Josaiah Stewart
_(cropped).jpg) Stewart with Michigan in 2023 | |
| Michigan Wolverines – No. 0 | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | General Studies |
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| Born: | April 26, 2003 Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
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| High school | Everett (Everett, Massachusetts) |
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Josaiah Stewart (born April 26, 2003) is an American football defensive end for the Michigan Wolverines. He previously played for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (2021-2022). In his first season with Michigan, he won a national championship in 2023.
Early life and high school[edit]
Stewart was born in The Bronx, New York and attended high school at Everett High School in Everett, Massachusetts. He was a high school teammate of Mike Sainristil.
Stewart’s senior season of high school was cancelled due to covid-19. As a junior, he recorded 30 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss, 7 sacks and a fumble recovery. Stewart was rated as a three star prospect, and committed to play college football at Coastal Carolina University.[1]
College career[edit]
Coastal Carolina[edit]
In 2021, Stewart set the single game program sack record with four sacks, versus Georgia Southern.[2] Stewart finished his true 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 for sacks, 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,[5] and named a First-team Freshman All-American.[6][7]
During the 2022 season, Stewart finished the year with 36 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, three sacks and a forced fumble.[8] He was named Second-team All-Sun Belt.[9] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Stewart entered the NCAA transfer portal.[10][11]
Stewart finished his two year career at Coastal Carolina with 79 tackles, 25.5 tackles for a loss, 16 sacks, and four forced fumbles.[12]
Michigan[edit]
On December 18, 2022 Stewart transferred to the University of Michigan to continue his college career.[13][14] On September 30, 2023, Stewart recorded five tackles and two sacks as he helped the Wolverines defeat Nebraska. For his performance Stewart was named the Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week.[15][16]
In 2023, Josiah Stewart appeared in all 15 games for the Wolverines, totaling 38 tackles, 8.5 tackles for a loss, 5.5 sacks and 2 batted balls. He was second on Michigan’s national championship team in sacks, leading to an All-Big Ten honorable mention selection. [17] [18]
Entering his senior season, Pro Football Focus listed Stewart as the #9 ranked edge rusher in college football prior to the 2024 season.[19]
References[edit]
- ^ "JOSAIAH STEWART DE/EDGE MICHIGAN". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Josaiah Stewart 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Kelly, Danny (December 2, 2021). "How Coastal Carolina freshman Josaiah Stewart broke Chants' single-season sack record". Post and Courier. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2021 Football Postseason Awards & All-Conference Teams". Sun Belt Conference. December 2, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Coastal Carolina defensive end named a Freshman All-American". WLTX. January 18, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "CCU's Josaiah Stewart named to 2021 FWAA Freshman All-America Team". WMBF News. January 19, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Garcia, Tony. "Michigan football's No. 1 transfer portal class adds Coastal Carolina LB Josaiah Stewart". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Sayfie, Clayton (December 7, 2022). "Michigan football offers former Coastal Carolina EDGE Josaiah Stewart out of transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Coastal Carolina linebacker Josaiah Stewart enters NCAA transfer portal". On3.com. December 6, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Kelly, Danny (December 6, 2022). "Coastal Carolina's season sack leader enters transfer portal". Post and Courier. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Chengilis, Angelique. "Michigan football adds Coastal Carolina edge rusher from transfer portal". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ McMann, Andrew (April 4, 2023). "EDGE Josaiah Stewart transferred to Michigan to win, and prove that he belongs". MLive.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Brown, Brandon (December 18, 2022). "Michigan Nabs Another Stud From The Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Knoop, Trent (October 2, 2023). "Michigan football EDGE Josaiah Stewart is the Big Ten Co-DPOW". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Hellg, Brock (October 2, 2023). "Josaiah Stewart earns Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week award". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Josaiah Stewart". Sports Reference-CFB.
- ^ "Josaiah Stewart". University of Michigan.
- ^ "College Football: Top 10 Returning Edge Defenders for the 2024 Season". Pro Football Focus.
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