Elijah Newby
LB · Redshirt Sophomore
6'3" · 235 lbs · Defense
Background
- Hometown
- Cheshire, Conn.
- High school
- Cheshire Academy
Recruiting
- Rating
- 4-star (0.9247 247 composite)
- National rank
- #186
- Class
- 2024
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
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Season by season
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Newby will compete for playing time at linebacker as a redshirt sophomore in 2026.
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Newby saw action in all 13 games, predominately on special teams, as a redshirt freshman in 2025. He recorded 8 tackles. He tallied 5 tackles against Missouri State and 1 tackle against Northwestern. Newby also had 2 tackles in the Alamo Bowl against TCU.
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Newby saw action in 5 games (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Penn State, Maryland and the Las Vegas Bowl versus Texas A&M) at linebacker as a true freshman in 2024. He recorded 1 tackle versus Minnesota and 1 tackle in the Las Vegas Bowl against Texas A&M. HIGH SCHOOL: Newby, a four-star recruit, was rated as the No. 3 player in the state of Connecticut by 247 Sports, No. 4 by On3 and ESPN and No. 5 by Rivals. He was touted as the No. 14 linebacker in the country by On3, No. 16 by ESPN, No. 18 by Rivals and No. 20 by 247Sports. He ranked 246 th nationally on the Top247 List and 253 rd on the ESPN 300. Newby competed for Cheshire Academy (Conn.), which MaxPreps named the top high school football team in Connecticut. Cheshire Academy won the
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. As a junior, Newby earned placement on the
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. He also competed in track and field and was selected to the All-New England Prep School Athletic Council: in the high jump. PERSONAL: He is majoring in Business Administration at USC. He earned placement on the
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CAREER: Throughout his two-year career at USC, Newby has recorded 18 tackles while appearing in 18 games.
2026: Newby will compete for playing time at linebacker as a redshirt sophomore in 2026.
2025: Newby saw action in all 13 games, predominately on special teams, as a redshirt freshman in 2025. He recorded 8 tackles.
He tallied 5 tackles against Missouri State and 1 tackle against Northwestern. Newby also had 2 tackles in the Alamo Bowl against TCU.
2024: Newby saw action in 5 games (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Penn State, Maryland and the Las Vegas Bowl versus Texas A&M) at linebacker as a true freshman in 2024. He recorded 1 tackle versus Minnesota and 1 tackle in the Las Vegas Bowl against Texas A&M.
HIGH SCHOOL: Newby, a four-star recruit, was rated as the No. 3 player in the state of Connecticut by 247 Sports, No. 4 by On3 and ESPN and No. 5 by Rivals. He was touted as the No. 14 linebacker in the country by On3, No. 16 by ESPN, No. 18 by Rivals and No. 20 by 247Sports. He ranked 246 th nationally on the Top247 List and 253 rd on the ESPN 300.
Newby competed for Cheshire Academy (Conn.), which MaxPreps named the top high school football team in Connecticut. Cheshire Academy won the
2023 New England Bowl Championships: .
As a senior, he was named to the
2023 Northeast Prep Football Conference All-League First Team: and the
2023 All-New England Prep School Athletic Council First Team: .
As a junior, Newby earned placement on the
2022 Northeast Prep Football Conference All-League First Team: .
He also competed in track and field and was selected to the
All-New England Prep School Athletic Council: in the high jump.
PERSONAL: He is majoring in Business Administration at USC. He earned placement on the
2025 Fall Big Ten All-Academic Team: .