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Cornerback, North Carolina, 2014–17
M.J. Stewart
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Hometown
- Arlington, VA
- Born
- Sep 16, 1995, in Arlington County, Virginia
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M.J. Stewart played cornerback at North Carolina (2014–17). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Stewart in round 2, No. 53 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 2016Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | North Carolina | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 2015 | North Carolina | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| 2016 | North Carolina | 66 | 48 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 | North Carolina | 45 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Career | 111 | 81 | 8.5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 2 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Carolina | 2 | 36 | 0 | 15 | 170 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 of 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | North Carolina | 6 | CB | ||
| 2015 | North Carolina | 6 | CB | ||
| 2016 | North Carolina | 6 | CB | ||
| 2017 | North Carolina | 6 | CB | 6′0″ | 205 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2017 North Carolina 12 games, 45 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. California | L 30–35 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Louisville | L 35–47 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Old Dominion | W 53–23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Duke | L 17–27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 30 | at Georgia Tech | L 7–33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Notre Dame | L 10–33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Virginia | L 14–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | at Virginia Tech | L 7–59 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Miami | L 19–24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 9 | at Pittsburgh | W 34–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Western Carolina | W 65–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at NC State | L 21–33 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 North Carolina 13 games, 66 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Georgia | L 24–33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Illinois | W 48–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. James Madison | W 56–28 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Pittsburgh | W 37–36 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Florida State | W 37–35 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Virginia Tech | L 3–34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | atMiami | W 20–13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | atVirginia | W 35–14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 48–20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | atDuke | L 27–28 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. The Citadel | W 41–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.NC State | L 21–28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Stanford | L 23–25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2015 North Carolina 4 games, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 53–14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs.Illinois | W 48–14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 3 | atGeorgia Tech | W 38–31 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 21 | atVirginia Tech | W 30–27 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2014 North Carolina 2 games, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vs.Virginia Tech | L 17–34 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 20 | atDuke | W 45–20 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (South team, won 45–16).
| Drill | Combine 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅞″ |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Arm length | 31¼″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 75⅜″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.54 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 sW |
| Vertical jump | 35″ |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.90 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.28 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 67 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 22 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | Cleveland Browns | 10 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Houston Texans | 14 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Houston Texans | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Houston Texans | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Houston Texans | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 67 | 225 | 1 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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