Dylan Stewart

#6 · DE · South Carolina6′5″ · 250 lb · Washington, DC · Friendship Collegiate Academy

Last gameW 42–25at Oklahoma · Oct 31
Nextvs Texas A&MSat Nov 7 · 3 pm ET
3.5 tackles for loss in 5 games; their best was 1 vs Mississippi State.
vs Mississippi State: 1 tackle for loss, L1LMSST0L@ALAat Florida: 1 tackle for loss, W1W@FLAvs Tennessee: 1 tackle for loss, W1WTENNat Oklahoma: 0.5 tackles for loss, W0.5W@OU
vs Mississippi State: 1 tackle for loss, L1LMSST0L@ALAat Florida: 1 tackle for loss, W1W@FLAvs Tennessee: 1 tackle for loss, W1WTENNat Oklahoma: 0.5 tackles for loss, W0.5W@OU

2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.

This week

What’s being said

36 stories in the last 30 days, from 16 outlets.

Oct 6: 12Oct 7: 2Oct 8: 5Oct 9: 2Oct 10: 6Oct 11: 2Oct 12: 1Oct 13: 1Oct 14: 2Oct 16: 1Oct 23: 1Oct 30: 1W 38-19 at FloridaWW 27-24 vs TennesseeWW 42-25 at OklahomaWOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 12
Oct 6: 12Oct 7: 2Oct 8: 5Oct 9: 2Oct 10: 6Oct 11: 2Oct 12: 1Oct 13: 1Oct 14: 2Oct 16: 1Oct 23: 1Oct 30: 1W 38-19 at FloridaWW 27-24 vs TennesseeWW 42-25 at OklahomaWOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 12
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

What Shane Beamer said about Dylan Stewart's status for South Carolina vs Florida

CBS Sports +3 Oct 6

All 145 stories this season

The story

As of

Stewart announced himself as a unanimous Freshman All-American and just kept coming: 56 tackles, 11 sacks and six forced fumbles across his first 24 games, the production of an edge rusher who's both fast off the ball and disruptive once he arrives. At 6-5, 245, he pairs explosive bend with a knack for the strip. He's officially back, and because of his age, he isn't draft-eligible until 2027 — meaning a top-three returning edge talent is locked in for a defining junior year, paired with the return of quarterback LaNorris Sellers. The forward stakes are : the tools and the early production already make him one of the most dangerous pass rushers in the sport. In South Carolina's 41-34 home loss to Mississippi State, Stewart had one tackle, a tackle for loss and two quarterback hurries.

The record

A falsifiable call from this player's outlook. Not yet gradeable.

What we said

the long runway produces a double-digit-sack, All-America season

Graded as: at least 10 defensive SACKS in 2026.

What happened

Resolves 2027-01-20.

PENDING

Sources

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Stewart is a bend-and-burst edge rusher — the modern speed-rush archetype. The trait that pops on tape and in the numbers is the corner: explosive get-off and the flexibility to flatten to the quarterback, which is how a player produces 11 sacks this early. The six forced fumbles add the finishing element — he doesn't just get there, he rips the ball out. At 6-5, 245 he's still filling out, which is the exciting part: the speed rush is already elite, and the power and counters that come with a stronger frame would make him complete. He's a quarterback's nightmare off the edge with a runway most stars don't get.

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