Darrell Stewart Jr.

WR · Michigan State 2019 · #25

Last confirmed: Michigan State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′2″ · 216 lb · Houston, TX

Darrell Stewart Jr.: WR · Michigan State · #25.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Darrell Stewart Jr.

WR · Michigan State · Sr · #25

Moves the chains on third down. Fourth year in the Michigan State receiving corps. On tape: 185 receiving yards and 17 passing yards against Western Michigan, Week 2, 2019.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Michigan State in the news

$10M donation to MSU athleticsLansing State Journal Oct 23
Michigan State fires head coachYahoo Sports Oct 21
Fitzgerald takes responsibility for middle fingerThe State News Oct 13

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	Michigan State	49	697	14.2	4
2018	Michigan State	48	413	8.6	1
2017	Michigan State	50	501	10.0	2
2016	Michigan State	3	29	9.7	0
Career		150	1,640	10.9	7

Season	Team
2019	Michigan State	2	−13	175	--
2018	Michigan State	4	22	117	--
2017	Michigan State	20	140	152	20
2016	Michigan State	2	3	107	--
Career		28	152	551	20

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 28-7vs Tulsa	6	56	9.3	0	30
Wk 2	W 51-17vs Western Michigan	10	185	18.5	1	42	Season-high 185 yds
Wk 3	L 7-10vs Arizona State	9	121	13.4	0	36
Wk 4	W 31-10@ Northwestern	5	77	15.4	0	27
Wk 5	W 40-31vs Indiana	5	117	23.4	2	44	2 TD catches
Wk 6	L 10-34@ No. 4 Ohio State	6	68	11.3	1	20
Wk 7	L 0-38@ No. 8 Wisconsin	5	59	11.8	0	18
Wk 9	L 7-28vs No. 6 Penn State	1	11	11.0	0	11
Bowl	W 27-21@ Wake Forest	2	3	1.5	0	2
Total		49	697	14.2	4	44

Signature game

Week 5 · 2019

W 40-31

vs Indiana

5 rec · 117 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Indiana at home in a shootout.

With B. Lewerke — 300 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.1 · 78 rush yds (12 car) · J. Hartbarger — 54.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 60 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Wisconsin · 4th and 6 · Q4 · EPA +3.60Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 18 yds to the Wisc 35 for a
Week 1 · Tulsa · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.55Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 30 yds to the Tulsa 47 for a
Week 2 · Western Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.29Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 42 yds for a TD, (Matt Coghlin KICK)
Week 5 · Indiana · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.24Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 44 yds to the Ind 31 for a
Week 2 · Western Michigan · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +3.14Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 16 yds to the WMich 40 for a
Week 3 · Arizona State · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.82Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 36 yds to the ArzSt 14 for a

4 more plays

Week 2 · Western Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.79Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 33 yds to the WMich 46 for a
Week 5 · Indiana · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.76Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 5 yds for a TD, (Matt Coghlin KICK)
Week 5 · Indiana · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.72Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 26 yds for a TD, (Matt Coghlin KICK)
Week 6 · Ohio State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.62Brian Lewerke pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 20 yds for a TD, (Matt Coghlin KICK)

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 27-24 over that span.

2016Michigan State3-9HC: Mark Dantonio · Run-leaning

2017Michigan State10-3HC: Mark Dantonio · Run-leaning

2018Michigan State7-6HC: Mark Dantonio · Balanced

2019Michigan State7-6HC: Mark Dantonio · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: catch rate (16th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#174 / 728 · 76th pct

17.1%

Yards / catch#207 / 728 · 72nd pct

14.2

TD rate#377 / 728 · 48th pct

4.9%

EPA / target#428 / 728 · 41st pct

0.48

Catch rate#609 / 728 · 16th pct

59.8%

Box-score rates (7)

Rec yards#113 / 556 · 80th pct

697

Receptions#122 / 556 · 78th pct

Rec TDs#164 / 556 · 66th pct

Yards / catch#208 / 556 · 62nd pct

14.2

Rush TDs#60 / 283 · 40th pct

Long catch#333 / 556 · 40th pct

Rush yards#281 / 283 · 1st pct

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Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

12th → 41st percentile

Explosive rate

5th → 76th percentile

Catch rate

11th → 16th percentile

TD rate

22nd → 48th percentile

Yards / catch

13th → 72nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	6.2	98.0	15.1	0.6
Road3g	5.3	68.0	12.8	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	6.0	85.8	13.1	0.5
Weeks 8+1g	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Mark Dantonio

Pass share

50.4%

463 pass / 456 run

Plays / game

70.7

13 games

Team sack rate

3.8%

497 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

49 catches, 2 carries and 1 pass attempt in 9 games

More catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

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