Houston Texas safety M.J. Stewart, who starred at Yorktown High School in Arlington, has been named the DC Touchdown Club Pro Player of the Week after his strong performance helped the Texans win for the third time in four games.

Stewart, who missed the season’s first four games while recovering from a quad injury sustained last November, made five tackles and had one sack as Houston beat the winless Los Angeles Chargers, 44-22.

It was the second consecutive big game for Stewart, who had 12 tackles in the Texans’ 27-21 overtime loss to the New York Giants a week ago.

A two-way standout at Yorktown, Stewart played at the University of North Carolina. He was selected by Tampa Bay in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft and played two seasons with the Buccaneers and two more with the Cleveland Browns. He is now in his fourth season with the Texans.

Stewart, who also is a key special teams player, was limited to nine games last season due to injury and had been working hard to return to action.

“It feels really good to be out there,” Stewart said during a recent interview. “I have so much joy being out there at practice. I don’t even think about what’s going on or how my body feels. I’m just so overwhelmed by out to be back out there.”