Evan Stewart
Oregon Ducks
PositionWide receiver
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Born: (2003-09-04) September 4, 2003
Memphis, Tennessee
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolLiberty High School
(Frisco, Texas)

Evan Malik Stewart (born September 4, 2003) is an American football wide receiver who most plays for the Oregon Ducks.

Early life and high school

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

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]

On January 11, 2024, Stewart announced his intention to exit the transfer portal at Oregon.[10]

References

  1. "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.
  2. Gates, Riley (March 11, 2022). "Evan Stewart decommits from Texas". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. "5-star WR Evan Stewart commits to Texas A&M". The Athletic. November 29, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  5. "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.
  6. 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.
  7. "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.
  8. Bruffett, Darryl V (April 6, 2022). "Freshman WR Evan Stewart has been impressive during Spring Practice". KBTX.com. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  9. Pope, Keegan (December 19, 2023). "Texas A&M WR Evan Stewart enters NCAA transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  10. VanHaaren, Tom (January 11, 2024). "Oregon lands Ex-Texas A&M receiver Evan Stewart from the transfer portal". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
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