Royce
Newman.
Royce
Newman.
Mississippi· 6'5"· 310 lb· 5.15s 40
"A 6-5, 310-pound Ole Miss senior with 20-plus SEC starts split between left guard and right tackle and a Senior Bowl invite, but bottom-tier pro-day splits — a Day 3 length-and-versatility bet for a gap-scheme room."Pre-draft read
In pass protection, Newman plays out of a tall two-point stance, using his arm length to catch and mirror. When his first punch lands inside, he can steer rushers past the pocket. He sets high, and smaller hands allow better hand-fighters to swipe him off balance and into his frame. Against bull rushes, he anchors due to his mass and wide base, though he can be walked back when leverage is lost.
As a run blocker, he is most comfortable on down blocks and duo concepts, creating displacement on smaller defensive linemen. His movement limitations appear on wide-zone reach blocks and second-level climbs, where he is slow to redirect and struggles to square up scraping linebackers. He is best suited inside as a gap/power-first backup guard.
The ideal system for this player is a gap/power-first run scheme due to his ability to displace defenders on down blocks and duo concepts.
Year 1 as a backup guard with emergency right tackle value, eventually developing into a starting gap scheme guard.
Pure outside zone scheme where he would be asked to consistently execute wide zone reaches and second-level climbs.
Newman’s length, mass, and toughness make him a suitable interior lineman for gap-scheme concepts, but his limited athleticism restricts his fit in schemes requiring quick redirection and fluid movement.
Remix: Royce Newman
Team-produced draft-day highlight package covering his Ole Miss RT/LG snaps.
Royce Newman Highlights - Ole Miss
Independent cutup of his 2019-2020 SEC reps at both guard and tackle.
Royce Newman 2021 Senior Bowl File
Pre-Senior Bowl scouting reel used by evaluators heading into Mobile.
Newman projects as a developmental Day 3 interior swing lineman whose game relies on length, mass, and competitive toughness rather than elite movement skill. A team is investing in a versatile reserve with legitimate NFL length and experience against top competition, ideal for a run-first offense prioritizing swing offensive line over pure athletic upside.
He contributed for four years at Ole Miss, starting 20-plus SEC games between left guard and right tackle, primarily in Lane Kiffin's spread run game. His exposure at the Senior Bowl and film against SEC fronts from Auburn, Alabama, and LSU provided evaluators with significant context beyond his bottom-tier athletic testing results.
Evaluators noted flags such as his 9-inch hands (2nd percentile), high pad level, and limited recovery mobility. These concerns, combined with his athletic testing, typically placed him in the Day 3 range, where his versatility and coachable makeup made him a defensible mid-to-late round selection.
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Positional versatility
Started 20-plus SEC games split between left guard and right tackle, providing evaluators a swing profile that fits four different spots in an NFL room.
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Reach and length
Verified 33 3/4-inch arms (68th percentile) and a 78 1/8-inch wingspan provide true tackle length, helping keep his frame between rushers and the pocket.
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Anchor mass
310-pound frame and a wide base allow him to sink against interior bull rushers, stoning power on the initial move when hands are inside.
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Senior Bowl exposure
Mobile selection improved his grade, providing a full week of reps against projected Day 2 defensive tackles, moving him into the Day 3 draftable range.
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Down-block finish
Comfortable creating displacement on gap/duo concepts, generating movement on smaller three-techniques and finishing to the whistle.
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Below-par athletic testing
Pro day numbers (5.15 forty, 4.83 shuttle, 7.82 three-cone) were all bottom-tier for the 2021 guard class, flagging scheme flexibility.
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Small hands
Nine-inch hands (2nd percentile) lead to late fits and grip resets against powerful, fast-hand interior rushers, a concern at the pro level.
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Recovery mobility
He is heavy-footed when redirecting, forcing him to lunge on twists, stunts, and interior loops, losing leverage on unidentified games.
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Pass-set height
Sets tall from a two-point stance, turning his 6-5 1/4 frame into a leverage disadvantage against shorter interior rushers.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 5.15sp50
- Vertical
- 28inp50
- Broad jump
- 104inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.82sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.83sp50
- Bench
- 23repp50
| Yr | Team | G |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mississippi | 12 |
| 2018 | Mississippi | 12 |
| 2019 | Mississippi | 12 |
| 2020 | Mississippi | 10 |
| Career | — | 46 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Precedent-perfect Green Bay comp: late-Day 3 interior OL whose competitive toughness, position flex and coachable makeup outran modest testing to hold a swing-starter role.
Length-first swing tackle/guard whose plus-effort and versatility eventually turned him into a full-time starter — Newman would need this level of interior toughness to climb into a Feiler outcome.
Long, high-cut OL whose hand size and recovery movement leave him fighting for a fifth-swing-tackle role — the risk if the mobility limitations show up against NFL speed.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Solid hit. Started 17 games as a rookie at RG (average), full-time starter through Year 3. Cut in 2024 after cap moves, signed with the Titans in 2024 as swing OL. Journeyman starter — Round-4 value.
Pre-draft context. Newman was a four-year Ole Miss contributor who redshirted in 2016 and then played every year of the Matt Luke and Lane Kiffin eras, finishing with 20-plus SEC starts split between left guard and right tackle. He earned a Senior Bowl invite off his 2020 tape and measured 6-5 1/4 and 310 pounds at pro day with 33 3/4-inch arms and 9-inch hands, but tested at the bottom of the guard class (5.15 forty, 28-inch vertical, 8-8 broad, 7.82 three-cone, 4.83 shuttle, 23 bench). The consensus was a Day 3 swing lineman with real NFL length, honest SEC reps against Auburn, Alabama and LSU fronts, and limited scheme flexibility.
NFL fit — Green Bay. Green Bay took him at #142 into a room that had just lost Corey Linsley and valued interior versatility around Elgton Jenkins. He won the right guard job out of camp and started 16 of 17 games as a rookie behind Aaron Rodgers, a legitimate Day-3-hits outcome for a fourth-round OL from a spread program. His length and toughness translated; his lack of recovery quickness and small hands surfaced against Rams and 49ers interior speed in the playoffs.
Retrospective. Newman regressed into a backup role in 2022 (6 starts) as Jon Runyan Jr. and Josh Myers stabilized the interior, then played only 2 starts across 2023. Green Bay released him in the 2024 preseason, he appeared in one game for Tampa Bay in 2024, and signed with the Los Angeles Rams in 2025 as depth swing OL. Twenty-four career starts and a rookie-year run of full-time snaps make him a defensible pick at #142 — not a bust, not a hit, but a serviceable Day-3 swing lineman.