Jamie Newman
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1997)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jamie Newman
| image = 2022, 14, Jamie Newman.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Newman with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2022
| current_team = Free agent
| number =
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Graham, North Carolina, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 230
| high_school = Graham
| college = {{ubl|Wake Forest (2016–2019)|Georgia (2020)}}
| undraftedyear = 2021
| pastteams =
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats ({{CFL Year|2022}})
| cflstatus = American
| highlights =
| cflstatlabel1 = Passing completions
| cflstatvalue1 = 16
| cflstatlabel2 = Passing attempts
| cflstatvalue2 = 27
| cflstatlabel3 = Completion percentage
| cflstatvalue3 = 60.0
| cflstatvalue4 = 0-1
| cflstatlabel5 = Passing yards
| cflstatvalue5 = 175
| cfl = jamie-newman/165476/
}}
Jamie Newman (born December 1, 1997) is an American former professional football quarterback. He played college football at Wake Forest before transferring to Georgia in 2020, although he opted out of playing that season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Newman signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2021 but was released prior to the season. He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2022.
Early life
Newman attended Graham High School in Graham, North Carolina. He was a four-year starter at quarterback in high school. He committed to Wake Forest University to play college football.{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Stephen |date=April 20, 2015 |title=Syracuse football recruiting: Orange QB target Jamie Newman commits to Wake Forest |url=https://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/2015/04/jamie_newman_wake_forest_syracuse.html |website=syracuse}}
College career
=Wake Forest=
Newman redshirted his first year at Wake Forest in 2016. As a backup to John Wolford in 2017, he completed two of four passes for eight yards and an interception. Newman entered 2018 as backup to Sam Hartman, but started the final four games after Hartman was hurt.{{Cite web |last=reports |first=wire |title=With Hartman gone, WF looks to Newman |url=https://www.courier-tribune.com/sports/20181106/with-hartman-gone-wf-looks-to-newman |website=The Courier-Tribune |access-date=November 5, 2019 |archive-date=November 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105052243/https://www.courier-tribune.com/sports/20181106/with-hartman-gone-wf-looks-to-newman |url-status=dead }} He was named the 2018 Birmingham Bowl MVP after throwing for 328 yards and a touchdown.{{Cite web |last=Dudley |first=Evan |date=December 22, 2018 |title='Another day at the office': Wake Forest QB Jamie Newman wins Birmingham Bowl MVP |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2018/12/another-day-at-the-office-wake-forest-qb-jamie-newman-wins-birmingham-bowl-mvp.html |website=al}} For the season, he completed 84 of 141 passes for 1,083 yards, nine touchdowns and four interceptions. Newman beat out Hartman for the starting job entering 2019.{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2019 |title=Wake Forest to start Jamie Newman at QB |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/27416043/wake-forest-start-jamie-newman-qb |website=ESPN.com}}{{Cite web |last=Journal |first=Conor O’Neill Winston-Salem |title=Jamie Newman continues to develop as Wake Forest's quarterback, and wins coming with it |url=https://www.journalnow.com/sports/college/wfu/jamie-newman-continues-to-develop-as-wake-forest-s-quarterback/article_c9f9a5ac-87cc-5a87-a513-35b16dc9339c.html |website=Winston-Salem Journal}}
=Georgia=
In January 2020 Newman announced that he would transfer to Georgia for his final year of eligibility.{{Cite web |last=Pickman |first=Ben |title=Georgia Adds Grad Transfer QB Jamie Newman |url=https://www.si.com/college/2020/01/11/jamie-newman-grad-transfer-georgia-wake-forest |access-date=April 26, 2020 |website=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us}} That September, Newman announced that he would be opting out of the 2020 season due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Newman did not take a single snap with the Bulldogs.{{Cite web |last=Cooper, Sam |date=September 3, 2020 |title=Georgia QB Jamie Newman opts out of 2020 college football season |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/georgia-qb-jamie-newman-opting-out-of-2020-college-football-season-193610969.html |access-date=September 3, 2020 |website=Yahoo Sports}}
= Statistics =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="6"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2017 | style="{{NCAA color cell|Wake Forest Demon Deacons|white}}" rowspan="3"| Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
| 1 || 2 || 4 || 50.0 || 8 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 5.0 || 0 | ||||||||||
| 2018
| 6 || 84 || 141 || 59.6 || 1,083 || 9 || 4 || 64 || 247 || 3.9 || 4 | |||||||||||
| 2019
| 12 || 220 || 361 || 60.9 || 2,868 || 26 || 11 || 180 || 574 || 3.2 || 6 | |||||||||||
| 2020 | style="{{NCAA color cell|Georgia Bulldogs|white}}"| Georgia Bulldogs football
| 0 || colspan="10" | Opted out due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career | 19 | 306 | 506 | 60.5 | 3,959 | 35 | 16 | 245 | 826 | 3.4 | 10 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 7/8
| weight = 234
| arm span = 30 1/4
| hand span = 9 3/4
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |title=Jamie Newman Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jamie-newman/32004e45-5741-1942-328a-a8dd40e4e5f2 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Jamie Newman College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1018302&DraftYear=2021 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}{{Cite web |title=Jamie Newman 2023 NFL Draft Profile |url=https://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/104814 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=insider.espn.com}}
}}
= Philadelphia Eagles =
Newman signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2021,{{Cite web |last=McPherson, Chris |date=May 14, 2021 |title=Eagles sign seven rookie free agents |url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-sign-seven-rookie-free-agents |website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com}} but was waived on June 9.{{Cite web |last=Zangaro |first=Dave |title=Eagles waive 3, including a couple notable undrafted players |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/eagles-waive-3-including-jamie-newman-trevon-grimes |access-date=June 10, 2021 |website=NBC Sports}}
= Hamilton Tiger-Cats =
Newman was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League on February 6, 2022.{{Cite web |date=February 6, 2022 |title= Tiger-Cats Sigh QBs Matt Shiltz, Jamie Newman |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/02/06/ticats-sign-qbs-matt-shiltz-jamie-newman/ |website=cfl.ca}} He scored his first touchdown on July 28, versus the Montréal Alouettes. Newman made his first CFL start on September 5, with starting quarterback Dane Evans nursing an injured shoulder.{{Cite web |agency=The Canadian Press |date=September 4, 2022 |title=Rookie Newman to start at QB for Ticats vs. Argos - TSN.ca |url=https://www.tsn.ca/jamie-newman-starts-for-hamilton-tiger-cats-against-toronto-argonauts-1.1844586 |access-date=September 6, 2022 |website=TSN |language=en}} Newman was ineffective in his debut, completing 14 of 25 pass attempts for 171 yards and an interception, and the Tiger-Cats were defeated 28–8 by their rivals the Toronto Argonauts, falling to last place in the East division.{{Cite web |title=2022-09-05 Game Tracker - Toronto Argonauts vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats (6260) |url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/6260/ |access-date=September 6, 2022 |website=CFL.ca |language=en}}
References
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External links
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- [https://ticats.ca/players/165476 Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio]
- [https://godeacs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4999 Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio]
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{{Hamilton Tiger-Cats starting quarterback navbox}}
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Category:People from Graham, North Carolina
Category:Players of American football from North Carolina
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