Shemar Stewart Draft Analysis

But Stewart did not have a high sack total, finishing with 1.5 in each of his three seasons at Texas A&M.

“My first two years I didn’t play as much,” Stewart said. “And this past year, I was getting there, but at the same time there were technical things about getting to the quarterback that I needed to refine. It’s not like I can’t get there. I led the team in pressures and we had the best D-line in the SEC in my opinion.”

The 21-year-old from Miami knows that skeptics question whether he’ll be able to improve his sack total at the NFL level.

“Oh yeah, there’s a big chip on my shoulder and it’s going to stay there,” Stewart said. “I feel like people have overlooked me for too long, and I just have to come in there and prove you all right.”

Stewart gives the Bengals a uniquely versatile defensive lineman who lined in a variety of spots up front for Aggies head coach Mike Elko.

“He gives you a chess piece that’s really hard to find as a defensive end,” said Golden. “We’re excited about how to utilize him.”

“He did everything he could possibly do at Texas A&M,” said Aggies radio voice Andrew Monaco. “I don’t want to say that he played out of position, but he got the chance to play inside and outside and understand what his teammates are doing and how they all work in concert up front.”

The Athletic’s draft analyst Dane Brugler says that Stewart “has a rare combination of talent and motor to be a game-wrecker against both the pass and the run. His best football is ahead of him.”