Evan Stewart (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 2003)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
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|school=Oregon Ducks
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|currentposition=Wide receiver
|class=Senior
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|birth_place=Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
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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
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/football/2021/02/19/frisco-libertys-evan-stewart-the-dallas-morning-news-no-1-wr-in-class-of-2022-commits-to-texas/|title=Frisco Liberty’s Evan Stewart — The Dallas Morning News’ No. 1 WR in Class of 2022 — commits to Texas|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=February 19, 2021|access-date=August 29, 2022}} He decommitted from the school one month later and re-opened his recruitment.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Article/Texas-Longhorns-football-recruiting-Evan-Stewart-decommits-Steve-Sarkisian-162211307/|title=Evan Stewart decommits from Texas|first=Riley|last=Gates|website=247Sports.com|date=March 11, 2022|access-date=September 2, 2022}} Stewart opted out of his senior season after playing in three games and caught 19 passes 414 yards and three touchdowns.{{cite web|url=https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2021/09/alabama-5-star-texas-wr-target-evan-stewart-opts-out-of-remainder-of-season.html|title=Alabama 5-star Texas WR target Evan Stewart opts out of remainder of season|first=Ben|last=Thomas|website=AL.com|date=September 28, 2021|access-date=August 29, 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/news/5-star-wr-evan-stewart-commits-to-texas-am/nzBTxdIaT09Y/|title=5-star WR Evan Stewart commits to Texas A&M|website=The Athletic|date=November 29, 2021|access-date=September 2, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-am-aggies/2021/12/16/texas-am-solidifies-no-1-recruiting-class-with-signing-of-5-star-evan-stewart/|title=Texas A&M solidifies No. 1 recruiting class with signing of 5-star Evan Stewart|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=December 16, 2021|access-date=September 2, 2022}} He played in the 2022 Under Armour All-America Game.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/texas-am/Article/Texas-AM-Evan-Stewart-Under-Armour-All-American-Game-football-recruiting-signee-181637228/|title=Tarp's Take: UA Game shows that 5-star Evan Stewart can be a big-play WR for the Aggies|first=Jeff|last=Tarpley|website=247Sports.com|date=January 27, 2022|access-date=September 2, 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/other-sports/2021/05/07/five-star-recruit-evan-stewart-carries-frisco-liberty-boys-to-5a-track-and-field-team-title/|title=Five-star recruit Evan Stewart leads Frisco Liberty boys to 5A track and field team title|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=May 8, 2021|access-date=September 2, 2022}}
College career
=Texas A&M=
Stewart joined the Texas A&M Aggies as an early enrollee in January 2022 and participated in spring practices.{{cite web|url=https://www.kbtx.com/2022/04/06/freshman-wr-evan-stewart-has-been-impressive-during-spring-practice/|title=Freshman WR Evan Stewart has been impressive during Spring Practice|first=Darryl V|last=Bruffett|website=KBTX.com|date=April 6, 2022|access-date=August 29, 2022}}
On December 19, 2023, Stewart announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.{{cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/college/texas-am-aggies/news/texas-am-wr-evan-stewart-enters-ncaa-transfer-portal/|title=Texas A&M WR Evan Stewart enters NCAA transfer portal|website=On3.com|first=Keegan|last=Pope|date=December 19, 2023|access-date=December 19, 2023}}
=Oregon=
On January 11, 2024, Stewart announced his intention to exit the transfer portal at Oregon.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39289869/oregon-lands-ex-texas-receiver-evan-stewart-transfer-portal|title=Oregon lands Ex-Texas A&M receiver Evan Stewart from the transfer portal|website=ESPN.com|first=Tom|last=VanHaaren|date=January 11, 2024|access-date=January 11, 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{Twitter|0fficial_evan}}
- [https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster/evan-stewart/16767 Oregon Ducks bio]
- [https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/evan-stewart/10761 Texas A&M Aggies bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Frisco, Texas
Category:American football wide receivers