Noah Sewell
| Oregon Ducks – No. 1 | |
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| Position | Inside linebacker |
| Class | Sophomore |
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| Born: | Malaeimi, American Samoa |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 253 lb (115 kg) |
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| High school | Orem (Orem, Utah) |
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Noah Sewell is an American football inside linebacker for the Oregon Ducks. A native of American Samoa, he and his family moved to Utah in 2012. For the Ducks, he has been given conference honors alongside being named the Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2020. Sewell is the younger brother of NFL player Penei Sewell.
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 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] Two other brothers, Nephi and Gabriel, also play college football.
College career
Sewell was named the Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year in 2020.[8][9][10]
References
- ^ a b Hummer, Chris. "Oregon's star tackle Penei Sewell was raised to do this". 247Sports.com. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Herald, Jared Lloyd Daily. "Orem senior linebacker/running back Noah Sewell honored as 2019 Utah Valley Football Player of the Year". Daily Herald.
- ^ "Noah Sewell, 5-star linebacker, commits to Oregon Ducks". oregonlive. November 23, 2019.
- ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, James Crepea | The (December 24, 2019). "Oregon Ducks believe they've landed more than a linebacker in Noah Sewell". oregonlive.
- ^ Gurney, Brandon (December 17, 2019). "Family first: Noah Sewell takes strength from family in becoming 2019's Mr. Football". Deseret News.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Freshman LB Noah Sewell is "just scratching the surface"". RSN.
- ^ Thorburn, Ryan. "Ducks freshman linebacker Noah Sewell off to a fast start at Oregon". The Register-Guard.
- ^ "Oregon's Noah Sewell named Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year". sports.yahoo.com.
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