Just 13 picks after fellow Wildcat Rashawn Slater heard his name called, Greg Newsome II has been selected 26th overall by the Cleveland Browns. It is the first time in history that two Northwestern football players have been selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.
Newsome was originally recruited to Northwestern in 2017 as a three-star safety, but soon switched his positions to cornerback. Newsome had a plethora of offers coming out of high school, with schools from every Power Five conference aside from the PAC-12 offering him. He officially enrolled at Northwestern on Jan.