Evan Stewart | WR | Texas A&M | 2025 Draft Eligible

We all know Marvin Harrison Jr. is the unquestioned WR1 in the 2024 draft class, but what about 2025? Evan Stewart is a name that has been on Devy players’ radars since his junior year of high school, and the hype has only increased since then. According to our expert Devy rankers at Dynasty Football Factory, Stewart is the WR5 overall in Devy and the WR2 in his class, behind Missouri’s Luther Burden. And Dynasty Nerds Consensus Rankings has Stewart valued even higher as the WR2 overall (behind MH Jr.) and the WR1 in his class. So just how good is this Texas native, and what can we reasonably expect from him at the NFL level? Let’s talk numbers to help answer that question.

High School

Evan Stewart was initially ranked as a 4-star recruit as a junior in high school. He attended Liberty High School in Frisco, Texas, and it was during his junior year he gained the attention of big-time recruiters across the country. After receiving scholarship offers from nearly every elite Power-5 program in the nation, Stewart committed to Texas University. However, the spring following his junior season, Stewart de-committed from Texas and ultimately signed with Texas A&M as a senior. This was after Stewart was reclassified as a 5-star recruit by both ESPN and 247 Sports. 

Stewart had an excellent junior campaign, totaling 46 receptions for 913 yards and nine TDs. His senior season was tracking to be historic, as Stewart compiled an eye-popping 22 catches, 487 yards, and three TDs in just three games. He decided to ultimately cut his season short to focus on preparing for the next level, so we didn’t see any more from Stewart until the Under Armour All-America Game in 2022. 

Texas A&M – Freshman Season

Evan immediately impacted this Aggies roster as a freshman in 2022, finishing with 53 receptions, 649 yards, and two TDs through ten games. Stewart led all freshmen with 64.9 receiving YPG and earned the following awards:

2022 SEC All-Freshman Team 

2022 The Athletic Freshman All-American

2022 ESPN Freshman All-American

2022 FWAA Freshman All-American

He led his team in receiving as a freshman, so expectations are sky-high for this young man in 2023 and 2024. From a team perspective, the Aggies had a wildly unsuccessful season after locking up the No.1 recruiting class of all time in 2022. They finished dead last in the SEC West at a dismal 5-7 overall and 2-6 in conference play. HC Jimbo Fisher looks to bounce back in 2023, and Stewart will undoubtedly be counted on to help lead this turnaround. Sophomore QB Conner Weigman is the favorite to earn QB1 honors in 2023, which should be good for Stewart. While Weigman certainly had some accuracy issues as a freshman (55.3% completion), he was still an upgrade from Haynes King, who has since transferred to Georgia Tech. Weigman took over the starting role late in the season and finished with eight passing touchdowns to ZERO interceptions. Expect Weigman to make a sophomore leap and look for Stewart early and often this year. 

Strengths

Arguably one of Evan Stewart’s biggest strengths is his speed. We knew this from back in his high school track days, where he was a medalist in four different events and ran a 10.58 100-yard dash, as well as a 21.08 200-yard dash. Stewart is a quick-twitch player with YAC ability due to his speed and elusiveness in the open field. He’s proven his ability as a quality route-runner and has excellent body control in contested-catch situations. And, of course, the kid is a blast to watch on Saturdays. His highlight-grab ability is as good as anyone in this class, as seen below:

Weaknesses

I’ll be honest- it’s hard to find legitimate weaknesses in a player that was a 5-star recruit, rated as the 2nd WR in the nation out of high school, that burst onto the scene in the SEC as a freshman, and was immediately the Alpha WR1 on his team. But if we’re looking for potential red flags regarding how his game will translate to the NFL, size may be a slight concern. Stewart is currently listed at 6’0″ 175 lbs. We know from past years to take college measurables with a grain of salt. I just hope the Aggies aren’t listing him as significantly heavier than he really is. 

At the same time, Stewart is only 19 years old. He has two more full seasons to pack on size before he’s draft eligible. If he can reasonably add on 15-20 lbs of lean mass by the 2025 NFL Draft, that would put him right in line with Garrett Wilson‘s measurables (6’0″, 192 lbs). And we’ve recently seen smaller-framed wide receivers excel in the NFL (see DeVonta Smith and Marquise Brown). So, I wouldn’t let this deter you from grabbing Evan Stewart early in any Devy startup drafts. 

Devy/Dynasty Value

Regarding the 2025 draft class, you can argue that Evan Stewart is the WR1 overall in Devy, above guys like Luther Burden and Barion Brown. Burden was the superior high school recruit with a slightly more imposing build, but Stewart had the better freshman season in the same conference. Burden led his team in receiving touchdowns but was second in receptions and third in yards while appearing in all 13 games. Stewart only ended up with two touchdowns on the year but led his team in receptions and yards and established himself as the team’s top target midway through the season. And he did all this in just ten games. (He missed the UMass game due to an undisclosed injury and the Miami game due to violating team rules. But hey, give the kid a break. He’s 19!)

Regarding startup value for Devy leagues, Stewart has gone at the 2.04 (16th overall) and the 3.07 (31st overall) in the two startups I joined this offseason. So clearly, there’s some significant variance in perceived value, as is common with college players in general. In the 2025 class, I would prefer drafting RBs Nicholas Singleton (Penn State) and Quinshon Judkins (Ole Miss) over Stewart, but I currently like him as my WR1 in this class. A mid-second round pick in Superflex Devy startup drafts is a fair value (assuming 2024-2026 classes are eligible to be drafted). He has an elite ceiling and could one day develop into that league-winner on your Dynasty roster.

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