| Noah Sewell | |
| Current Team: | Chicago Bears |
| Number: | 44 |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 26 April 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Malaeimi, American Samoa |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 253 |
| High School: | Orem (Orem, Utah) |
| College: | Oregon (2020–2022) |
| Draftyear: | 2023 |
| Draftround: | 5 |
| Draftpick: | 148 |
| Pastteams: |
|
| Status: | Active |
| Highlights: |
|
| Statseason: | 2023 |
| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 9 |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statlabel3: | Pass deflections |
| Statlabel4: | Interceptions |
| Statlabel5: | Forced fumbles |
| Statvalue5: | 1 |
| Statlabel6: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statlabel7: | Touchdowns |
| Pfr: | SeweNo00 |
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.
Sewell hails from the village of Malaeimi in 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. 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.
Sewell was named the Pac-12 Conference Freshman Defensive Player of the Year in 2020.[8] [9] [10]
Sewell was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round (148th overall) in the 2023 NFL draft.[11] As a rookie, he appeared in 13 games and finished with nine total tackles and a forced fumble.[12]