Josaiah Stewart

HISTORY — From College Profile

 

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 8 - 2x, last vs. Georgia State (Nov. 13, 2021)

• Solos: 5 - 2x, last at Georgia Southern (Nov. 6, 2021)

• Asst: 4 - last vs. Troy (Oct. 28, 2021)

• TFLs: 5.0 - at Georgia Southern (Nov. 6, 2021)

• Sacks: 4.0 - at Georgia Southern (Nov. 6, 2021)

• Int: none

• FR: none

• PBUs: 1 - at Georgia State (Sept. 22, 2022)

 

PRIOR TO MICHIGAN

• Two-year letter winner at Coastal Carolina

• Appeared in 24 games with 17 starts (six at defensive end; 11 at buck linebacker)

• Program record-holder in single-season sacks (12.5, 2021)

• Freshman All-American (2021) by the FWAA, ESPN, 247Sports, The Athletic; honorable mention by Phil Steele

• Two-time All-Sun Belt (first team, 2021; second team, 2022)

• Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year semifinalist (2021)

• Totaled 17 starts in 25 games played with 79 tackles (36 solo) with 25.5 tackles for loss including 16.0 sacks, four forced fumbles and one pass breakup

 

Sophomore (2022)

• All-Sun Belt second team

• Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts and totaled 36 tackles (12 solo) with 10.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and one pass breakup

• Preseason Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year

• Broke up a pass and set a season-high with six tackles (1.5 for loss) against Army (Sept. 3), and hurried the passer once

• Split a sack making two tackles against Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10)

• Registered a sack and two TFLs among three tackles against Buffalo (Sept. 17)

• Credited with four tackles at Georgia State (Sept. 22)

• Assisted on one stop against Georgia Southern (Oct. 1)

• Split a tackle in the backfield making two stops at Marshall (Oct. 29)

• Made five tackles including 1.5 for loss against App State (Nov. 3)

• Had a two-sack day with 3.0 tackles for loss and four total tackles against Southern Miss (Nov. 12)

• Played from his defensive end position at James Madison (Nov. 26)

• Made one tackle in the backfield among four stops at Troy (Dec. 3)

 

Freshman (2021)

• All-Sun Belt first team

• Appeared in all 13 games with six starts and totaled 43 tackles (24 solo) with 15.5 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, and three forced fumbles

• His 15.5 TFLs were the second-most in a single season in CCU history and led all true freshmen for the 2021 season

• His 12.5 sacks ranked No. 5 nationally, the most by any freshman in the FBS, and the No. 2 single-season total in conference history and a single-season record at Coastal Carolina

• Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year semifinalist

• Made the final watch list for the 2021 Ted Hendricks Award

• Team's Newcomer of the Year

• Named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13, 2021) following his performance against Kansas

• Made his collegiate debut against The Citadel (Sept. 2), making one assisted tackle

• Set a career-high with eight tackles (five solo) against Kansas (Sept. 10), notching 3.5 TFLs -- all sacks, the first of his career

• Contributed a solo tackle at Buffalo (Sept. 18) and against UMass (Sept. 25)

• Made two stops playing against ULM (Sept. 25) and at Arkansas State (Oct. 7)

• Totaled five stops including 1.5 sacks with a forced fumble against Troy (Oct. 28)

• Notched six tackles (five solo) with 5.0 TFLs including a career-best 4.0 sacks with another two forced fumbles at Georgia Southern (Nov. 6)

• Matched his career best with eight tackles (four solo) including a sack among 1.5 TFLs against Georgia State (Nov. 13)

• Split a TFL among three tackles against Texas State (Nov. 20)

• Credited with 3.5 TFLs including 2.5 sacks among a five-tackle effort at South Alabama (Nov. 26)

• Made an assisted tackle against Northern Illinois (Dec. 17) in the Cure Bowl

 

Prep

• Attended Everett High School (2020), coached by David Coldiron

• A two-way contributor who lined up at tight end and defensive end

• Helped his team finish 9-3 his senior year with a 3-0 record in the Greater Boston League

• Part of a 12-1 Crimson Tide team his senior year (2018)

 

Key Statistics

• Played one and a half seasons of high school competition, recording 35 tackles with 19 combined quarterback hits and hurries, 18.0 tackles for loss, nine sacks and two recovered fumbles

• Senior season (fall, 2020) canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

• As a junior, recorded 30 tackles with 15 combined hits and hurries, 14.0 tackles for loss, seven sacks, and one fumble recovery (2019); also blocked one punt and one PAT

 

Honors and Rankings

• 247Sports Composite ranking of three stars; the No. 748 -ranked player nationally, the No. 43 edge center and the No. 5 player in the state of Massachusetts

• Graded by 247Sports as a three-star prospect; the No. 34 edge player and the No. 4 player in the state of Massachusetts

• ESPN three-star prospect; the No. 101 player in his region, the No. 93 defensive end and the No. 7 player in the state of Massachusetts

• Ranked as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com, the No. 9 player in Massachusetts

• On3.com consensus three-star prospect, the No. 935 player in the nation, the No. 90 edge and the No. 4 player in the state of Massachusetts

• 2019 Boston Herald All-Scholastic Award Winner

• ESPN Elite Underclassmen Camp invite recipient

• 2020 Sports Illustrated All-American watch list for the state of Massachusetts

 

PERSONAL

• Son of Carmen Diaz and Andre Stewart

• Born April 26

• High school teammate with Wolverine defensive back Mike Sainristil