.
2014 (Jr.):
• Big South all-conference second team
• Transitioned from safety to linebacker prior to the season
• Saw playing time in all 14 games, starting four contests at weak side linebacker
• Finished second on Liberty’s roster with 79 tackles (47 solo, 32 assisted)
• Tied for the team lead with three rumble recoveries
• Helped Liberty finish the season ranked No. 3 in the country in turnovers gained (32) and No. 6 in fumbles recovered (15)
• One of nine players on the team with a forced fumble
• Tied for fourth on the team with three pass breakups
• Opened the year with five solo tackles against No. 23 North Carolina
• Had eight stops (four solo, four assisted) at Indiana State
• Finished with 12 stops against No. 20 Richmond (five solo, seven assisted)
• Tied his career high with 12 stops against Charleston Southern (seven solo, five assisted)
• Recorded nine tackles in Liberty’s upset win over No. 1 Coastal Carolina, helping the Flames clinch the Big South title and a berth into the NCAA FCS Playoffs
• Six tackles (two solo, four assisted) in Liberty’s win over No. 15 James Madison, giving the program its first-ever win in the NCAA FCS Playoffs
2013 (Fr.):
• Played in 10 of 12 games as a true freshman
• Started his first career game against Kentucky Wesleyan
• Finished the year with 15 tackles (10 solo, five assisted)
• Recorded four tackles in his first collegiate game at Kent State
• Three stops against Kentucky Wesleyan
• Finished with two tackles against VMI and Brevard
Prep:
• Graduate of Battlefield High School, where he was a four-year letterwinner
• Started a defensive end as a sophomore, helping lead team to Virginia AAA state championship
• Started as wide receiver and linebacker during final two seasons of high school
• As a junior, earned first team all-district and first team all-region honors as a linebacker and second team all-district as a wide receiver
• Named District Defensive Player of the Year following senior season
• Earned first team all-district, all-region and all-state as a senior linebacker
• First team all-district and all-region receiver in 2012
• Inducted into the Fairfax County Hall of Fame
Personal:
• Son of Sam and Kim Newman
• Father, Sam, played football at Shippensburg University
• Birthday is June 13
• Coaching major
