I first watched the Hudl film of 2016 wide receiver Nathan Stewart (Dallas Bryan Adams) last week, and when I visited his Twitter page and saw Coach Roark was following him, I knew I had to get in touch to see if UTSA had shown any interest.
When I asked him, he replied, "Yessir and we [presumably him and Roark] tweet each other!" He added, "hopefully I earn an offer so I can be a part of the family." When I asked him if Roark had at all suggested that UTSA wanted to take a third receiver with two already committed, he said he wasn't really sure. Stewart claims offers from Montana State, Prairie View A&M, and Sam Houston State, and said he'd had recent contact with Texas Tech, Utah State, and Stephen F. Austin, and that coaches from all three of them would be coming to see him at his school soon.
Whether UTSA really wants a third receiver in the class or if they're making contingencies in case one de-commits or if they see Jack Giblin as a future tight end, it seems they've been in touch with a fair number of uncommitted receivers. How much they like Stewart is unknown, but I think he would bring an element neither Jesse Ebozue or Giblin has in spades: speed. Not that either are slow, but Giblin to me looks most like another John Cole Neph, a tall receiver who's sure-handed and can run good routes, but won't threaten FBS defenses over the top with his speed. And Ebozue is likewise a bigger body with just slightly above average speed, though he has very good lateral quickness and has some elusiveness after the catch.
Stewart's Rivals profile lists him as 6'1" 170, though I highly doubt he's that tall. He appears to have good overall speed but better acceleration, and you'll see plays where he makes a catch near a group of defenders and turns on the jets to put distance between them and himself on his way to the end zone. He can beat DBs deep, take a screen pass to the house, attack the perimeter on jet sweeps, and he has shown himself to be a dangerous kick returner. In Bryan Adams' 45-30 win over North Dallas last week he caught 5 passes for 64 yards and 2 TDs, returned a kickoff 92 yards for a TD and returned another almost to the red zone, returned a punt for a TD late in the 2nd quarter, and had scoring receptions on two 2-point conversion plays. The week before in a 46-16 loss to Carrollton Creekview, he caught 11 passes for 233 yards.
His overall competition isn't very good, but he has done well against the few good teams he's faced. Earlier this season in a 59-28 loss to Celina - currently the state's 3rd ranked team in Class 4A - he caught 4 passes for 198 yards and 2 TDs. In Bryan Adams' eight games this season he has 53 receptions for 1,113 yards and 9 TDs, 10 carries for 151 yards and 2 TDs, 3 TDs on punt or kick returns, and 8 two-point conversions.
If we're talking about uncommitted in-state WRs UTSA should offer or at least be ready to offer, Stewart would be at or near the top of my list.
Nathan Stewart's 2015 highlights
When I asked him, he replied, "Yessir and we [presumably him and Roark] tweet each other!" He added, "hopefully I earn an offer so I can be a part of the family." When I asked him if Roark had at all suggested that UTSA wanted to take a third receiver with two already committed, he said he wasn't really sure. Stewart claims offers from Montana State, Prairie View A&M, and Sam Houston State, and said he'd had recent contact with Texas Tech, Utah State, and Stephen F. Austin, and that coaches from all three of them would be coming to see him at his school soon.
Whether UTSA really wants a third receiver in the class or if they're making contingencies in case one de-commits or if they see Jack Giblin as a future tight end, it seems they've been in touch with a fair number of uncommitted receivers. How much they like Stewart is unknown, but I think he would bring an element neither Jesse Ebozue or Giblin has in spades: speed. Not that either are slow, but Giblin to me looks most like another John Cole Neph, a tall receiver who's sure-handed and can run good routes, but won't threaten FBS defenses over the top with his speed. And Ebozue is likewise a bigger body with just slightly above average speed, though he has very good lateral quickness and has some elusiveness after the catch.
Stewart's Rivals profile lists him as 6'1" 170, though I highly doubt he's that tall. He appears to have good overall speed but better acceleration, and you'll see plays where he makes a catch near a group of defenders and turns on the jets to put distance between them and himself on his way to the end zone. He can beat DBs deep, take a screen pass to the house, attack the perimeter on jet sweeps, and he has shown himself to be a dangerous kick returner. In Bryan Adams' 45-30 win over North Dallas last week he caught 5 passes for 64 yards and 2 TDs, returned a kickoff 92 yards for a TD and returned another almost to the red zone, returned a punt for a TD late in the 2nd quarter, and had scoring receptions on two 2-point conversion plays. The week before in a 46-16 loss to Carrollton Creekview, he caught 11 passes for 233 yards.
His overall competition isn't very good, but he has done well against the few good teams he's faced. Earlier this season in a 59-28 loss to Celina - currently the state's 3rd ranked team in Class 4A - he caught 4 passes for 198 yards and 2 TDs. In Bryan Adams' eight games this season he has 53 receptions for 1,113 yards and 9 TDs, 10 carries for 151 yards and 2 TDs, 3 TDs on punt or kick returns, and 8 two-point conversions.
If we're talking about uncommitted in-state WRs UTSA should offer or at least be ready to offer, Stewart would be at or near the top of my list.
Nathan Stewart's 2015 highlights
