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#17 Caiden Newsome

Class  JR/TRFrom  Holy Cross (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'0" · 180 lbHometown  Baltimore, MD · Calvert Hall | Holy Cross

Depth-chart placement

Current role

LCB3

Placement

Depth

Room

Cornerback

Experience

3-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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CB room context

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Caiden Newsome holds the LCB · Depth spot in Akron Zips’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LCB · StarterCatrell WhiteStarter

RCB · StarterTerence ThomasStarter

LCB · BackupZach HobsonBackup

RCB · BackupDawayne Galloway Jr.Backup

LCB · DepthCaiden NewsomeDepth

Transfer history

2026Holy Cross→Akron Zips

Background & career

Caiden Newsome is a right cornerback from Baltimore, Maryland, who attended Calvert Hall and Holy Cross. During the 2024-25 season at Holy Cross, he appeared in 22 games and recorded 37 total tackles (27 solo, 10 assisted) while breaking up seven passes. Newsome transferred to Akron as a junior for the 2026 season.

Holy Cross2024 – 2025

Akron2026 — present

Previous schoolHoly CrossOriginBaltimore, MD · Calvert Hall | Holy Cross