Houston Texans · S RoomS
#29 M.J. Stewart
Status Physically Unable to Perform — UndisclosedExp 8 yrs NFLAge 31Ht / Wt 5'11" · 205 lbCollege North Carolina
Depth-chart placement
Current role
FS3Placement
DepthRoom
SafetyExperience
YR 9Last change
Updated 2026-07-29S room context
View full depth chart →M.J. Stewart holds the FS · Depth spot in Houston Texans’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
M.J. Stewart played 9 games in 2025 with a 46% snap share.
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
2
Passes defended
Background & career
M.J. Stewart is a safety from Arlington, Virginia, who played college football at North Carolina. Selected 53rd overall in the second round of the 2018 draft by Tampa Bay, Stewart enters his ninth season in the NFL with the Houston Texans. The 5'11", 205-pound defensive back recorded two passes defended during the 2025 season.
North Carolinathrough 2017
Buccaneers2018 – 2019
Browns2020 – 2021Texans2022 — present
CollegeNorth CarolinaDraftRound 2 · No. 53 overall · 2018 · TBAcquiredAcquired from Tampa Bay Buccaneers · drafted thereHometownArlington, VA
North CarolinaDraftRound 2 · No. 53 overall · 2018 · TBAcquiredAcquired from Tampa Bay Buccaneers · drafted thereHometownArlington, VA