Noah Sewell

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Noah Sewell
Noah Sewell NFL Combine (cropped).png
Sewell at the 2023 NFL Combine
No. 44 – Chicago Bears
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (2002-04-26) April 26, 2002 (age 22)
Malaeimi, American Samoa
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:253 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school: Orem (Orem, Utah)
College: Oregon (2020–2022)
NFL draft: 2023  / Round: 5 / Pick: 148
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:9
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at PFR

Noah Sewell (born April 26, 2002) is an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). A native of American Samoa, he and his family moved to Utah in 2012 before playing college football at Oregon, where he was named the Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2020 before being selected by the Bears in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft. Sewell is the younger brother of NFL players Penei and Nephi Sewell.

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Early years

Sewell hails from the village of Malaeimi, from the island of American Samoa. He began playing American football alongside his three brothers as a child after his father Gabriel became a coach of the sport. [1] Seeing the potential for his children to make it to the National Football League (NFL), Gabriel moved his family to St. George, Utah in 2012. [1] There, he attended Desert Hills High School before transferring to Orem High School in Orem, Utah. [2]

During his high school career he had 224 tackles, 8.5 sacks and five interceptions as a linebacker and 2,316 yards and 40 touchdowns as a running back. He was named the Utah Valley Football Player of the Year as a senior in 2019. [3] A five-star recruit, Sewell committed to the University of Oregon to play college football. [4] [5] His brother, Penei, was drafted by the Detroit Lions seventh overall in the 2021 NFL draft. [6] [7] Another brother, Nephi, currently plays for the New Orleans Saints. A third brother, Gabriel, also plays college football.

College career

Sewell was named the Pac-12 Conference Freshman Defensive Player of the Year in 2020. [8] [9] [10]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
(1.87 m)		246 lb
(112 kg)		31+5⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		10 in
(0.25 m)		4.64 s1.57 s2.68 s4.37 s7.28 s33.0 in
(0.84 m)		9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)		27 reps
Sources: [11] [12]

Sewell was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round (148th overall) in the 2023 NFL draft. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hummer, Chris (April 29, 2021). "Oregon's star tackle Penei Sewell was raised to do this". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ Gurney, Brandon (October 16, 2019). "Top of his class: Orem High's Noah Sewell rises to become the first in-state consensus 5-star prospect since Haloti Ngata". Deseret News. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  3. ↑ Lloyd, Jared. "Orem senior linebacker/running back Noah Sewell honored as 2019 Utah Valley Football Player of the Year". Daily Herald.
  4. ↑ Nemec, Andrew (November 23, 2019). "Noah Sewell, 5-star linebacker, commits to Oregon Ducks". OregonLive. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  5. ↑ Crepea, James (December 24, 2019). "Oregon Ducks believe they've landed more than a linebacker in Noah Sewell". OregonLive. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ Gurney, Brandon (December 17, 2019). "Family first: Noah Sewell takes strength from family in becoming 2019's Mr. Football". Deseret News. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  7. ↑ Alger, Tyson (December 17, 2019). "'It's family over everything': Five-star LB Noah Sewell, headed to Oregon, is last of four brothers to play college ball" . The Athletic . Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Freshman LB Noah Sewell is "just scratching the surface"". RSN.
  9. ↑ Thorburn, Ryan (November 16, 2020). "Ducks freshman linebacker Noah Sewell off to a fast start at Oregon". The Register-Guard. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  10. ↑ Reubenking, Dylan (January 9, 2022). "Noah Sewell Named Ducks Digest's 2021 Defensive MVP". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Noah Sewell Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  12. ↑ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Noah Sewell College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  13. ↑ Hajduk, Gabby (April 29, 2023). "Bears add LB Noah Sewell in fifth round". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
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