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Jersey Number 49
James Stewart
- Position:
- DE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 247
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Antioch, TN
- High School:
- Brentwood Academy
2024 (r-Junior)
• Played in all 12 games and had two starts
• Finished the year with a career-best 31 tackles, including six TFLs, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble
• Averaged 29.5 snaps a game and had the defenses third-best PFF grade (72.6) for the year
• Had a TFL in 57 snaps against Tennessee Tech
• Played 39 snaps at Ole Miss
• Had three tackles, including a half sack against WKU
• Collected two stops against Duke
• Credited with five tackles, including a TFL at LA Tech
• Had two solo stops in win over KSU
• Turned in four tackles at JSU in 26 snaps
• Added six tackles in the win over UTEP
• Had four tackles, including 2.5 TFLs, a sack and a forced fumble against NMSU
2023 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in 12 games and had one start
• Finished the year with 15 tackles, including a TFL and two hurries
• Averaged 27 snaps played per game
• Collected two tackles in win over Murray State
• Had two tackles and a hurry against LA Tech and earned the team’s Defensive Lineman of the Week award
• Started against Liberty
• Had three solo tackles at NMSU
• Registered three stops, including a TFL in win over FIU
2022 (r-Freshman at Memphis)
• Appeared in 11 games
• Totaled seven tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack on the season
• Had a season-best four stops, one tackle for loss and one sack in win over Utah State in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
2021 (Freshman at Memphis)
• Redshirted
• Saw action against Nicholls
High School
• Three-star lineman from Brentwood Academy
• No. 34 prospect in Tennessee according to 247Sports
• 37 tackles including nine TFLs and 4.5 sacks in 2019
• Helped Brentwood Academy to a semifinal’s appearance in the Tennessee Division II Class AAA playoffs after an undefeated regular season
Personal
• Full name: James Edward Stewart
• Parents: Jamie Stewart and Angela Stewart
• Born: 3/5/2003
• Major: Business Administration
• Played in all 12 games and had two starts
• Finished the year with a career-best 31 tackles, including six TFLs, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble
• Averaged 29.5 snaps a game and had the defenses third-best PFF grade (72.6) for the year
• Had a TFL in 57 snaps against Tennessee Tech
• Played 39 snaps at Ole Miss
• Had three tackles, including a half sack against WKU
• Collected two stops against Duke
• Credited with five tackles, including a TFL at LA Tech
• Had two solo stops in win over KSU
• Turned in four tackles at JSU in 26 snaps
• Added six tackles in the win over UTEP
• Had four tackles, including 2.5 TFLs, a sack and a forced fumble against NMSU
2023 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in 12 games and had one start
• Finished the year with 15 tackles, including a TFL and two hurries
• Averaged 27 snaps played per game
• Collected two tackles in win over Murray State
• Had two tackles and a hurry against LA Tech and earned the team’s Defensive Lineman of the Week award
• Started against Liberty
• Had three solo tackles at NMSU
• Registered three stops, including a TFL in win over FIU
2022 (r-Freshman at Memphis)
• Appeared in 11 games
• Totaled seven tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack on the season
• Had a season-best four stops, one tackle for loss and one sack in win over Utah State in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
2021 (Freshman at Memphis)
• Redshirted
• Saw action against Nicholls
High School
• Three-star lineman from Brentwood Academy
• No. 34 prospect in Tennessee according to 247Sports
• 37 tackles including nine TFLs and 4.5 sacks in 2019
• Helped Brentwood Academy to a semifinal’s appearance in the Tennessee Division II Class AAA playoffs after an undefeated regular season
Personal
• Full name: James Edward Stewart
• Parents: Jamie Stewart and Angela Stewart
• Born: 3/5/2003
• Major: Business Administration
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