Originally entered the NFL as an undrafted rookie free agent with Jacksonville on 5/1/23. Released by Jacksonville on 8/29/23 and signed to the Cardinals practice squad on 8/31/23. Elevated to the Cardinals active roster on 11/25/23. Elevated to the Cardinals active roster on 12/2/23. Signed to Arizona's active roster on 1/5/24.
2023: Spent the majority of the season on the practice squad ... appeared in two games with one start and finished the season with five tackles ... made one tackle in his NFL debut vs. LAR (11/26) ... made first career start @ Pit (12/3) and recorded four tackles (three solo) ... inactive vs. Sea (1/7/24).
Spent three seasons (2020-22) at UCF and appeared in 30 games (23 starts) where he totaled 124 tackles, five INTs, 4.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and one forced fumble after transferring from the University of Geogia where he spent two years (2018-19) … appeared in all 12 games (11 starts) in 2022 and registered 41 tackles and a team-high three INTs … earned All-AAC Second-Team honors in 2021 after playing 13 games (12 starts) and notching 72 tackles (3.5 for loss), two INTs and 1.0 sack … named to the AAC All-Academic Team in 2020 after he appeared in five games and had 11 tackles (one for loss) and one forced fumble … played in 13 games in 2019 at Georgia and finished with 24 tackles and one INT … redshirted in 2018.
First name is pronounced 'DUH-vahd' ... nickname is 'Newt' ... attended Miami (FL) Northwestern High School … served as a team captain as a senior in 2017 and helped led the Bulls to a 13-2-1 season and the FHSAA Class 6A Title as well as a #3 ranking in Florida, a No. 10 ranking nationally and a berth in the GEICO State Champions Bowl Series … competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 4x100 meter relay, high jump and long jump for Northwestern's track & field team … placed third in the long jump and ran a leg on the champion 4x100 meter relay team at the 2017 FHSAA State Championships … majored in Interdisciplinary Studies.
