M.J. Stewart

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 53rd pick

SAF · North Carolina · 2022

Games

Rush Yards

177

Solo Tackles

Sacks

Interceptions

Draft Details

Year

2018

Round

Round 2

Pick

53rd overall

Team

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Position

SAF

College

North Carolina

M.J. Stewart Career Stats

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
2018	TB	9	29	2	2	0	2	0	3	0
2019	TB	6	27	7	0	0	0	0	2	0
2020	CLE	9	18	4	2	1	1	2	3	0
2021	CLE	10	29	13	1	0	0	0	4	1
2022	HOU	14	27	11	0	0	0	0	1	1
2023	HOU	4	13	9	0	0	0	0	0	1
2024	HOU	8	7	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
2025	HOU	7	15	10	0	0	0	0	2	1
Career		67	165	60	7	1	3	2	15	4

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

M.J. Stewart is a former safety out of North Carolina, selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 53rd overall pick (round 2) in the 2018 NFL Draft. He played 99 regular-season games from 2018 to 2025, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans.

More from the 2018 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	CLE	Baker Mayfield	QB	Oklahoma; Texas Tech
1	2	NYG	Saquon Barkley	RB	Penn State
1	3	NYJ	Sam Darnold	QB	USC
1	4	CLE	Denzel Ward	CB	Ohio State
1	5	DEN	Bradley Chubb	OLB	N.C. State
1	6	IND	Quenton Nelson	G	Notre Dame
1	7	BUF	Josh Allen	QB	Wyoming; Reedley
1	8	CHI	Roquan Smith	ILB	Georgia
1	9	SF	Mike McGlinchey	OT	Notre Dame
1	10	ARI	Josh Rosen	QB	UCLA

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