TCU’s Newton selected by Bengals on Day 3 of NFL Draft

TCU tight end Jared Wiley was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round, while cornerback Josh Newton went in the fifth round to the Cincinnati Bengals on the final day of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Newton gives the Horned Frogs four defensive backs in the NFL, a total that includes former Jim Thorpe Award winners Tre'von Moehrig (Las Vegas Raiders) and Tre Tomlinson (Los Angeles Rams). Newton is the first TCU player selected by the Bengals since Paul Dawson in 2015.

Under Head Coach Sonny Dykes, TCU has had 11 players drafted in the last two seasons. The Horned Frogs have 26 players on current NFL rosters.
  
Newton earned All-Big 12 Conference honors the last two seasons. A Team Captain in 2023, he started all 27 games over his two years at TCU. 
 
A Monroe, La., native, Newton recorded a team-best nine pass breakups to go with an interception and 33 tackles this season. His pick was returned 53 yards in the 34-17 win over SMU. 
 
In TCU's 2022 run to the College Football Playoff National Championship, Newton ranked second on TCU and in the Big 12 with 12 pass breakups while his three interceptions tied for second on the Horned Frogs. One of his picks was returned 57 yards for a touchdown in the 62-14 victory over Iowa State. 

He totaled 35 stops on the year, including three tackles with one for loss in the CFP Semifinal win over Michigan. He also recorded a tackle for loss on his first snap as a Horned Frog in the season opening 38-13 win at Colorado.

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