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#71 Carnell Stewart Season 2024

Position
Offensive Tackle
Height
6'5
Weight
320
Class
Senior
Hometown
River Ridge, La.
High School
John Curtis HS

CAREER
Player who spent the first three years with the Tigers on the defensive side of the football before moving to offensive tackle as a junior in 2006 … In all, played in 27 games during his career, starting 14 times … Played 22 games at right offensive tackle and the other five at defensive tackle.

SENIOR SEASON (2007)
Emerged as a starter at right offensive tackle for the Tigers in 2007, starting at 14 games during LSU’s national championship season … Saw action in a total of 955 snaps from scrimmage … Credited with 56 knockdowns and six pancakes in 2007 … Had season-best eight knockdowns in win over Ohio State in BCS National Championship game … Had seven knockdowns in wins over South Carolina and against Tennessee in the SEC Championship game.

JUNIOR SEASON (2006)
Served as a reserve at right tackle … Played in eight games and was in on a total of 84 plays … Recorded a season-high two knockdown blocks three times – against Louisiana-Lafayette, Mississippi State and Kentucky … Had one knockdown block and one pancake in 10 plays against Arizona.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2005)
Backup on the defensive front … Played in two games in 2005 … Saw action in wins over North Texas and Appalachian State … Did not record any statistics in those games.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2004)
Backup defensive tackle that saw action in one game … Played against Arkansas State in week two.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2003)
Played in two games … Saw action against Louisiana-Monroe and Arizona … Granted a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL
A blue-chip defensive tackle ranked among the best in the nation … Ranked as the nation’s No. 9 defensive tackle by Tom Lemming of ESPN.com and No. 3 by Rivals.com … Member of The Rivals 100, SuperPrep 288 All-America, FSN South’s Countdown to Signing Day “All-South” second team, Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen, the New Orleans Times-Picayune’s Top 25 Blue-Chip list and the Shreveport Times Top 20 … Tallied 74 tackles, 19 sacks, four fumble recoveries, five pass breakups and two blocked punts en route to the 4A state championship as a senior … Part of a Patriot team that ended the season ranked No. 17 in the nation in the USA Today Super 25 … Finished his junior year with eight sacks … Coached by J.T. Curtis.

PERSONAL
Born on Dec. 20, 1983, in New Orleans … Mother is Chenell Stewart … Majoring in communication studies.

 

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