Evan Stewart

Updated October 24, 2026 | Sources: ESPN box scores; USC Athletics box score; GoDucks.com; Big Ten initial availability report for Illinois (Oct 21, 2026)

Availability Evan Stewart is currently listed Out. The full picture, with who said what and when, is on the injury report.

Illinois status (Oct 21): Stewart is OUT on Oregon’s initial Big Ten availability report. Oregon has not given a reason in the report or a return date. Latest report. Previous report (Oct 17, 2026): Oregon's gameday availability report for Nebraska lists Stewart OUT. The Big Ten reports had him QUESTIONABLE on Wednesday, Oct 14, and DOUBTFUL on Thursday, Oct 15, and Friday, Oct 16. Oregon has not described an injury, so none is claimed here. Injury tracker → Through UCLA (Oct 10, 2026): Stewart leads Oregon in catches (27) and receiving yards (352), with 4 touchdowns, and he has scored in four straight games, the last a 44-yard catch-and-run from Brock Thomas against UCLA. At USC he caught 7 for 56, including the 3-yard touchdown on Dylan Raiola's first pass, a 17-yard catch on 3rd and 13, and a 15-yard catch on 4th and 3 on the drive that finished it. Source: ESPN box score and play-by-play (Sept 26, 2026). The knee is not the story any more. He played 58 snaps in the opener against Boise State and led the team with 8 catches for 72 yards, on a day he also muffed a punt that Boise State recovered. At Oklahoma State he played 50 of 61 snaps and his 38-yard touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter put Oregon ahead 31-30. Against Portland State he added a 39-yard touchdown. Sources: ESPN box scores (Sept 5, 12 and 18, 2026); snap counts, Yahoo Sports (Sept 5) and Ducks Wire / Yahoo Sports (Sept 14, 2026). Evan Stewart is the most decorated transfer in the Oregon receiver room and the comeback story of 2026. Two seasons at Texas A&M (91 receptions, 1,163 yards, 6 TDs), then one productive 2024 season at Oregon (48 catches, 613 yards, 5 TDs as the No. 2 target behind Tez Johnson), then a torn patellar tendon in June 2025 that wiped out his entire 2025 season. In the April 25 spring game he caught 4 for 110 and a 76-yard touchdown from Raiola, and Lanning called it "Evan's best spring since I've been here." With Dakorien Moore beside him, Oregon has the volume receiver and the finisher it needed.

Week 8 at Illinois, Oct 24, 2026

OUT on all four of Oregon's Big Ten availability reports for Illinois, including the game-day report, and did not play; it was his second straight game out. The reports do not give a reason.

Big Ten availability reports for Oregon at Illinois, Oct 21-24, 2026; Oregon Athletics official participation list, Oct 24, 2026

27-352-4

2026, through UCLA

Team leader in catches and yards

4

Straight games with a TD

Okla. State, Portland State, USC, UCLA

48/613/5

2024 (Oregon)

No. 2 target behind Tez Johnson

91/1,163/6

A&M Career

2022-2023

Evan Stewart | 2026 Spring Game

A&M transfer. Lost 2025 to a torn patellar tendon. Through UCLA on Oct 10, nobody on Oregon had caught more.

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It's exciting, I've actually never scored in a spring game before, that was my first time. Felt like a real game-day experience. Thank god I'm back.

Evan Stewart

Post-spring-game press conference, April 25, 2026

The Comeback

Stewart tore his patellar tendon in June 2025 and missed all of 2025. Patellar tendon ruptures are brutal for explosive athletes. He was back for spring practice in March 2026, turned in a 110-yard spring game, and played in every one of Oregon's first five games, through UCLA on Oct 10, including 58 snaps in the opener and 50 of 61 at Oklahoma State. Receivers coach Ross Douglas: "He's never too high, he's never too low. He's just kind of neutral all the time." That equanimity is what got him through the rehab.

The A&M Years

Stewart was a 5-star recruit out of Frisco, Texas, who chose Texas A&M over Texas. As a true freshman in 2022 he led the Aggies with 53 catches for 649 yards and 2 TDs in 10 games and earned All-SEC freshman honors. As a sophomore in 2023, a leg injury limited him to 8 games, 38 catches, 514 yards, and 4 TDs. He entered the portal in December 2023 and committed to Oregon, ranked the No. 1 WR in the cycle and the No. 2 overall transfer per 247Sports.

2024 at Oregon

In his first Oregon season Stewart caught 48 passes for 613 yards and 5 touchdowns in 13 games with 12 starts, second on the team to Tez Johnson, and made All-Big Ten honorable mention. His best game was the 32-31 win over Ohio State at Autzen on Oct. 12, 2024. That room caught passes from Dillon Gabriel; Stewart is the link between it and this one.

The 2026 Season So Far

Game by game: 8 catches for 72 against Boise State, 4 for 78 and the go-ahead touchdown at Oklahoma State, 3 for 72 and a touchdown against Portland State, 7 for 56 and a touchdown at USC. He is the chain-mover: at USC his three biggest catches were a touchdown, a third-and-13 and a fourth-and-3. The one blemish is the muffed punt in the opener; he has returned one punt since, for 11 yards against Portland State. Our read: Dakorien Moore is the big-play threat, Stewart is the receiver the quarterbacks go to when they need the down.

Watch List for 2026

1

Third and fourth down targets: at USC he converted a 3rd and 13 and a 4th and 3. Watch who gets the next one.

2

Snap share: Stewart played 50 of 61 at Oklahoma State, with Jeremiah McClellan beside him for 47 (Ducks Wire / Yahoo Sports).

3

Punt returns: one return since the opener. Whether the job stays his is a coaching call worth noticing.

4

Health management: a post-patellar knee in October and November, with Ohio State (Nov 7) and Michigan (Nov 14) back to back.

5

The touchdown streak: four straight games, the last the 44-yarder from Brock Thomas against UCLA. Oregon's gameday report lists him out for Nebraska on Oct 17.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Oregon's gameday availability report for Nebraska on Oct 17, 2026 lists him OUT, after he was questionable on Wednesday and doubtful on Thursday and Friday. Oregon has not described an injury. Before that he had played in every one of Oregon's first five games, and through UCLA on Oct 10 he led the team with 27 catches for 352 yards (ESPN box scores).

27 catches, 352 yards and 4 touchdowns through five games. He leads Oregon in catches and yards and is tied with Dakorien Moore for the team lead in touchdowns. He has scored at Oklahoma State (38 yards), against Portland State (39), at USC (3) and against UCLA (44).

Stewart played two seasons at Texas A&M (2022-2023). His career line was 91 receptions for 1,163 yards and 6 TDs in 18 games. He was All-SEC as a true freshman in 2022 with 53/649/2.

Stewart entered the transfer portal in December 2023 and committed to Oregon, ranked No. 1 WR in the cycle. He played his first Oregon season in 2024 and put up 48/613/5 as Oregon's No. 2 receiver.

Stewart tore his patellar tendon in June 2025 and missed the entire 2025 season. He returned for the start of spring practice in March 2026 and has played every game of 2026.

Sources: ESPN box scores; USC Athletics box score; GoDucks.com; Big Ten initial availability report for Illinois (Oct 21, 2026). This page covers on-field performance and publicly available recruiting data only.

Evan Stewart on video this season

Players · Oct 10 · 5:15

Evan Stewart postgame vs UCLA

He caught the 44-yarder that made it 17-15.

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Highlights · Oct 10 · 0:15

Evan Stewart's touchdown

His only score of the day, the 44-yarder from Brock Thomas that made it 17-15.

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