Jerzhan Newton
DE/OLB, Class of 2020
Clearwater Central Catholic, Clearwater, FL
6-3, 225

At 6-3 and 225 pounds, there’s no question that Clearwater Central Catholic (Fla.) defender Jerzhan Newton has the size that college coaches want. But it’s far less certain what position that size, along with his skillset, translates to at the college level.           

Newton is up to 13 offers, after Virginia Tech offered a scholarship earlier this week. Central Florida and Southern Miss made offers yesterday, to join Florida, West Virginia and others. To this point, though, Newton has only visited one school, which has him primed to see more this spring.           

For Newton, he hopes more visits will provide a better sense of how schools view him on the field, which is likely on defense. He had 38 tackles and six sacks last fall.           

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