Nephi Sewell
LB
#45
Experience: 3 years
Height: 6-0
Age: 27
Weight: 228 lbs
College: Utah
2025 SEASON
- Solo--
- SCK--
- FF--
- INT--
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | New Orleans Saints | 4 | |||||||||||
| TOTAL | 30 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
PRO CAREER: Enters his fifth year in the NFL and second with Chicago in 2026...Has played in 30 games with the Saints (2022-25)...Has 18 career tackles (12 solo) including one sack, four tackles for loss and a forced fumble on defense along with eight career special teams tackles.
2025 SEASON (SAINTS/BEARS): Spent parts of the season on the Saints and Bears practice squads...Played in three games via standard elevation for the Saints.
2024 SEASON (SAINTS): Played in seven games with one start...Had eight tackles (five solo) including one sack and two tackles for loss on defense along with three tackles (two solo) on special teams.
2023 SEASON (SAINTS): Played in 16 games...Had 10 tackles (seven solo) including two tackles for loss and a forced fumble on defense along with five tackles (four solo) on special teams.
2022 SEASON (SAINTS): Played in four games as a rookie.
TRANSACTIONS
05/16/2022: Signed/UDFA to the Saints
08/30/2022: Released by Saints
08/31/2022: Signed with Saints practice squad
11/10/2022: Signed to Saints active roster
12/17/2022: Released by Saints
12/20/2022: Signed with Saints practice squad
01/09/2023: Re-signed with Saints
03/10/2025: Re-signed with Saints
08/26/2025: Released by Saints
08/27/2025: Signed with Saints practice squad
01/12/2025: Released by Saints
01/13/2025: Signed with Bears practice squad
01/20/2026: Signed reserve/futures contract with the Bears
COLLEGE: Played three seasons at Utah (2019-21)...Played in 21 games with 18 starts and posted 143 tackles (89 solo) with 13 tackles for loss, three interceptions, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and five passes defended...Prior to his time at Utah, spent two seasons at Nevada (2017-18), appearing in 23 games with 19 starts and recorded 113 tackles (64 solo) with two interceptions, four pass breakups, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble...Earned First-Team All-Pac12 honors as a senior.
PERSONAL: Prepped at Desert Hills High School (Utah)...A two-time First-Team All-State selection...Played running back and corner along with returning kicks...Helped lead the team to the Utah 3A State championship as a senior in 2016.