| Darrell Stewart Jr. | |
| Current Team: | Stuttgart Surge |
| Number: | 8 |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| College: | Michigan State |
| High School: | Nimitz (Houston, Texas) |
| Birth Date: | 14 July 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 212 |
| Undraftedyear: | 2020 |
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| Pfr: | S/StewDa01 |
Darrell Stewart Jr. (born July 14, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Stuttgart Surge of the European League of Football. He played college football at Michigan State.[1]
During his career at Nimitz High School, Stewart had 20 receptions for 466 yards and 4 touchdowns.[2]
After redshirting his first year at Michigan State in 2015, Stewart appeared in 10 games and made one start as a redshirt freshman, in which he recorded 3 receptions for 29 yards.[3]
In his 2017 sophomore season, Stewart appeared in 13 games, in which he recorded 50 receptions for 501 yards and 2 touchdowns.[4]
In his 2018 junior season, Stewart appeared in 11 games and made eight starts, and he missed two games due to injury. In those games, he recorded 48 receptions for 413 yards and 1 touchdown. He also won the team's Tommy Love Award for the most improved offensive player and the Doug Weaver "Oil Can" Award for the team humorist during this season.[3]
In his 2019 senior season, Stewart appeared in 9 games and made eight starts, and he missed 4 games due to injury in November. In those games, he recorded 49 receptions for 697 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also won the team's Biggie Munn Award for most inspirational player on offense.[3]
Stewart went undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft. On April 29, 2020, Stewart was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent.[5] [6] The Packers waived Stewart on August 15, 2020.[7]
Stewart had a tryout with the Carolina Panthers on August 23, 2020,[8] and signed with the team three days later.[9] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[10]
Stewart signed with the Dresden Monarchs on May 8, 2021.[11] He was the leading receiver in the German Football League amassing 1,369 yards, 82 catches, and 22 touchdowns [12] during a historic German Bowl championship title run.[13]
Stewart signed with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League on September 17, 2022.[14] He was placed on injured reserve on April 13, 2023,[15] and transferred to the inactive roster on May 16.[16] The Generals folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[17]