ArDarius Stewart

Position:
WR
Height:
6-1
Weight:
204
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Fultondale, Ala.
High School:
Fultondale

2016 (Junior)

Turned in an impressive season as a junior ... leader of the Crimson Tide’s wide receiving group ... named a first team All-SEC selection by the conference coaches and earned second-team honors from the Associated Press ... caught eight touchdown passes as a junior to lead all Tide receivers despite playing in only 12 games ... accumulated a team-high 864 yards receiving on 54 catches to rank second in receptions for the Tide ... averaged 72.0 receiving yards per game and 16.0 yards per catch to lead all UA wideouts ... rushed eight times for 68 yards ... added two pass attempts that he completed for 12 and 24 yards and a pair of first down ... 30 of his receptions went for a first down or touchdown as a junior ... 19 of his receptions and two rushes were explosive ... selected as one of the UA coaching staff’s offensive players of the week for his performances against USC in Arlington, at Tennessee and against Auburn. USC: Had a career day against the Trojans, reeling in four catches for a team- and career-high 113 yards and two scores ... his 71-yard catch and score was the longest reception of his career ... his second touchdown came on a 39-yard strike ... also rushed once for a career-long 17 yards. Western Kentucky: Caught five passes for 90 yards with one touchdown ... had a long reception of 52 yards against the Hilltoppers ... his touchdown came on an eight-yard reception from Jalen Hurts in the third quarter ... also rushed twice for a total of 12 yards, 11 of which came on his long rush for the day ... contributed 102 all-purpose yards. Ole Miss: Suffered a leg injury that shortened his afternoon in Oxford ... caught four passes for two yards with a long of five before getting dinged up ... sat out a majority of the second quarter and returned to the field in sweats after halftime. Arkansas: Returned to the field after being sidelined with an injury for the previous two games ... caught a team-high five passes for a season-high 120 yards with a long reception of 67 yards ... four of his receptions went for a first down on the day with all five passes going for double-digit yardage totals. Tennessee: Caught eight passes for 54 yards and rushed for a touchdown ... the eight receptions tied his career high ... three of his receptions went for a first down on the afternoon with a long catch of 23 yards ... the touchdown run came off of a lateral from Calvin Ridley and covered 36 yards. Texas A&M: Hauled in two passes for 57 yards with a long of 45 ... added one kick return for 23 yards against the Aggies. LSU: Led the Tide with three receptions for 55 yards ... had a long catch of 52 yards on UA’s first offensive drive of the second half to help open up the offense ... added one rush for four yards ... also returned one kickoff for 14 yards. Mississippi State: Put together a career day against the Bulldogs, tying his career high with eight passes for a career-long 156 total yards ... added three touchdown scores, the most in any game by the wideout ... had a long reception of 67 yards to score the Tide’s second touchdown of the day. Auburn: Led the Tide receiving corps, hauling in a career-high 10 catches for 127 yards and one touchdown ... also made his first career pass attempt, completing the throw to O.J. Howard for 12 yards and a first down ... returned two kickoffs for 37 yards with a long of 21 yards ... four of his receptions converted a first down while three of his catches went for 15-plus yards ... accounted for 164 all-purpose yards to lead UA ... earned UA coaches’ offensive player of the week honors for his performance in the Iron Bowl. Florida: Caught three passes for 42 yards against the Gators ... had a long reception of 31 yards ... added one rush for no gain. Washington: Started at wideout but did not record a catch for the first time this season as the Tide put an emphasis on the ground game. Clemson: Saw time all over the field in his final game with the Crimson Tide ... caught a pair of passes for 12 yards with a long reception of 15 while rushing once for a career-long 25 yards ... also completed one pass in as many attempts, dropping back from his wideout spot to receive the ball before throwing it down field to O.J. Howard for a first down ... the pass set up Jalen Hurts’ go-ahead rush from 30 yards out with 2:07 remaining in the game ... also returned two kickoffs for 42 yards with a long return of 30.

2015 (Sophomore)

Developed into a role at wide receiver 2015 in one of the deepest receiving corps in the nation ... ranked second for UA in receptions with 63 for 700 total yards ... 31 of his receptions have gone for a touchdown or a first down ... notched 20 catches of 15 yards or more, with three of those resulting in a touchdown ... selected as one of the UA coaching staff’s offensive players of the week for his performance against Tennessee, at Mississippi State, at Auburn and versus Michigan State. Wisconsin: Collected a team-high tying four receptions for 44 yards with a long of 16. Middle Tennessee: Recorded a team-high six catches for 21 yards, including a long of eight. Ole Miss: Set career-high marks with eight catches for 73 yards and a touchdown on the night ... also returned one kickoff for 17 yards. ULM: Hauled in three catches for 39 yards and a touchdown ... also returned one kickoff for 13 yards. Georgia: Hauled in two catches for 24 yards, including a season-long gain of 23 yards. Arkansas: Accumulated 38 yards on two catches, including a season-long reception of 37 yards. Texas A&M: Recorded one reception for four yards. Tennessee: Put together a career-high 88 yards on five receptions against the Vols ... four of his receptions went for 15 yards or more ... had a key reception on the Tide’s final scoring drive, leaping to pull down a 29-yard reception and give Alabama another first down. LSU: Tied for second on the team in receptions with three that went for 47 yards, a total that was second on the team ... had a long play of 19 yards after a catch that he dodged defenders to gain more yards following the reception. Mississippi State: Hauled in four passes for 32 yards with a long of 19 ... added one rush for eight yards. Charleston Southern: Recorded four catches for 45 yards against the Bucs ... had a long play of 21 yards in his half of play. Auburn: Led the Crimson Tide in receptions with eight for 81 yards and claimed UA’s lone score through the air ... had a long catch of 34 yards, a scoring play that ended with him wide open in the back of the end zone after Jake Coker avoided two AU blitzers. Florida: Finished his day with 64 yards and a touchdown on four catches ... the scoring play was his longest of the day, hauling in the Jake Coker pass for a 32-yard touchdown ... also rushed one time for five yards. Michigan State: Hauled in seven passes for 37 yards with a long of 12 ... also added one rush for seven yards. Clemson: Recorded two receptions, both for first downs, totaling 63 yards ... made an acrobatic catch along the sidelines in the fourth quarter to put the Crimson Tide in scoring position for an eventual game-tying field goal by Adam Griffith.

2014 (Redshirt Freshman)

Was one of the first wide receivers off the bench for the Crimson Tide ... played in 13 games with two starts ... recorded 12 receptions for 149 yards ... seven of his 12 catches went for first downs ... also had two tackles on special teams ... earned Offensive Player of the Week honors from the Alabama coaching staff following the Western Carolina game. FAU: Recorded three catches for 63 yards with a long of 40 ... notched his first career tackle. Florida: Made one solo tackle on special teams. Texas A&M: Caught his fourth pass of the season for eight yards. LSU: Caught one pass for two yards. Mississippi State: Made his first career start against the Bulldogs, catching two passes for 25 yards with a long of 17 yards. Western Carolina: Caught a season-best five passes for 51 yards with three converting first downs.

2013 (Freshman)

Redshirted during his first season at The University of Alabama.

High School and Personal Data

One of the top football players in the state of Alabama as a junior and senior … a consensus four-star athlete … ranked the No. 3 athlete nationally by Rivals.com and No. 66 in the Rivals100 while being listed as the No. 4 player in Alabama … No. 67 in the Top247, the No. 3 athlete nationally and the No. 5 player in the state by 247Sports.com … No. 86 nationally in the 247Composite, No. 3 athlete and No. 5 in Alabama … ESPN rated him the No. 18 athlete and 181st in the ESPN 300 … Scout.com listed him as the No. 10 wide receiver and 94th-best prospect in the nation … No. 59 in Tom Lemming’s MaxPreps Top 100 and the No. 1 athlete … a five-star prospect by PrepStar, which ranked him the No. 49 player in the nation and No. 3 athlete … first team small school All-American as an all-purpose player by MaxPreps and a second team selection on the overall All-America team at defensive back … Birmingham News Player of the Year … a 2A All-State selection and Back of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association in 2012, after scoring 52 total touchdowns on receptions, runs and returns in 2012 … had 1,923 yards rushing in 2012 after totaling 2,188 on the ground in 2011 … had 55 tackles with two interceptions in 2012 … earned 2011 ASWA first team 2A All-State honors … finished his career at Fultondale High School with 138 total touchdowns … coached by Keith Register at Fultondale … chose Alabama over Auburn, Clemson, Florida State and Utah.