Jer'Zhan Newton

Washington Commanders 36th pick

DT · Illinois · 2024–2025

Draft Details

Year

2024

Round

Round 2

Pick

36th overall

Team

Washington Commanders

Position

College

Illinois

Jer'Zhan Newton Career Stats

Ranks 10th in the 2024 draft class in sacks (7).

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	PD	FF
2024	WAS	13	18	25	6	2	7	1	1
2025	WAS	13	20	17	4	5	9	1	1
Career		26	38	42	10	7	16	2	2

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Jer'Zhan Newton is a former defensive tackle out of Illinois, selected by the Washington Commanders with the 36th overall pick (round 2) in the 2024 NFL Draft. He played 33 regular-season games from 2024 to 2025, with the Washington Commanders.

More from the 2024 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	CHI	Caleb Williams	QB	USC; Oklahoma
1	2	WAS	Jayden Daniels	QB	LSU; Arizona State
1	3	NE	Drake Maye	QB	North Carolina
1	4	ARI	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	Ohio State
1	5	LAC	Joe Alt	OT	Notre Dame
1	6	NYG	Malik Nabers	WR	LSU
1	7	TEN	JC Latham	OT	Alabama
1	8	ATL	Michael Penix Jr.	QB	Washington; Indiana
1	9	CHI	Rome Odunze	WR	Washington
1	10	MIN	J.J. McCarthy	QB	Michigan

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