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0 Josaiah Stewart

  • Position Bandit
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 230
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown / HS / Last School Bronx, N.Y.

Biography

Honors
2022 College Football Network (CFN) All-Sun Belt First Team
2022 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Third Team
2022 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College All-Sun Belt Third Team
2022 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2022 Preseason Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year
2022 Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2022 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List
2022 Pro Football Network (PFN) College Football Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
2022 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference First Team
2022 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2022 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 FWAA Freshman All-American
2021 Phil Steele All-American Honorable Mention
The Athletic's 2021 College Football Freshman All-American
2021 ESPN's College Football True Freshman All-American
2021 247Sports True Freshman All-American
2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-American Third Team
2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) Best Interior Defensive Lineman
2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) Sun Belt Defensive Lineman of the Year
2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) Sun Belt Defensive Rookie of the Year
2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-True Freshman Team
2021 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award Semifinalist
2021 Ted Hendricks Awards Final Watch List
2021 All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference First Team
2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-Sun-Belt First Team
Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13, 2021)


2022 (Sophomore)
  • Was named to the 2022 All-Sun Belt second team
  • Garnered 2022 College Football Network (CFN) All-Sun Belt first-team honors
  • Picked up 2022 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference third-team recognition
  • Earned a spot on the 2022 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College All-Sun Belt third team
  • Played in 12 games on the season, starting 11 at the bandit end position for the CCU defense
  • Opted out of the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl game
  • Recorded 36 total tackles on the season, including 15 solo stops
  • Was tied for second on the team with 10.0 tackles-for-loss
  • Also tied for third on the team with 3.5 sacks on the season
  • Tied for the team lead with five quarterback hurries overall for the year
  • Also had one pass breakup and forced one fumble
  • Totaled four tackles or more in six of the 12 games he played in despite being double teamed majority of the contest
  • Had a season-high six stops, including three solo tackles, in the season-opening win over Army (Sept. 3)
  • Tallied five tackles, including 1.5 tackles-for-loss, in the home win over Appalachian State (Nov. 3)
  • Finished with four tackles, a season-high 3.0 tackles-for-loss, and a season-high 2.0 sacks in the home win versus Southern Miss (Nov. 12)
  • Also recorded 2.0 tackles-for-loss and three total tackles in the win at home over Buffalo (Sept. 17)
  • Posted four tackles in road wins at Georgia State (Sept. 22) and ULM (Oct. 8)
  • Tallied four tackles, including 1.0 tackle-for-loss in the 2023 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Football Championship game at Troy (Dec. 3)
  • Voted the 2022 Preseason Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year
  • Named to the 2022 preseason All-Sun Belt first team
  • Earned a spot on the 2022 Phil Steele preseason SBC All-Conference first team
  • Named to the 2022 Athlon Sports preseason All-Sun Belt first team
  • Earned a spot on the 2022 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College preseason All-Sun Belt first team
  • Tabbed a 2022 Pro Football Network (PFN) College Football preseason All-American honorable mention selection
  • Moved from defensive end to bandit end in spring practice

2021 (Freshman)
  • Named to the 2021 FWAA Freshman All-America team
  • Earned a spot on ESPN's 2021 College Football True Freshman All-American team
  • Tabbed a 2021 247Sports True Freshman All-American
  • Earned a spot on The Athletic's 2021 College Football Freshman All-American team
  • Selected as the 2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) Best Interior Defensive Lineman
  • A 2021 Phil Steele All-American honorable mention selection
  • Named to the 2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-American third team
  • Tabbed the 2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) Sun Belt Defensive Lineman of the Year
  • Named the 2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) Sun Belt Defensive Rookie of the Year
  • Earned a spot on the 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) All-True Freshman team
  • Was tabbed a 2021 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award semifinalist
  • Named to the 2021 All-Sun Belt first team
  • A 2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference first-team selection
  • Earned a spot on the 2021 Ted Hendricks Awards Final Watch List, the award given to the best defensive end in college football
  • Was named the team's Newcomer of the Year
  • Named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13, 2021)
  • Shattered the CCU single-season sacks record with 12.5 sacks in his first collegiate season in 2021
  • His 12.5 sacks led the Sun Belt, ranked fifth nationally, and were the most by a true freshman in all of FBS
  • His 12.5 sacks were also just one shy of the Sun Belt single-season record of 13.5 sacks.
  • Finished the season with 15.5 tackles-for-loss, which was the second-most in a single season in CCU history
  • His double-digit tackles-for-loss were also the most by a true freshman nationally
  • His 15.5 tackles-for-loss also ranked sixth in the Sun Belt on the season and was just 0.5 tackles-for-loss shy of the school single-season record of 16.0
  • Recorded 43 total tackles on the year and forced three fumbles
  • Had 24 solo sacks from his defensive end position
  • Registered 3.5 sacks in a win over Kansas (Sept. 10) to set CCU's single-game sacks record
  • Topped that with 4.0 sacks in the road win at Georgia Southern (Nov. 6) and also set a new CCU single-game tackles-for-loss record with 5.0 versus the Eagles
  • Also picked up 3.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, five total tackles, and two quarterback hurries in the road win at South Alabama (Nov. 26)
  • Tallied six total tackles and forced two fumbles in the win over Georgia Southern
  • Totaled a career-high eight stops twice - versus Kansas and against Georgia State (Nov. 13)
  • Had five tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss, 1.5 sacks, and forced a fumble in the home win over Troy (Oct. 28)
  • Recorded at least one tackle in 12 of the 13 games played on the year
  • His 12.0 tackles-for-loss and 9.0 sacks in Sun Belt Conference play led the league

High School
  • A three-star recruit at defensive end for the Class of 2021 by 247sports, Rivals, and ESPN
  • Ranked as high as the No. 4 prospect for the Class of 2021 in the state of Massachusetts by 247sports
  • Ranked as high as the No. 6 prospect for the Class of 2021 in the state of Massachusetts by ESPN
  • Rated as high as the No. 9 prospect for the Class of 2021 in the state of Massachusetts by Rivals
  • Was one of nine rising seniors named to the 2020 Sports Illustrated All-American watch list for the state of Massachusetts prior to his senior season
  • Received an invite to the ESPN Elite Underclassmen Camp
  • Named a 2019 Boston Herald All-Scholastic award winner
  • Played both tight end and defensive end at Everett High School for head coach David Coldiron
  • Had his senior 2020 fall season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Helped lead his team to a 9-3 overall record and a 3-0 league record in the Greater Boston League his junior year
  • Recorded 30 tackles, 7.0 sacks, 14 tackles-for-loss, eight quarterback hits, seven quarterback hurries, and one fumble recovery his junior season in 2019
  • Also blocked one punt and one PAT his junior year
  • In just one-and-a-half seasons played, he recorded 35 tackles, 9.0 sacks, 18 tackles-for-loss, 10 quarterback hits, nine quarterback hurries, and recovered two fumbles
  • Born in the Bronx, N.Y.

Statistics

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2022

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Historical Player Information

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    2021Freshman

    DE
    6'2" 245 lbs
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    2022Sophomore

    Bandit
    6'2" 230 lbs
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