David Stewart (American football)
American football player, offensive tackle
David Stewart (born August 28, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Mississippi State and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft.
Early life
Stewart attended Lawrence County High School in Moulton, Alabama, where he was a two-way tackle and three-year letterman. He earned Class 4A all-state honors on the offensive line from the Birmingham News. Stewart also recorded 120 tackles, including 28 quarterback sacks during his junior and senior years while on defense.
He was rated with the top offensive linemen in the western half of the southeast region (Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas) by Bobby Burton in his Rivals.com preseason recruiting magazine and said to have "as much potential as anyone in the state" by that publication.
College career
Stewart enrolled at Mississippi State University, where he played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team from 2001 to 2004. After redshirting his initial year, Stewart appeared in six games during the 2001 season, starting against Louisiana State, Arkansas and Troy State. The following year, he took over the right tackle slot and went on to start the next 35 contests. He graded 82 percent for blocking consistency as a sophomore and produced 76 knockdown blocks the following season.
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