Football - 2002 Profile - Guilford College
Delvin
Newkirk
DL, Sr., 5-11, 250, Wallace, NC
Guilford's most experienced and dominant defensive lineman. has started 29 straight games. spends a lot of time in opposing backfields. a strong candidate for postseason honors. 2003: Second Team All-ODAC. second-leading tackler with a career-high 55 stops. placed 17th among ODAC tackles leaders, sixth in tackles for loss and seventh in sacks. led Guilford in sacks and tackles for loss for the third straight season. recorded a career high-seven tackles, three sacks for 24 yards, forced two fumbles, and broke up a pass against Washington and Lee to earn ODAC and Guilford Defensive Player of the Week laurels. his three sacks were the most by a Guilford player since 1999. had nine games with at least five stops. made three tackles for loss at Division II Carson-Newman. 2002: Fifth-leading tackler. had a season-high six tackles against Hampden-Sydney. had five games with five or more tackles, including a two-sack effort at Randolph-Macon.2001: Guilford's leader in sacks, tackles for loss and forced fumbles. ranked seventh on the team in tackles, tops among rookies. made a career-high 10 stops versus Ferrum, including three for a loss and a sack. broke into the starting lineup in week two. Personal: Managed Guilford's softball team in 2003. played scholastically at Wallace-Rose Hill for Guilford Hall of Fame member Jack Holley '63. brother of former Guilford linebacker Travis Newkirk '03. born 8/11/83 in Wilmington, NC. son of Deborah Newkirk and Joe Harvey. criminal justice major. political science minor.
| Year | GP/GS | Solo | Ast. | Tackles | For Loss | Sacks | FF | FR |
| 2001 | 10/8 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 20-68 | 3-32 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10/10 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 14-49 | 4.5-19 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 10/10 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 15.5-34 | 4.5-30 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 30/28 | 71 | 71 | 142 | 49.5-120 | 12-81 | 5 | 3 |