Dylan Stewart

{{Short description|American football player (born 2005)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}

{{Infobox college football player

|school=South Carolina Gamecocks

|currentnumber=6

|currentposition=Defensive end

|class=Sophomore

|major=Geography

|birth_date={{birth date and age|2005|9|14}}

|birth_place=

|heightft=6

|heightin=5

|weight_lb=245

|highlights=* SEC All-Freshman Team (2024)

  • FWAA Freshman All-America Team (2024)

|highschool=Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, D.C.)

|pastschools=

|bowlgames=2024 Citrus Bowl (December)

|espn=5079709

|image=File:Dylan Stewart 2024 vs Alabama.jpg|caption=Stewart in 2024}}

Dylan DaSean Stewart (born September 14, 2005) is an American football defensive end for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Early life

Stewart attended Friendship Collegiate Academy in Washington, D.C. As a junior in 2022, he had 16 sacks. Stewart was selected to play in the 2024 Under Armour All-America Game.[https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/article283858588.html What makes USC’s Dylan Stewart special? We asked coaches who faced the 5-star defender] A five-star recruit and the nation's top ranked edge prospect, he committed to the University of South Carolina to play college football over an offer from Ohio State.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-01 |title=5-star edge rusher Stewart picks South Carolina |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38114044/five-star-edge-rusher-dylan-stewart-commits-south-carolina |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Emily |title=South Carolina football lands Dylan Stewart, 2024 5-star edge, over Alabama, Georgia |url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/usc/2023/08/01/dylan-stewart-recruiting-south-carolina-football-commitment-georgia-alabama/70505260007/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=The Greenville News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=2024 Top Edge Recruits |url=https://247sports.com/season/2024-football/compositerecruitrankings/?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool&Position=Edge |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=247Sports |language=en-US}}

College career

In his first collegiate game his true freshman year at South Carolina in 2024, he had four tackles, 1.5 sacks and two forced fumbles.[https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/article287871475.html Dylan Stewart’s first showing at South Carolina hints at big things to come]{{Cite web |last=Kesin |first=Lulu |title=How freshman Dylan Stewart saved South Carolina football opener with late forced fumble |url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/usc/2024/09/01/south-carolina-football-dylan-stewart-old-dominion/74925286007/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=The Greenville News |language=en-US}} At the conclusion of his freshman season, Stewart was named a member of the FWAA Freshman All-American team.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-14 |title=Gamecocks Place Three on FWAA Freshman All-America Team |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2025/01/14/gamecocks-place-three-on-fwaa-freshman-all-america-team/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=University of South Carolina Athletics |language=en-US}}

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