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Wiley, Newton Selected on Day 3 of NFL Draft - TCU Athletics
FORT WORTH -- TCU tight end Jared Wiley was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round, while cornerback Josh Newton went in the fifth round to the Cincinnati
GoFrogs: Wiley, Newton Selected on Day 3 of NFL Draft
FORT WORTH -- TCU tight end Jared Wiley was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round, while cornerback Josh Newton went in the fifth round to the Cincinnati Bengals on the final day of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Wiley joins former TCU offensive lineman Lucas Niang on the two-time defending Super Bowl Champions. Wiley is the first TCU tight end drafted since Matt Schobel in 2002 by the Bengals. Newton gives the Horned Frogs four defensive backs in the NFL, a total that includes former Jim Thorpe Award winners Tre'von Moehrig (Las Vegas Raiders) and Tre Tomlinson (Los Angeles Rams). Newton is the first TCU player selected by the Bengals since Paul Dawson in 2015.
Under Head Coach Sonny Dykes, TCU has had 11 players drafted in the last two seasons. The Horned Frogs have 26 players on current NFL rosters.
A Team Captain, two-time All-Big 12 Conference selection and 2023 Honorable-Mention Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, Wiley had a team-best 47 receptions to rank fourth nationally for Power Five tight ends this season. He also topped TCU with eight touchdown catches to tie for the national lead among players at his position. It was the most by a Horned Frog since Jalen Reagor had nine in 2018.
Wiley set a career-high in receptions in each of the final three games of the season. His 178 yards receiving in a 42-17 win over Baylor broke TCU and Big 12 records for a tight end and were the most nationally by a player at that position for the year. He totaled seven catches, including touchdowns of 81 and 28 yards, in the rout of the Bears. The 81-yard score was the longest reception of his career. He closed the season with a personal-best eight catches and two touchdowns at Oklahoma. He recorded at least one catch in all 12 contests with multiple receptions in 10 games.
A four-time Academic All-Big 12 selection, Wiley was a quarterback at Temple (Texas) High School with his favorite target being eventual TCU teammate and current Los Angeles Charger Quentin Johnston.
Newton earned All-Big 12 Conference honors the last two seasons. A Team Captain in 2023, he started all 27 games over his two years at TCU.
A Monroe, La., native, Newton recorded a team-best nine pass breakups to go with an interception and 33 tackles this season. His pick was returned 53 yards in the 34-17 win over SMU.
In TCU's 2022 run to the College Football Playoff National Championship, Newton ranked second on TCU and in the Big 12 with 12 pass breakups while his three interceptions tied for second on the Horned Frogs. One of his picks was returned 57 yards for a touchdown in the 62-14 victory over Iowa State. He totaled 35 stops on the year, including three tackles with one for loss in the CFP Semifinal win over Michigan. He also recorded a tackle for loss on his first snap as a Horned Frog in the season opening 38-13 win at Colorado.
