James Stewart: DE · Middle Tennessee · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
James Stewart
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Ryan Silverfield, Rick Stockstill and Derek Mason. On tape: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UTEP, Week 10, 2024.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 32 | 20 | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 15 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Memphis | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 51 | 29 | 8.0 | 2.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 32-25vs Tennessee Tech | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-49vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-45vs Duke | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-48@ Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 14-5vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-42@ Jacksonville State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-13@ UTEP | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 17-37vs Liberty | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-36vs New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 14 | L 24-35vs Florida International | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 20 | 6.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
5%2 sacksTFL rate
19%6 TFL32 tackles · 6 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
56.3%
427 pass / 331 run
Plays / game
63.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #325 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Memphis and Middle Tennessee, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Ryan Silverfield, Rick Stockstill and Derek Mason.
