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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
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.
College career
= Coastal Carolina
=In 2021, Stewart set the single game program sack record with four sacks, versus Georgia Southern. Stewart finished his true freshman season with 43 tackles, 16 tackles for a loss, 13 sacks, and three forced fumbles. His 13 sacks set a single season school record for sacks, breaking the previous record of 10.5 sacks, held by Tarron Jackson. For his performance on the year, Stewart was named First-team All-Sun Belt, and named a First-team Freshman All-American.
During the 2022 season, Stewart finished the year with 36 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, three sacks and a forced fumble. He was named Second-team All-Sun Belt. After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Stewart entered the NCAA transfer portal.
Stewart finished his two year career at Coastal Carolina with 79 tackles, 25.5 tackles for a loss, 16 sacks, and four forced fumbles.
= Michigan
=On December 18, 2022, Stewart transferred to the University of Michigan to continue his college career. On September 30, 2023, Stewart recorded five tackles and two sacks as he helped the Wolverines defeat Nebraska. For his performance, he was named the Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week.
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 two batted balls. He was second on Michigan’s national championship team in sacks, leading to an All-Big Ten honorable mention selection.
Entering his senior season, Pro Football Focus listed Stewart as the No. 9 ranked edge rusher in college football prior to the 2024 season. He changed his jersey from No. 5 to No. 0 for his last year at Michigan. Despite transferring one year earlier, Stewart was voted as an alternate team captain for the 2024 season.
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. In week four against the USC Trojans, he recorded four tackles, three for a loss, including two sacks and a forced fumble. Following week four, 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. In week six versus Washington, he had four tackles, two for a loss, including a sack. Before week eight, Sherrone Moore elevated Stewart from an alternate captain, to a full fledged captain.
In week nine 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. In week thirteen versus Northwestern, Stewart had two sacks; his third game with multiple sacks in 2024.
References
External links
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers bio
Michigan Wolverines bio
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- Josaiah Stewart
- 2024 Michigan Wolverines football team
- 2023 Michigan Wolverines football team
- 2024 Big Ten Conference football season
- Everett High School (Massachusetts)
- 2023 Big Ten Conference football season
- 2022 Sun Belt Conference football season
- 2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football statistical leaders
- 2022 Army Black Knights football team
