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2008: Played in all 12 games with nine starts ... made 50 tackles ... tied for team-high with 10.0 TFls ... forced a fumble against Elon ... season-high nine tackles at Wofford. 

2007: Compiled 20 tackles from his outside linebacker spot ... Competed in all 11 games ... Valuable special teams member ... Made four stops behind the line of scrimmage ... Two of his four tackles against Carson-Newman were for negative yards ... Made two hits in win at Georgia Southern ... Registered season-high six tackles at Elon ... Tallied two stops against both Western Kentucky and at Appalachian State.

2006: Played in all 11 games and started the first five at strong outside linebacker ... Credited with 29 total tackles with 15 solos ... Stood third on the team in tackles for loss with six ... Recorded three quarterback sacks ... Had one pass breakup and one forced fumble ... Posted four outings with three or more tackles ... Set season highs for tackles with six at Memphis and at Wofford ... Registered two sacks and another tackle behind the line with five total tackles in debut at Tennessee Tech ... Collected three stops in victory over Georgia Southern ... Made two hits in games against The Citadel, Appalachian State and Elon.

2005: Saw action in nine games in the defensive secondary ... Drew two starts at strong safety, starting in win over Wofford and against Appalachian State ... Registered 25 total tackles including 11 solo stops ... Credited with three tackles at Georgia Southern ... Made five stops with four solos in victory over Wofford ... Tallied two hits in win at Elon ... Led squad with career-best 12 tackles at Appalachian State ... Transferred from Illinois in late June ... Enrolled in summer school.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS: Redshirted in 2004 ... Worked with the defensive backs ... Wore jersey No. 27 ... Coached at Illinois by Ron Turner.

COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team All-Dekalb County honors as a senior in 2002 ... Also picked up All-State, All-City and All-Metro accolades ... Compiled 56 tackles as a senior for the Class 4A Eagles ... Also caused 13 fumbles and intercepted four passes ... Made 33 tackles, picked off 11 interceptions and recovered three fumbles as a junior ... Three-year letterwinner ... Led CHS to 7-2 record senior year ... Coached at Columbia by Keith Johnson ... Also lettered in basketball and track.

Jarvis Quoidell Newson ... Born Dec. 9, 1984, in Decatur, Ga. ... Son of Lewis and Lunell Newson ... Brother, Kendall, played football at Middle Tennessee State and spent one season with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins ... Brother, Keon, played at Bowling Green University ... Majoring in Business Management.