Tony Steward (American football)

Not to be confused with Tony Stewart (American football).
Tony Steward
Clemson Tigers No. 7
Position Linebacker
Class Senior
Major Sport and Recreation Management
Career history
College
High school St. Augustine (FL) Menendez
Personal information
Date of birth September 19, 1992
Place of birth Daytona Beach, Florida
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • USA Today High School All-American (2010)
  • High School Butkus Award (2010)
  • 2× All-Florida selection (2009, 2010)
Stats at ESPN.com
Stats at CBSSports.com

Tony Steward (born September 19, 1992) is an American football linebacker. He currently attends Clemson University. Steward is considered one of the best linebacker prospects in his class,[1] and earned the 2010 high school version of the Dick Butkus Award.[2]

High school career

A native of Hastings, Florida, Steward attended Pedro Menendez High School in St. Augustine, Florida, where he was coached by Keith Cromwell. On mediocre 5–6 and 5–7 teams, respectively, in his junior and senior years, Steward was an all-state selection at linebacker. As a senior, he had 81 tackles and five sacks and scored 10 touchdowns on offense. Following his senior year, he received a nomination to the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.[3]

Regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Steward was ranked as the No. 1 outside linebacker prospect in his class.[4] Recruited by virtually every school in the country, he took official visits to UCLA, Clemson, and Florida State. On National Signing Day 2011, Steward announced his decision to attend Clemson University.[5]

College career

As a true freshman at Clemson, Steward played a back-up role and had five tackles in 36 snaps over five games. On October 18, 2011, he tore an ACL in practice and would miss the rest of the season.[6][7]

In 2012, Steward returned from injury and was a back-up to senior Jonathan Willard at weakside linebacker, and saw action on special teams. Appearing in all 13 games, Steward had 26 tackles, 16 of which were unassisted.

Personal

Steward was born in Daytona Beach, Florida.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Tucker, Billy (December 20, 2010). "Tony Steward's closing burst and Ryan Shazier's pass-rushing arsenal highlight the 2011 LB superlatives". ESPN.com.
  2. ↑ "Dick Butkus has big words, bigger honor for Tony Steward". St. Augustine Record. December 9, 2010.
  3. ↑ Klein, Danny (December 7, 2010). "Tony Steward among nation's best at U.S. Army All-American Bowl". St. Augustine Record.
  4. ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-2662
  5. ↑ "Clemson Tigers nab Tony Steward on signing day". ESPN. February 2, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Clemson LB Tony Steward tears ACL, done for year". CBSsports.com. October 19, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Clemson linebacker Steward tears ACL". ESPN. October 19, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Tony Steward's time arrives". St. Augustine Record. September 2, 2010.

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