Re-graded after each season · 2025 is the beta baseline.
Scouting Notes
Former 4-star (top-25 LB) stepping into LB1, but the tape is still light — 20 tackles over 9 games in '25 — earned grade reflects opportunity ahead of production.
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Scouting Report
July 29, 2026
Asa Newsom #23
Kansas State · LB · Jr · 2027 Draft
· Waverly, Iowa · Waverly-Shell Rock
6-3 · 224 lbs
4.1
Long Shot
Floor 3.5 · Ceiling 4.7
#3297 overall · #380 LB of 15102
Scouting Verdict
Former 4-star (top-25 LB) stepping into LB1, but the tape is still light — 20 tackles over 9 games in '25 — earned grade reflects opportunity ahead of production.
Ceiling · 4.7
Projected 2026 starter (LB1) — real opportunity to climb; close to ceiling (+0.6) · Big 12 draft-temper · LB lower-value.