Grover Stewart (born October 20, 1993) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Albany State Golden Rams.
Professional career
Stewart was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round, 144th overall, in the 2017 NFL draft. As a rookie, he finished with 23 total tackles (12 solo) in 14 games.
After being a backup in his first two seasons, Stewart became a full-time starter in 2019. He had his first career sack in Week 2 of 2019. He finished the season playing in all 16 games with 13 starts, recording three sacks, 30 tackles and a pass deflection.
On November 28, 2020, Stewart signed a three-year, $30.75 million contract extension through the 2023 season.
On October 17, 2023, Stewart was suspended six games for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing drugs. He finished the season with 41 tackles and 0.5 sacks through 11 starts.
On March 11, 2024, the Colts signed Stewart to a three-year, $39 million contract extension.
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD 2017 IND 15 0 23 12 11 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 IND 15 1 17 8 9 0.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 IND 16 13 30 14 16 3.0 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2020 IND 16 16 53 40 13 0.5 6 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2021 IND 17 17 46 23 23 1.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2022 IND 17 17 70 44 26 4.0 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2023 IND 11 11 41 23 18 0.5 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 IND 17 17 74 29 45 3.5 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 2025 IND 17 17 55 23 32 0.5 5 1 3 3.0 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2026 IND 2 2 5 1 4 0.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 143 111 414 217 197 13.5 45 1 3 3.0 3 0 14 3 0 2 0 0
Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD 2018 IND 2 0 2 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 IND 1 1 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 3 1 4 3 1 0.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
References
External links
Albany State Golden Rams bio Indianapolis Colts bio Beau Allen, "Grover Stewart is the Ultimate Disrupter," (Video.) Green Light Podcast, via YouTube.com, March 30, 2024.