Josh
Newton
CB
#28
Josh Newton
#28CB
Cincinnati Bengals
Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 190 lbs · Age : 26
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Cincinnati Bengals payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 1.16 M$
- Average per year
- 1.09 M$
- Total value
- 4.4 M$
- Seasons left
- 2 · through 2027
2026
1.16 M$
Not guaranteed
2027
1.27 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2025 Cornerbacks
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular cornerbacks: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Interceptions
0
15th percentile
Passes defended
3
7th percentile
Targets in coverage
25
Yards allowed
167 yd
Yards allowed per target
6.7 yd
65th percentile
Passer rating allowed
99.9
25th percentile
Tackles
15
0th percentile
Missed tackle rate
40.0 %
0th percentile
Tackles for loss
0
10th percentile
Defensive snaps
275
0th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.1
Games
15
WAR 2025
0.0
Games played
14
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (-2)
- 20240.2 WAR · 0.012 per game
- 20250.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+23 · 24 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
71
Established starter
- COV
- Coverage
- 77
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 68
- TCK
- Tackling
- 35
- DUR
- Durability
- 76
- EX
- Experience
- 25
Why these ratings?Hide details
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.0
PAL Rating
26 / 100
Value Rating · 2025
37 / 100
2025 PAL (26) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $1.1M.PAL expected for this salary: 40Rookie-scale contract: a salary set by the draft, not the market.PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | INT | PD | Yds/tgt | Rtg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CIN | 14 | 0.0 | 26 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 6.7 | 99.9 |
| 2024 | CIN | 17 | 0.2 | 56 | 80 | 1 | 7 | 6.9 | 94.7 |
Josh Newton in five questions
What are Josh Newton's stats in 2025?
Josh Newton has 0 interceptions and 3 passes defensed in 14 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Josh Newton?
Josh Newton is 26 years old. He is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 190 lb (86 kg).
How good is Josh Newton?
Josh Newton produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 26 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Josh Newton make?
Josh Newton earns $1.1M for the 2025 season. His Value Rating is 37 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
What number does Josh Newton wear, and what team does he play for?
Josh Newton plays for Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL, at CB, and wears number 28.
