M. J. Stewart
 Stewart with the Browns in 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 29 – Houston Texans | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | September 16, 1995 Arlington, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | Arlington (VA) Yorktown | ||||||||||||||
| College: | North Carolina (2014–2017) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / round: 2 / pick: 53 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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Marvin Stewart Jr. (born September 16, 1995) is an American professional football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft, and has also been a member of the Cleveland Browns.
College career
[edit]During his sophomore season, Stewart was suspended from the team due to a violation of team rules, along with teammate Mike Hughes. He was later charged with misdemeanor assault and battery, but charges were later dropped.[1] Stewart was reinstated less than a week later.[2] There was speculation that Stewart would forgo his senior year and declare for the 2017 NFL draft, but he later announced that he would return for the 2017 season.[3] Following his senior season, Stewart was named to the First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference by Pro Football Focus.[4]
Professional career
[edit]| External videos | |
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 M.J. Stewart's NFL Combine Workout | |
| NFL Draft Profile: M.J. Stewart |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1.80 m) |
200 lb (91 kg) |
31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.54 s | 1.57 s | 2.66 s | 4.28 s | 6.90 s | 35 in (0.89 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
18 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
[edit]The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Stewart in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.[7] Stewart was the fifth cornerback drafted in 2018.[8]
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| Buccaneers draft M.J. Stewart 53rd overall |
On May 10, 2018, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Stewart to a four-year, $5.08 million contract that includes $2.48 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.77 million.[9]
Throughout training camp, Stewart competed to be a starting cornerback against Ryan Smith, Vernon Hargreaves, and Carlton Davis.[10] Head coach Dirk Koetter named Stewart the fifth cornerback on the depth chart to start the regular season, behind Brent Grimes, Hargreaves, Davis, and Smith.[11]
He made his professional regular season debut in the Buccaneers' season-opener at the New Orleans Saints and recorded four solo tackles during their 48-40 victory; in this game, Hargreaves sustained a shoulder injury and was placed on injured reserve. The following week, Stewart earned his first career start in place of Hargreaves.[12] Stewart finished the Buccaneers' 27-21 win against the Philadelphia Eagles with five combined tackles. In Week 3, Stewart collected a season-high nine solo tackles and broke up a pass attempt during a 30-27 loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was inactive for five games (Weeks 9-13) after injuring his foot.[13] Stewart lost his role as a starting cornerback to Ryan Smith during his absence and remained a backup for the last four games of the season. Stewart finished his rookie season with 33 combined tackles (31 solo) and 3 pass deflections in 11 games with 5 starts.[14]
On August 6, 2020, Stewart was waived by the Buccaneers.[15]
Cleveland Browns
[edit]Stewart was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on August 8, 2020.[16]
In Week 4 against the Dallas Cowboys, Stewart recorded his first career sack on quarterback Dak Prescott during the 49–38 win.[17] In Week 13 against the Tennessee Titans, Stewart recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by quarterback Ryan Tannehill during the 41–35 win.[18]
In the wild card round of the playoffs against the Steelers, Stewart led the team with 10 tackles and intercepted a pass thrown by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the 48–37 win.[19]
On October 12, 2021, Stewart was placed on injured reserve.[20] He was activated on November 13.
Houston Texans
[edit]On March 24, 2022, Stewart signed with the Houston Texans.[21]
On March 15, 2023, Stewart signed a two-year contract extension with the Texans.[22][23] He was placed on injured reserve on November 7.[24]
On August 27th, 2024, he was named to the Texans 53-man roster.
References
[edit]- ^ "UNC cornerbacks MJ Stewart, Mike Hughes suspended indefinitely". Daily Tar Heel. October 16, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ James, Pat (October 22, 2015). "UNC cornerbacks Mike Hughes, MJ Stewart to be reinstated". Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ Pearson, Zack (December 31, 2016). "UNC Football: Defensive back MJ Stewart to return". keepingitheel.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ Martin, Ross (December 6, 2017). "UNC CB MJ Stewart Named First Team All-ACC". scout.com. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ "M. J. Stewart Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft Scout M.J. Stewart College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ "For their second pick of Round 2, Buccaneers pick CB M.J. Stewart". BucsNation.com. April 27, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ "Spotrac.com: M.J. Stewart contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Scott (June 19, 2018). "2018 Bucs Roster Reset: Defensive Backs". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Ourlads.com: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Depth Chart: 10/01/2017". Ourlads.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 12, 2018). "Bucs Lose Vernon Hargreaves to Injured Reserve". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "Buccaneers' M.J. Stewart: Ruled out Week 12". CBSSports.com. November 23, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "NFL Player stats: M.J. Stewart (career)". NFL.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Scott (August 6, 2020). "Raymond Calais' Return Among Bucs' Roster Moves". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (August 8, 2020). "Browns claim CB M.J. Stewart via waivers, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com.
- ^ "Cleveland Browns at Dallas Cowboys - October 4th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ "Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans - December 6th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ "Wild Card - Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers - January 10th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "Browns place 3 players on IR, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 12, 2021. Archived from the original on October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (3-24-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ Williams, Charean (March 9, 2023). "Texans agree to terms with MJ Stewart". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ Houston Texans Public Relations (March 15, 2023). "Houston Texans Transactions (3-15-2023)". HoustonTexans.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (11-07-2023)". HoustonTexans.com. November 7, 2023.