Shemar Stewart
{{Short description|American football player (born 2003)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Shemar Stewart
| image =
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| current_team = Cincinnati Bengals
| number = 97
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|11|12|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 267
| high_school = Monsignor Pace {{nowrap|(Miami)}}
| college = Texas A&M (2022–2024)
| draftyear = 2025
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 17
| pastteams =
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status = Unsigned draft pick
| highlights =
| statseason = 2025
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 =
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 =
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
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| statlabel4 = Pass deflections
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| statlabel5 = Fumble recoveries
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| statlabel6 = Interceptions
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| pfr = StewSh00
}}
Shemar Stewart (born November 12, 2003) is an American professional football defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and was selected by the Bengals in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life
Stewart was born on November 12, 2003, in Miami, Florida. He was raised in Miramar, Florida, and attended Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Miami Gardens. He was rated as one of the top recruits in the 2022 college football recruiting class, receiving the No. 7 rating from ESPN, No. 9 from 247Sports, and No. 12 from USA Today.{{cite web|title=2022 ESPN 300|publisher=ESPN.com|accessdate=September 11, 2022|url=http://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/class/2022/order/true}}{{cite web|title=2022 Top Football Recruits|publisher=247Sports|accessdate=September 11, 2022|url=https://247sports.com/Season/2022-Football/RecruitRankings/}} He was also rated as the top edge rusher in the 2022 recruiting class.{{cite web | last=Galatzan | first=Matt | title=Nation's Top 2022 Edge Rusher Shemar Stewart Signs With Aggies No. 1 Class | website=SI.com | date=2022-02-02 | url=https://www.si.com/college/tamu/recruiting/aggies-sign-2022-de-shemar-stewart | access-date=2025-06-01}} He received a scholarship from Texas A&M University and committed in February 2022.{{cite news|title=National Signing Day 2022: Five-star DL Shemar Stewart commits to loaded Texas A&M class over Georgia, Miami|newspaper=CBS Sports|date=February 2, 2022|author=Tom Fornelli|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/national-signing-day-2022-five-star-dl-shemar-stewart-commits-to-loaded-texas-a-m-class-over-georgia-miami/}}{{cite news|title=Texas A&M Player Profile: Defensive Lineman, Shemar Stewart|publisher=yahoo! sports|date=May 24, 2002|author=Cameron Ohnysty|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/texas-m-player-profile-defensive-162042958.html}}{{Cite news|title=Five-star DL Shemar Stewart commits to Texas A&M|newspaper=USA Today|url=https://usatodayhss.com/2022/national-signing-day-shemar-stewart-commits-texas-am}} Stewart declared for the 2025 NFL draft in December 2024.{{Cite web|title=Texas A&M DL Shemar Stewart declares for 2025 NFL Draft|url=https://www.on3.com/pro/news/texas-am-dl-shemar-stewart-declares-for-2025-nfl-draft/|access-date=December 9, 2024|website=on3.com|language=en}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5
| weight = 267
| dash = 4.59
| ten split = 1.58
| twenty split = 2.66
| vertical = 40.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 11
| arm span = 34 1/8
| hand span = 9 5/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/shemar-stewart/32005354-4580-1492-6181-fbdcbaa932bc |title=Shemar Stewart Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=February 28, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1056992&DraftYear=2025 |title=Shemar Stewart College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=February 28, 2025}}
}}
Stewart was drafted in the first round with the 17th overall pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2025 NFL draft.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-25 |title=Texas A&M DE Shemar Stewart Selected No. 17 Overall in 2025 NFL Draft |url=https://www.si.com/college/tamu/football/texas-am-aggies-shemar-stewart-selected-no-17-overall-2025-nfl-draft-cincinnati-bengals |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=Texas A&M Aggies On SI |language=en-US}}{{cite web|title=Bengals Select EDGE Shemar Stewart With 17th Overall Pick in 2025 NFL Draft|url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-shemar-stewart-draft-17-pick-2025-nfl-draft|author=Hobson, Geoff|website=Bengals.com|date=April 25, 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.officialshemarstewart.com/}}
- [https://www.bengals.com/team/players-roster/shemar-stewart/ Cincinnati Bengals bio]
- [https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/shemar-stewart/11104 Texas A&M Aggies bio]
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Category:American football defensive ends
Category:Monsignor Edward Pace High School alumni
Category:Texas A&M Aggies football players