#4

Jahkeem Stewart

DE · USC · R-Jr. · #4

Returning to USC for 2026
R-Jr. · Reserve, La. → Edna Karr HS
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Jahkeem Stewart

DE · USC · Fr · #4

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#34 national
CFB
College
USC
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025USC9-4HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025USC18117.51.5--1--
Career18117.51.5--1--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2025

W 26–21

vs Iowa

4 YDS  ·  1 INT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

USC

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive end · USC

Returning around him

  • 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 3 USC players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -13 net (9 in / 22 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

USC · Last season: 9-4 (AP #16) · Talent rank #17 · 2026 recruiting class #1

DNA match

Player DNA

Power Rusher

Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.

EDGE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyler Lacy’s 2021 season.

Tyler Lacy

61%match

Oklahoma State · 2021

NFL Rd 4
#2

Xavier Ross

Oklahoma State · 2023

61%
#3

Tyler Lacy

Oklahoma State · 2022

NFL Rd 4
58%
#4

Bralen Trice

Washington · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 10
54%
#5

Chase Bond

NC State · 2025

49%

Matches Tyler on

Sack rate
Height
TFL rate

Differs from Tyler on

Class year (lower)
Weight (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Leonard Taylor's freshman season at Miami (2021).

Miami · 2021

#2

Kade Pietrzak

Nebraska · 2025

61%
#3

Yvan Kemajou

Penn State · 2025

56%
#4

Dakyus Brinkley

Kansas · 2025

48%
#5

London Merritt

Colorado · 2025

46%

Matches Leonard on

Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate

Differs from Leonard on

Height (higher)
Class year (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #6379

Final rank
#6379
Avg #6742.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #6379 this season.

Background

2026: Stewart, a Freshman All-American, looks to build on an impressive foundation and return to the field, healthy and ready to compete on the defensive line in 2026. 2025: Stewart, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2025 after reclassifying and forgoing his senior year of high school, had a s...

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