{"id":105476,"date":"2021-03-04T11:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T16:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=105476"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:01:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:01:27","slug":"2021-nfl-draft-profile-jamie-newman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/03\/04\/2021-nfl-draft-profile-jamie-newman\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 NFL Draft Profile: Jamie Newman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jamie Newman 2021 NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Quarterback<\/p>\n<p><strong>Height:<\/strong> 6\u20193\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 230 lbs<\/p>\n<p><strong>School:<\/strong> Georgia\/Wake Forest<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021-nfl-draft-profiles\/\" target=\"_self\">More 2021 NFL Draft Profiles<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2021 NFL Draft: Jamie Newman Player Profile<\/h2>\n<p>In an NFL Draft class chock full of big-name quarterbacks, Georgia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jamie-newman-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamie Newman<\/a> is flying under the radar. That\u2019s mostly because the senior opted out of the 2020 season to prepare for the NFL Draft. He never took a snap for the Bulldogs. Newman is banking on his three years (one as a starter) at Wake Forest to be enough to tempt a team into taking him.<\/p>\n<p>A three-star prospect, Newman was ranked as the 17th dual-threat quarterback back in 2016 and had very little interest from the bigger programs. That\u2019s because as a senior he threw just 12 touchdowns to eight interceptions while completing 50.3 percent of his passes. He even had fewer passing attempts (81) than he did rushes (99); reinforcing his dual-threat status.<\/p>\n<p>Newman got a taste as the starter for the Deacons for the final four games in 2018 passing for 1008 yards, nine touchdowns, and three picks with three rushing scores as well. He was even named MVP of the Birmingham Bowl that season. As the full-time starter in 2019, he threw for 2868 yards, 26 scores, and 11 picks. Wake Forest was 7-4 in the regular season and fell to Michigan State in the Pinstripe Bowl; a game that saw Newman complete just 44 percent of his passes for 175 yards in the loss, though he did toss three touchdowns to just one pick.<\/p>\n<h3>Strengths<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Prototypical size for a quarterback<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Good athlete<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Physical runner<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Strong enough arm<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Solid leadership\/intangibles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Weaknesses<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Accuracy; 60.5 collegiate career completion percentage<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Inexperienced as a one-year starter<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Poor footwork\/mechanics<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Wasn\u2019t asked to make many reads<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Can hold the ball too long<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NFL Comparison:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BrisJa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacoby Brissett<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Newman knows himself. He\u2019s thrown out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/McNaDo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donovan McNabb<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/McNaSt00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve McNair<\/a> as comparisons for his game and they are fairly decent. Both are solidly built with good athleticism and arm strength but questions about their accuracy coming out of college. They are also clearly ceiling projections whereas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jacoby-brissett-2.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacoby Brissett<\/a> might be a happy medium as a strong, athletic passer who can make all the throws but does have issues with touch. His accuracy has relegated him to backup duty but he got a shot at starting so Newman could do much worse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams in Need at the Position:<\/strong> Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Football Team<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection:<\/strong> mid-4th Round<\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;452&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Bottom Line on Jamie Newman<\/h3>\n<p>Neman has all the physical traits you could want from a quarterback in today\u2019s NFL. He just has to prove he can develop as a passer to truly be successful. There will also be questions about his decision to opt-out of the 2020 season. Doing so because of COVID concerns is one thing. To do it after USC transfer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jt-daniels-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JT Daniels<\/a> was allowed instant eligibility is another. He could have used the extra year of play and while his performance at the Reese&#8217;s Senior Bowl was alright (10\/14, 114 yards, 1:1), it&#8217;s not likely to have boosted his stock.<\/p>\n<p>This will come down to the right situation. It\u2019s hard to imagine a team would do so willingly, but rushing Newman onto the field too soon could prove disastrous. But if he can go to a team with an established veteran and work on his craft, Newman could be a steal down the road. A situation like Pittsburgh could even work if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RoetBe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Roethlisberger<\/a> decides to hang on.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021-nfl-draft-profiles\/\" target=\"_self\">More 2021 NFL Draft Profiles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"scHp0cXzSeRWyUeGxWsnvg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1303371338\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'scHp0cXzSeRWyUeGxWsnvg',sig:'xYOwUNSL7iJYtYo_f3igR4xHEQ7FSGa5gHAx11trCgA=',w:'594px',h:'446px',items:'1303371338',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia\u2019s Jamie Newman is flying under the radar, mostly because the senior opted out of the 2020 season to prepare for the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2879,"featured_media":105477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647,33760],"tags":[7200,2030],"class_list":["post-105476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-profiles","tag-jamie-newman","tag-nfl-draft-profiles"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2879"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105476"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":246995,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105476\/revisions\/246995"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}