Hampton · W 62-0 · FCS
No tackles.
Illinois · L 17-20
7 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 6 games average 4 tackles. This one was 3 above.
Stewart has tackles in 7 of Maryland’s 8 games: none against Hampton.
Sidney Stewart
Second year in the Maryland linebacker corps. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Ohio State — Week 6, 2026.
33 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 9): 7 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 38-14@ UConn | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 26-35vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-54vs UCLA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-48@ Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-45@ No. 5 Ohio State | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 30-37vs Rutgers | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-20vs Illinois | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 17 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 17-20 vs Illinois, play by play
7 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 7 games with play by play.
How Maryland’s defense played that day
Illinois’s 11 drives: 7 stopped (1 takeaway) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 11. His hurry came with Maryland up 7.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
Ratings of the games shown run from -5 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%4 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups33 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks.
2 seasons under Mike Locksley, all pass-leaning offenses — 6-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
56.1%
298 pass / 233 run
Plays / game
66.4
8 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
320 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
33 tackles in 7 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #254 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #8 of 69 Big Ten DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 1,507 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big Ten.
2026 is in progress.
