Last confirmed: North Carolina, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Arlington, VA
M.J. Stewart: CB · North Carolina · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
M.J. Stewart
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Fourth year in the North Carolina secondary. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Virginia Tech — Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 12 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Syracuse.com Oct 22
Yahoo Sports Oct 18Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Carolina | 45 | 33 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 12 | -- |
| 2016 | North Carolina | 66 | 48 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 11 | -- |
| 2015 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 |
| 2014 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Career | 111 | 81 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 23 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 30-35vs California | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 35-47vs No. 17 Louisville | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 53-23@ Old Dominion | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-27vs Duke | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-33@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-33vs No. 21 Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-20vs Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-59@ No. 14 Virginia Tech | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 19-24vs No. 8 Miami | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-31@ Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 65-10vs Western Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-33@ NC State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 33 | 5.0 | 2.0 | — | 12 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
27%12 pass breakupsTackle volume
45tackles this season45 tackles · 5 for loss · 2 sacks · 12 pass breakups.
4 seasons under Larry Fedora — 28-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Larry Fedora
Pass share
48.7%
406 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
69.4
12 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
442 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at North Carolina, 111 tackles — drafted at #53 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Larry Fedora.
Where he ended up · NFL
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 9th NFL season
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 9th NFL season
