Josaiah Stewart

Josaiah Stewart (born April 26, 2003) is an American football defensive end for the Michigan Wolverines. He previously played for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (2021-2022). In his first season with Michigan, he won a national championship in 2023.

Early life and high school
Stewart was born in The Bronx, New York and attended high school at Everett High School in Everett, Massachusetts. He was a high school teammate of Mike Sainristil.

Stewart’s senior season of high school was cancelled due to covid-19. As a junior, he recorded 30 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss, 7 sacks and a fumble recovery. Stewart was rated as a three star prospect, and committed to play college football at Coastal Carolina University.

Coastal Carolina
In 2021, Stewart set the single game program sack record with four sacks, versus Georgia Southern. Stewart finished his true freshman season with 43 tackles, 16 tackles for a loss, 13 sacks, and three forced fumbles. His 13 sacks set a single season school record for sacks, breaking the previous record of 10.5 sacks, held by Tarron Jackson. For his performance on the year, Stewart was named First-team All-Sun Belt, and named a First-team Freshman All-American.

During the 2022 season, Stewart finished the year with 36 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, three sacks and a forced fumble. He was named Second-team All-Sun Belt. After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Stewart entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Stewart finished his two year career at Coastal Carolina with 79 tackles, 25.5 tackles for a loss, 16 sacks, and four forced fumbles.

Michigan


On December 18, 2022 Stewart transferred to the University of Michigan to continue his college career. On September 30, 2023, Stewart recorded five tackles and two sacks as he helped the Wolverines defeat Nebraska. For his performance, Stewart was named the Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week.

In 2023, Josiah Stewart appeared in all 15 games for the Wolverines, totaling 38 tackles, 8.5 tackles for a loss, 5.5 sacks and 2 batted balls. He was second on Michigan’s national championship team in sacks, leading to an All-Big Ten honorable mention selection.

Entering his senior season, Pro Football Focus listed Stewart as the #9 ranked edge rusher in college football prior to the 2024 season. He changed his jersey from No. 5 to No. 0 for his last year at Michigan.