Evan Stewart (American football)
_(cropped).jpg) Stewart with the Oregon Ducks in 2024 | |
| Oregon Ducks – No. 7 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 4, 2003 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Liberty (Frisco, Texas) |
Evan Malik Stewart (born September 4, 2003) is an American football wide receiver for the Oregon Ducks. He previously played for the Texas A&M Aggies.
Early life
[edit]Stewart grew up in Frisco, Texas and attended Liberty High School. He had 46 receptions for 913 yards and nine touchdowns in his junior season. Stewart was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at Texas during his junior year over offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Texas A&M.[1] He decommitted from the school one month later and re-opened his recruitment.[2] Stewart opted out of his senior season after playing in three games and caught 19 passes 414 yards and three touchdowns.[3] During his senior season, Stewart was re-rated as a five-star prospect and committed to Texas A&M during November of his senior year before signing a National Letter of Intent with the team in December.[4][5] He played in the 2022 Under Armour All-America Game.[6] Stewart also was a member of the track and field team and won the Texas 5A long jump championship and placed second in the triple jump as a junior.[7]
College career
[edit]Texas A&M
[edit]Stewart joined the Texas A&M Aggies as an early enrollee in January 2022 and participated in spring practices.[8]
On December 19, 2023, Stewart announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[9]
Oregon
[edit]On January 11, 2024, Stewart announced his intention to exit the transfer portal at Oregon.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Frisco Liberty's Evan Stewart — The Dallas Morning News' No. 1 WR in Class of 2022 — commits to Texas". The Dallas Morning News. February 19, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Gates, Riley (March 11, 2022). "Evan Stewart decommits from Texas". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Thomas, Ben (September 28, 2021). "Alabama 5-star Texas WR target Evan Stewart opts out of remainder of season". AL.com. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "5-star WR Evan Stewart commits to Texas A&M". The Athletic. November 29, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "Texas A&M solidifies No. 1 recruiting class with signing of 5-star Evan Stewart". The Dallas Morning News. December 16, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Tarpley, Jeff (January 27, 2022). "Tarp's Take: UA Game shows that 5-star Evan Stewart can be a big-play WR for the Aggies". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "Five-star recruit Evan Stewart leads Frisco Liberty boys to 5A track and field team title". The Dallas Morning News. May 8, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Bruffett, Darryl V (April 6, 2022). "Freshman WR Evan Stewart has been impressive during Spring Practice". KBTX.com. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Pope, Keegan (December 19, 2023). "Texas A&M WR Evan Stewart enters NCAA transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom (January 11, 2024). "Oregon lands Ex-Texas A&M receiver Evan Stewart from the transfer portal". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.