Dillon Newton-Short holds the WR-X · Backup spot in Virginia Cavaliers’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Dillon Newton-Short logged a 2.1% overall usage rate in 2025.

Dillon Newton-Short is a wide receiver for the Virginia Cavaliers. The 6'0", 206-pound sophomore from Matoaca, Virginia, played high school football under coaches Justin Parker and Fredrick Stoots, recording 68 receptions for 1,092 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior in 2024. He earned All-Region, All-State, and All-Metro honors multiple times and was named his team's Offensive Player of the Year. Newton-Short appeared in 3 receiving plays for 39 yards in 2025, with a long of 16 yards and an average of 13.0 yards per reception.