Xavier Newman-Johnson

Xavier Newman-Johnson (born Xavier Newman; August 4, 1999) is an American professional football guard for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears and was signed by the Titans as an undrafted free agent in .

Early life Newman-Johnson was born on August 4, 1999, in DeSoto, Texas. He attended DeSoto High School and was an All-American and all-state selection in football. He was ranked among the top 300 best recruits nationally by ESPN and helped his team average 540 offensive yards-per-game as a senior.

Newman-Johnson later flipped his commitment to Colorado, then to Baylor. As a true freshman at Baylor, he appeared in 11 games, starting eight as a left guard. That year, he started all 14 games at left guard and helped the team average 219.3 rushing yards per-game, which placed 10th in the nation. He was an honorable mention all-conference selection and finished his college career with 47 games played and 37 starts.

Tennessee Titans After going unselected in the 2022 NFL draft, Newman-Johnson was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent. He was waived at the final roster cuts, but was subsequently brought back to the practice squad. Newman-Johnson was signed to the active roster on December 23, and made his NFL debut six days later against the Dallas Cowboys.

Newman made the Titans' final roster in 2023. He was waived on October 2, 2023.

New York Jets On October 5, 2023, Newman was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad. He played both guard and center for the Jets on October 29 against the New York Giants. He was signed to the active roster on November 23. He was waived on December 2 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was signed back to the active roster on December 16.

On October 20, 2024, Newman suffered a high-impact hit during a game versus the Pittsburgh Steelers, and as he began to walk back to the Jets team bench, he collapsed on the Jets sideline. He was conscious, but unable to move his body after being loaded on to the gurney. He was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation. It was reported later in the game that Newman had regained some movement in his limbs after he squeezed the hand of one of the athletic trainers as he was leaving for the hospital. The next day, Newman was released from the hospital after his tests came back negative for major injury and was able to return to the Jets following their 37-15 loss to the Steelers.

On April 2, 2025, Newman re-signed with the Jets. He made five appearances for New York during the regular season. On January 3, 2026, Newman-Johnson was placed on season-ending injured reserve due to a knee injury.

On March 12, 2026, Newman-Johnson re-signed with the Jets.