The Cincinnati Bengals continue to add young talent with tremendous upside to the secondary. Former TCU cornerback Josh Newton has excellent man-coverage skills, makeup speed, and can make tackles in the open field.
Let’s take a look at what the Bengals got in their fifth-round pick.
Newton is at the bottom wearing #24 in white.
Josh Newton lock down pic.twitter.com/36ehxdXDVh
— Matt (@CoachMinich) May 27, 2024
In this clip, Newton turns his hips to the outside to wall off the receiver. When the receiver cuts inside and underneath Newton, the Horned Frogs could have been in trouble, but Newton quickly flips his hips and brings his outside arm around to meet the receiver.