Josaiah Stewart

CAREER HIGHS
Michigan
• Tackles: 7 - vs. Alabama (Jan. 1, 2024)
• Solos: 6 - vs. Alabama (Jan. 1, 2024)
• Asst: 2, 4x - last at Minnesota (Oct. 7, 2023)
• TFLs: 2.0, 2x - last vs. Alabama (Jan. 1, 2024)
• Sacks: 2.0 - at Nebraska (Sept. 30, 2023)
• Int: none
• FR: none
• PBUs: 2 - vs. Iowa (Dec. 2, 2023)

Coastal Carolina
• 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)

At Michigan
• All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches, 2023)
• Co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 2, 2023)
• One-year letterman (2023)
• Has appeared in 15 games off the edge

Junior (2023)
• Appeared in all 15 games at edge rusher; led all defensive linemen with 38 tackles including 8.5 for loss with 5.5 sacks and added three quarterback hurries and two pass breakups to earn his first varsity letter at Michigan 
• All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches)
• Co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 2) following the win over Nebraska
• Three times shared Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance at Nebraska, at Minnesota, at Michigan State
• Made his U-M debut against ECU (Sept. 2) and made two assisted tackles playing off the edge
• Assisted on one tackle playing off the edge against UNLV (Sept. 9)
• Tallied four tackles including one for loss playing off the edge against Bowling Green (Sept. 16)
• Made one solo stop playing off the edge against Rutgers (Sept. 23)
• On the road against Nebraska (Sept. 30), registered his first sacks as a Wolverine with 2.0 among five total tackles
• Had a sack and 1.5 TFLs among three total tackles at Minnesota (Oct. 7)
• Against Indiana (Oct. 14), recorded a shared tackle for loss and hurried the quarterback
• At Michigan State (Oct. 21), notched a nine-yard sack among two tackles playing off the edge
• Made three tackles including a share of sack against Purdue (Nov. 4)
• Delivered two tackles off the edge at Penn State (Nov. 11)
• At Maryland (Nov. 18), played off the edge
• Credited with two tackles against Ohio State (Nov. 25)
• Registered two pass breakups against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2)
• Posted seven tackles including two for loss and a seven-yard sack against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1)
• Delivered five tackles playing off the edge against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

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
• Enrolled in the School of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in General Studies