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M.J. Stewart Houston Texans · #29

Safety · 5' 11", 205 lbs · Arlington, VA · Age 31

M.J. Stewart is a Safety for the Houston Texans, drafted 53rd overall, 2018. In 2025 he recorded 25 tackles.

SafetyDrafted 53rd overall8-yr veteran
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Houston Texans · #29 · Safety
M.J. Stewart
Season avg25 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg237 tkl · 1 sacks · 2 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
25tkl
0sacks
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Scouting report

M.J. Stewart — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50
M.J. Stewart is a Safety for the Houston Texans, drafted 53rd overall, 2018. In 2025 he recorded 25 tackles.
C+
Coverage
C
Ball skills
B
Run support
C+
Coverage
Solid · defense
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C
Ball skills
Solid · defense
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C+
Tackling
Solid · defense
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A
Splash plays
Elite · defense
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C+
Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where M.J. Stewart stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #539 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
97Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

M.J. Stewart — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Tackling
25 TKL
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C+
Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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A+
Coverage
2 PD
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A+
Splash
1 FF
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The engine

How the model sees M.J. Stewart

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
1
pd
0–2
0
int
0–0
18
tackles
13–23
1
ff
0–1
11
games
8–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 1 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
-0.1
Net vs last season-1.1 pd
Everything it reads
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8 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 31 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 8 / 15 / 9
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

M.J. Stewart career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
201811333000
201910352000
202016223201
202113474010
202217411010
20238220010
202415120000
20259252010
Career9923715241.0
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
83off index
99def index
+48net
95%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (83), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 73, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of M.J. Stewart

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1995-09-16

The beginning

M.J.

Houston Texans

Turning pro

Drafted 53rd overall, 2018 as a Safety.

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M.J. Stewart is a Houston Texans safety, drafted 53rd overall, 2018.

Chapter

Across 8 seasons (2018–2025) he has recorded 237 tackles, 1 sack and 2 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 25 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

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Stewart's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
205 lbs
Draft
53rd overall, 2018
Born
Arlington, VA
Age
31
Jersey
#29
Background

M.J. Stewart is from Arlington, VA and is 31 years old. He was drafted 53rd overall, 2018 and plays safety at 5' 11", 205 lbs.

Over 8 seasons (2018–2025) he has recorded 237 tackles, 1 sacks and 2 interceptions. Stewart is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

M.J. Stewart is a rotational starter in the secondary who has recorded 237 tackles with 2 interceptions and 15 passes defensed across 8 seasons (2018–2025).

Coverage production2 career interceptions and 15 passes defensed.
Tackling237 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking4 forced fumbles and 1 sacks on the blitz.
Draft pedigree53rd overall, 2018.
Durability99 career games played.
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FAQ

M.J. Stewart — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about M.J. Stewart, answered.

What position does M.J. Stewart play?
M.J. Stewart is a Safety for the Houston Texans.
When was M.J. Stewart drafted?
M.J. Stewart was drafted 53rd overall, 2018.
How many seasons has M.J. Stewart played?
8 (2018–2025).
What are M.J. Stewart's career stats?
He has recorded 237 tackles, 1 sack and 2 interceptions.
M.J. Stewart career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
10
since 2018
Games missed
12
listed Out
Lower-body
7
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Knee (Out)2026 Wk3 · Knee (Out)2024 Wk3 · Knee (Questionable)2024 Wk2 · Knee (Out)2024 Wk1 · Knee (Out)2022 Wk17 · Concussion

Home surface: astroturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 6 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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