M.J. Stewart

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Houston Texans · DB

M.J. Stewart recorded 67 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Houston Texans, Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Best highlights

3.4

tackles/gm

playoff games

indexed seasons

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to M.J. Stewart's most significant indexed performances.

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 10, 2021

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Cleveland Browns vs Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional Round · Jan 17, 2021

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Houston Texans vs Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional Round · Jan 18, 2025

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Los Angeles Chargers vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 11, 2025

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Cleveland Browns vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 4, 2020

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from M.J. Stewart's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 total tackles

Indianapolis Colts vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Sep 17, 2023

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 10, 2021

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 2 passes defended

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2022

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Houston Texans vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Oct 20, 2025

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 30 interception return yards

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2021

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped M.J. Stewart's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2014–2019

M.J. Stewart

Mike Evans

Lavonte David

Evans becomes the constant

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Evans and David produced elite careers through losing seasons while the franchise assembled pieces that would become vital to a sudden contender.

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Franchise era

2018–present

M.J. Stewart

Myles Garrett

Nick Chubb

A playoff breakthrough opens another complicated chapter

Cleveland Browns · Talent returns, stability does not

Cleveland ended its long playoff-win drought in 2020 and built an elite defense around Garrett, but quarterback decisions have kept the era unsettled.

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Franchise era

2021–2022

M.J. Stewart

Davis Mills

Brandin Cooks

Accumulating picks and clearing the roster

Houston Texans · The full reset

The Texans accepted a ground-up rebuild, converted veteran value into draft capital and searched for the leadership structure to use it.

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Franchise era

2023–present

M.J. Stewart

C.J. Stroud

Will Anderson Jr.

A rookie quarterback accelerates everything

Houston Texans · Stroud and Ryans arrive together

Ryans restored defensive purpose while Stroud's record-setting rookie season delivered a division title and the franchise's first new foundation in years.

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M.J. Stewart

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Cleveland Browns · Talent returns, stability does not

Houston Texans · The full reset

Houston Texans · Stroud and Ryans arrive together

NFL appearances

M.J. Stewart

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Cleveland Browns · Talent returns, stability does not

Houston Texans · The full reset

Houston Texans · Stroud and Ryans arrive together

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history