Josaiah Stewart: DE · Michigan.
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Josaiah Stewart
Wins the corner before the tackle can set. The four seasons span two programs and four head coaches: Jamey Chadwell, Chad Staggs, Jim Harbaugh and Sherrone Moore. That makes three seasons with an honor, the latest All-Big Ten in 2024. On tape: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Texas, Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 13 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 | Michigan | 33 | 22 | 13.0 | 8.5 | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan | 33 | 19 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 2022 | Coastal Carolina | 34 | 16 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2021 | Coastal Carolina | 43 | 24 | 15.5 | 12.5 | -- |
| Career | 143 | 81 | 46.0 | 30.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-10vs Fresno State | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | L 12-31vs No. 3 Texas | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-18vs Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24vs No. 11 USC | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | L 17-27@ Washington | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-21@ No. 22 Illinois | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 24-17vs Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-38vs No. 1 Oregon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 15-20@ No. 8 Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 50-6vs Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 14 | W 13-10@ No. 2 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 22 | 13.0 | 8.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
26%8 sacksTFL rate
39%13 TFLHurry rate
21%7 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
55%8 of 16 pressures33 tackles · 13 for loss · 8.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sherrone Moore
Pass share
39.2%
308 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
60.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
323 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #30 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Coastal Carolina and Michigan, 30 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #90 overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jamey Chadwell, Jim Harbaugh and Sherrone Moore.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles RamsEntering 2nd NFL season
Los Angeles RamsEntering 2nd NFL season
