Jahkeem Stewart

2026: Stewart, a Freshman All-American, looks to build on an impressive foundation and return to the field, healthy and ready to compete on the defensive line in 2026.

2025: Stewart, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2025 after reclassifying and forgoing his senior year of high school, had a stellar collegiate debut making an immediate impact on the Trojan defensive line by decorating his stat sheet with 18 tackles, including 7.5 for loss of 27 yards (with 1.5 sacks for minus 11 yards), 1 INT returned for 4 yards, 1 fumble recovery returned for 22 yards and 1 QB hurry. Stewart recorded these stats while playing through a stress fracture in his foot the entire season. Stewart was named an

FWAA Freshman All-American: and a

PFF Freshman All-American: . He was selected to the

Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award Watch List: . FOX Sports named Stewart to the

nation’s Top 10 impact freshmen: ahead of the 2025 college football season.

Stewart recorded 1 tackle, a TFL for 1 yard versus Georgia Southern and 2 tackles, including 1 for loss of 2 yards against Purdue. He tallied 3 tackles, including 2 for loss of 6 yards versus Michigan State. He had 1 tackle and 1 fumble recovery returned for 22 yards against Illinois and 1 tackle, a TFL for 4 yards versus Michigan. He had 2 tackles, including 1 for loss of 3 yards against Notre Dame and 1 tackle versus Nebraska. He had 2 tackles versus Northwestern, including 1 for loss of 10 yards (with 1 sack for minus 10 yards). He tallied 1 INT returned for 4 yards against Iowa and 3 tackles versus Oregon. He had 2 tackles, including 0.5 for loss of 1 yard (with 0.5 sack for minus 1 yard), versus UCLA.

HIGH SCHOOL: Stewart, a five-star recruit, was one of the top players nationally in the 2025 recruiting class. Prior to reclassifying, Stewart was the No.1 overall player in the 2026 class. Even after reclassifying to the class of 2025, Stewart was still one of the nation’s highest ranked prospects. He was rated as the No. 1 player in the state of Louisiana by ESPN and Rivals and No. 2 by On3 and 247Sports. He was touted as the No. 1 defensive lineman in the country by ESPN and Rivals, No. 3 by On3 and No. 9 by 247Sports. He was rated as the No. 8 player in the nation by Rivals, No. 11 by ESPN, No. 25 by On3 and No. 54 by 247Sports. He was 8 th on the Rivals 250 List, 11 th on the ESPN 300 List, 16 th on the On300 List and 54 th on the Top247 List.

He was named a

2024 MaxPreps Preseason Junior All-American: , a

2024 MaxPreps Preseason All-American: and

2024 PRZLA Preseason All-State: honoree. He waws ranked the

No. 1 overall player on the ESPN Jr. 300 list: for the Class of 2026.

Stewart had a highly productive 2023 sophomore campaign at St. Augustine with 85 tackles, including 33 for loss (with 20 sacks), 6 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries. He was named to the

2023 All District 5A-9 First Team: , the

2023 MaxPreps Sophomore All-American First Team: and was a

2023 Louisiana Sportswriters Association 5A All-State Honorable Mention: . Prior to the season, he earned placement on the

2023 MaxPreps Preseason Sophomore All-American First Team: . He was invited to the

2023 Under Armour Next Camp: Series in Los Angeles where he was ranked as the top prospect.

Stewart was the top performer at the

FBU Freshman All-American Game: in 2022.

PERSONAL: He is majoring in Communication at USC.