Player Career

Jovanni Stewart Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    West Virginia

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Houston

    2020-2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201620172017201820182019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonWest Virginia08.31.3
2017 PostseasonWest Virginia312.64.63
2017 Regular SeasonWest Virginia312.64.60
2018 PostseasonWest Virginia18.533.811.715.5
2018 Regular SeasonWest Virginia18.533.811.70
2019 Regular SeasonWest Virginia325.24.3-15.5
2020 PostseasonHouston3.517.64.20.5
2020 Regular SeasonHouston3.517.64.20
2021 Regular SeasonHouston1.59.11.9-2

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