Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2021Houston
Jovanni Stewart
LB • 5'9" • 194 lbs • Katy, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jovanni Stewart shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
19
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
10
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- West Virginia • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Player Story
Jovanni Stewart built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a linebacker from Katy, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Houston and West Virginia. The clearest part of Jovanni Stewart's career was his...
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- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Jovanni Stewart, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · West Virginia. Jovanni Stewart shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 116
- TFL
- 18.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Jovanni Stewart quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · LB
- Career Tackles
- 116
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · West Virginia
- Top game
- Kansas
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Katy · West Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Katy · 61 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 16 tackles · LB 650th (top 52%) · American Athletic 194th (top 39%) · National 2,270th (top 38%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | West Virginia | 6 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | West Virginia | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 19.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | West Virginia | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 74.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 12 | 48 | 9.5 | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | 74.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 31.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | Houston | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Houston | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 9 | 16 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10 |
Related Context
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Jovanni Stewart played LB for West Virginia and Houston. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jovanni Stewart recorded 116 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with West Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
West Virginia paired 18.5 primary output with 33.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 9.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across West Virginia, Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Houston
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
9.1
Usage
1.9
Consistency
7.4
Best Game by takeover score
Tulsa
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Rice: 0. Grambling: 0. Navy: 0. Tulsa: 1. East Carolina: 0. SMU: 0. Memphis: 0. UConn: 0.5. Cincinnati: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rice: 3 by 12.5. Grambling: 2 by 8.3. Navy: 2 by 8.3. Tulsa: 2 by 18.3. East Carolina: 1 by 4.2. SMU: 1 by 4.2. Memphis: 2 by 8.3. UConn: 2 by 13.3. Cincinnati: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 8 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tulsa
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/4 | @ Cincinnati | L 20-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | @ UConn | W 45-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Memphis | W 31-13 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs SMU | W 44-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs East Carolina | W 31-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/1 | @ Tulsa | W 45-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Navy | W 28-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Grambling | W 45-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Rice | W 44-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jovanni Stewart story
Jovanni Stewart built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a linebacker from Katy, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Houston and West Virginia. The clearest part of Jovanni Stewart's career was his defensive production: 116 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with West Virginia. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jovanni Stewart's production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Houston and West Virginia.
The arc is straightforward: Jovanni Stewart moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
West Virginia
2016-2019
Opening stop
- 2
Houston
2020-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820182019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 8.3 | 1.3 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | West Virginia | 3 | 12.6 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | West Virginia | 3 | 12.6 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | West Virginia | 18.5 | 33.8 | 11.7 | 15.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 18.5 | 33.8 | 11.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 3 | 25.2 | 4.3 | -15.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Houston | 3.5 | 17.6 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Houston | 3.5 | 17.6 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 1.5 | 9.1 | 1.9 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Kansas
Week 4 · W 56-34 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Youngstown State
Week 2 · W 52-17
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Kansas
Week 6 · W 38-22 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#4
vs TCU
Week 11 · W 47-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
#5
@ Texas
Week 10 · W 42-41 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · West Virginia
18.5 primary output · 33.8 efficiency · 11.7 usage
74.7
#2
2018 Regular Season · West Virginia
74.7
18.5 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 11.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · West Virginia
39.7
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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