Jamie Newman

Jamie Newman (born December 1, 1997) is an American former professional football quarterback. He played college football at Wake Forest before transferring to Georgia in 2020, although he opted out of playing that season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Newman signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2021 but was released prior to the season. He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2022.

Jamie Newman

Newman with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2022
Personal information
Born:	(1997-12-01) December 1, 1997 (age 27) Graham, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
Position:	Quarterback
High school:	Graham
College:	Wake Forest (2016–2019) Georgia (2020)
NFL draft:	2021: undrafted
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (2021)* Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2022)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career CFL statistics
Passing completions: 16 Passing attempts: 27 Completion percentage: 60.0 TD–INT: 0-1 Passing yards: 175 Stats at CFL.ca
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

Newman attended Graham High School in Graham, North Carolina. He was a four-year starter at quarterback in high school. He committed to Wake Forest University to play college football.^[1]

College career

Wake Forest

Newman during his time at Wake Forest, 2019

Newman redshirted his first year at Wake Forest in 2016. As a backup to John Wolford in 2017, he completed two of four passes for eight yards and an interception. Newman entered 2018 as backup to Sam Hartman, but started the final four games after Hartman was hurt.^[2] He was named the 2018 Birmingham Bowl MVP after throwing for 328 yards and a touchdown.^[3] For the season, he completed 84 of 141 passes for 1,083 yards, nine touchdowns and four interceptions. Newman beat out Hartman for the starting job entering 2019.^[4][5]

Georgia

In January 2020 Newman announced that he would transfer to Georgia for his final year of eligibility.^[6] That September, Newman announced that he would be opting out of the 2020 season due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Newman did not take a single snap with the Bulldogs.^[7]

Statistics

Season	Team	GP	Passing						Rushing
			Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
2017	Wake Forest	1	2	4	50.0	8	0	1	1	5	5.0	0
2018		6	84	141	59.6	1,083	9	4	64	247	3.9	4
2019		12	220	361	60.9	2,868	26	11	180	574	3.2	6
2020	Georgia	0	Opted out due to COVID-19 pandemic
Career		19	306	506	60.5	3,959	35	16	245	826	3.4	10

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span
6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m)	9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m)
All values from Pro Day[8][9][10]

Philadelphia Eagles

Newman signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2021,^[11] but was waived on June 9.^[12]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Newman was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League on February 6, 2022.^[13] He scored his first touchdown on July 28, versus the Montreal Alouettes. Newman made his first CFL start on September 5, with starting quarterback Dane Evans nursing an injured shoulder.^[14] Newman was ineffective in his debut, completing 14 of 25 pass attempts for 171 yards and an interception, and the Tiger-Cats were defeated 28–8 by their rivals the Toronto Argonauts, falling to last place in the East division.^[15]