Noah Sewell

Noah Sewell is an American football linebacker for the Oregon Ducks. He is the younger brother of Penei Sewell, who also played college football at Oregon.

Noah Sewell
Oregon Ducks – No. 1
PositionLinebacker
Class
Redshirt
Freshman
Personal information
Born:Malaeimi, American Samoa
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight251 lb (114 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolOrem (Orem, Utah)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Sewell was born in Malaeimi, a village near Pago Pago, the capital of American Samoa. He would begin 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 would move 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]

College career

Sewell was a starter his true freshman year at Oregon in 2020 and was named the Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year.[6][7][8]

Personal life

His brother, Penei, played offensive tackle at Oregon and was drafted by the Detroit Lions seventh overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.[9][10] Two other brothers, Nephi and Gabriel, also play college football.

References
  1. Hummer, Chris. "Oregon's star tackle Penei Sewell was raised to do this". 247Sports.com. Retrieved 8 March 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.
  3. Herald, Jared Lloyd Daily. "Orem senior linebacker/running back Noah Sewell honored as 2019 Utah Valley Football Player of the Year". Daily Herald.
  4. "Noah Sewell, 5-star linebacker, commits to Oregon Ducks". oregonlive. November 23, 2019.
  5. Oregonian/OregonLive, James Crepea | The (December 24, 2019). "Oregon Ducks believe they've landed more than a linebacker in Noah Sewell". oregonlive.
  6. "Freshman LB Noah Sewell is "just scratching the surface"". RSN.
  7. Thorburn, Ryan. "Ducks freshman linebacker Noah Sewell off to a fast start at Oregon". The Register-Guard.
  8. "Oregon's Noah Sewell named Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year". sports.yahoo.com.
  9. Gurney, Brandon (December 17, 2019). "Family first: Noah Sewell takes strength from family in becoming 2019's Mr. Football". Deseret News.
  10. Alger, Tyson. "'It's family over everything': Five-star LB Noah Sewell, headed to Oregon, is last of four brothers to play college ball". The Athletic.
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