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Josaiah Stewart
Stewart with the Michigan Wolverines in 2024
Michigan Wolverines – No. 0
PositionDefensive end
ClassSenior
MajorGeneral Studies
Personal information
Born: (2003-04-26) April 26, 2003 (age 21)
Bronx, New York, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolEverett (Everett, Massachusetts)
Career highlights and awards

Josaiah Stewart (born April 26, 2003) is an American football defensive end for the Michigan Wolverines. He previously played for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. He was an all-conference selection in the Big Ten and Sun Belt, and won a national championship with Michigan in 2023.

Early life and high school

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Stewart was born in The Bronx, New York and attended Everett High School in Everett, Massachusetts. He was a high school teammate of Mike Sainristil.

As a junior, Stewart recorded 30 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss, 7 sacks and a fumble recovery, while his senior season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stewart was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Coastal Carolina University.[1]

College career

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Coastal Carolina

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2021

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In 2021, Stewart set the single-game program sack record, with four sacks versus Georgia Southern.[2] He finished his freshman season with 43 tackles, 16 tackles for a loss, 13 sacks and three forced fumbles.[3] His 13 sacks set a single-season school record, breaking the previous record of 10.5 sacks held by Tarron Jackson.[4] For his performance on the year, Stewart was named first-team All-Sun Belt Conference,[5] and a first-team freshman All-American.[6]

2022

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In 2022, Stewart recorded 36 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, three sacks and a forced fumble, earning second-team all-Sun Belt honors.[7] After the season, Stewart entered the NCAA transfer portal.[8] Stewart finished his two-year career at Coastal Carolina with 79 tackles, 25.5 tackles for a loss, 16 sacks and four forced fumbles.[9]

Michigan

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Stewart (No. 5) tackling Ohio State’s TreVeyon Henderson in a 30-24 victory in 2023

2023

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On December 18, 2022, Stewart transferred to the University of Michigan to continue his college career.[7] On September 30, 2023, he recorded five tackles and two sacks in a win over Nebraska, earning Big Ten Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors.[10]

In 2023, Stewart appeared in all 15 games for the Wolverines, totaling 38 tackles, 8.5 tackles for a loss, 5.5 sacks and two pass breakups. He was second on Michigan’s national championship team in sacks, leading to an All-Big Ten honorable mention selection.[11][12]

2024

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Entering his senior season, Pro Football Focus listed Stewart as the No. 9 ranked edge rusher in college football prior to the 2024 season.[13] He changed his jersey from No. 5 to No. 0 for his last year at Michigan.[14] Despite transferring one year earlier, Stewart was voted as an alternate team captain for the 2024 season.[15]

In his first game of the 2024 season versus Fresno State, Stewart had team highs with five tackles, three tackles for a loss and two sacks.[16] In week 4 against the USC Trojans, he recorded four tackles, three for a loss, including two sacks and a forced fumble.[17] Following week 4, Stewart was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, as well as the Reese’s Senior Bowl National Defensive Player of the Week.[18][19] In week six versus Washington, he had four tackles, two for a loss, including a sack.[20] Before week 8, Sherrone Moore elevated Stewart from an alternate captain, to a full fledged captain. [21] In week 9 versus Michigan State, Stewart had three tackles, including a sack and a forced fumble as Michigan defeated the Spartans 24-17. It was his fourth consecutive game played in that he recorded a sack.[22] In week 13 versus Northwestern, Stewart had two sacks; his third game with multiple sacks in 2024.[23]

Following the season, Stewart was named a second-team All-Big Ten selection.[24] He started 11 games as a senior, finishing with 33 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss, 8.5 sacks and two forced fumbles.[25] In December 2024, Stewart formally declared for the 2025 NFL draft and opted out of his final bowl game.[26] He finished his four-year college career with a combined 150 tackles, 48 tackles for a loss, 30 sacks and six forced fumbles.[25]

References

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  1. ^ "JOSAIAH STEWART DE/EDGE MICHIGAN". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Sayfie, Clayton (July 20, 2023). "Newsstand: Watch Michigan EDGE Josaiah Stewart record 4 sacks in the same game at Coastal Carolina". On3.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "Josaiah Stewart 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Kelly, Danny (December 2, 2021). "How Coastal Carolina freshman Josaiah Stewart broke Chants' single-season sack record". Post and Courier. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2021 Football Postseason Awards & All-Conference Teams". Sun Belt Conference. December 2, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "CCU's Josaiah Stewart named to 2021 FWAA Freshman All-America Team". WMBF News. January 19, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Garcia, Tony. "Michigan football's No. 1 transfer portal class adds Coastal Carolina LB Josaiah Stewart". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  8. ^ Kelly, Danny (December 6, 2022). "Coastal Carolina's season sack leader enters transfer portal". Post and Courier. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  9. ^ Chengilis, Angelique. "Michigan football adds Coastal Carolina edge rusher from transfer portal". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  10. ^ Hellg, Brock (October 2, 2023). "Josaiah Stewart earns Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week award". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  11. ^ "Josaiah Stewart". Sports Reference-CFB.
  12. ^ "Josaiah Stewart". University of Michigan.
  13. ^ "College Football: Top 10 Returning Edge Defenders for the 2024 Season". Pro Football Focus.
  14. ^ "Michigan edge Josaiah Stewart has new jersey number, back to 'round out game'". Mlive.
  15. ^ "Michigan football's 4 captains for 2024 aim to follow blueprint for success". Mlive.
  16. ^ "Michigan v. Fresno State (2024)". ESPN.
  17. ^ "Michigan v. USC (2024)". ESPN.
  18. ^ "Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and Washington Earn Weekly Football Honors". Big Ten.
  19. ^ "3 scouting standouts from CFB Week 4 to know". Yahoo Sports.
  20. ^ "Michigan v. Washington (2024)". ESPN.
  21. ^ Garcia, Tony. "Michigan football names 'Uncle' Jack Tuttle starting quarterback, adds 5th captain". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  22. ^ "Michigan v. Michigan State (2024)". ESPN.
  23. ^ "Michigan v. Northwestern (2024)". ESPN.
  24. ^ "Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Awards". Big Ten Conference. December 3, 2024.
  25. ^ a b "Josaiah Stewart". Sports Reference (CFB).
  26. ^ "Practice report: More Michigan players absent ahead of ReliaQuest Bowl". Mlive.
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