Anwar Stewart, a championship-winning former Canadian Football League player and coach, joined Appalachian State head coach Eliah Drinkwitz's first staff on Feb. 15, 2019. Stewart will mentor the Mountaineers' defensive linemen.
  
During a 13-year playing career in the CFL, 11 of which were with the Montreal Alouettes, Stewart won a Grey Cup with the Calgary Stampeders in 2001 and helped Montreal capture Grey Cups in 2002, 2009 and 2010. Playing defensive end, he was selected the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player in 2004 and was a CFL All-Star in both 2004 and 2009. He retired in 2013 after racking up 70 career sacks, including 66 with Montreal (second-most in team history). He also snagged 10 career interceptions from his defensive end position.
  
Following his playing career, Stewart was hired by the Alouettes in 2014 as a defensive quality control coach before being elevated to defensive end coach in 2015 and defensive line coach in 2016. The Alouettes were among the CFL's best teams in total defense and sacks each of those seasons.
 
A former Southeastern Conference standout at Kentucky, he returned to Lexington to finish his college degree in 2017 and serve on staff with the Wildcats over the last two seasons.
 
A native of Panama City, Fla., Stewart and his wife, Lamya, have a daughter, Kayla.