DEREK NEWTONNewton, DerekHeight: 6-6 Weight: 314 Born: November 16, 1987 Utica, MS High School: Hinds County Agricultural (Utica, MS) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hinds CC | Played |
| 2007 | Hinds CC | Played |
| 2008 | Arkansas State | Redshirted |
| 2009 | Arkansas State | Lettered |
| 2010 | Arkansas State | Lettered |
| Draft: 7th round (214th overall) 2011 Houston Texans |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 75 | LOT | 14 | 0 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 75 | ROT | 14 | 14 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 75 | ROT | 16 | 16 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 75 | ROT | 16 | 16 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 72 | ROT-ROG | 16 | 16 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 72 | ROT | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 77 | ROT | 1 | 0 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 83 | 68 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/30/2011 | 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 7/31/2011 | 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/26/2016 | 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL |
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform | 5/12/2017 | 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL |
| Released (Failed Physical) | 4/12/2018 | 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 12/11/2018 | 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL |
| Released | 12/20/2018 | 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL |
| Signed | 12/27/2018 | 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL |
| Released | 5/22/2019 | 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 826 | 756 | 67.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 70 | 14.0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 893 | 830 | 74.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 12.9 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 1183 | 1107 | 99.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 76 | 16.4 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 1229 | 1166 | 98.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 13.3 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 379 | 358 | 31.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 4.7 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 50 | 48 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4560 | 4265 | 0 | 295 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 13 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 71 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 33 | 8 | 25 | 161 | 90 | 0 | 12 |
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