Oregon WR Evan Stewart could miss 2025 season after suffering knee injury

Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart could miss part or all of the 2025 season after suffering a knee injury earlier in the week.

Per ESPN, the injury is “potentially season-ending.” According to On3, Stewart tore his patellar tendon.

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Stewart was set to be Oregon’s top returning receiver for the 2025 season. He was Oregon’s second-leading receiver in 2024 with 48 catches for 613 yards and five touchdowns. Only Tez Johnson had more catches than Stewart, who missed the Ducks’ Rose Bowl loss to Ohio State because of a lower back injury.

Stewart is a former five-star recruit who signed with Texas A&M out of high school. He was the No. 33 prospect in the country and the No. 4 wide receiver in his class behind 2025 NFL draft picks Luther Burden III and Tetairoa McMillan and LSU wide receiver Aaron Anderson.

The 2024 season was Stewart’s first with the Ducks after two seasons with the Aggies. He had 91 catches for 1,163 yards and six TDs over 18 games at A&M.

If Stewart is out for the season, the Ducks will need to replace both Johnson and Stewart at wide receiver along with TE Terrance Ferguson. Oregon will also have a new quarterback after Dillon Gabriel was drafted by the Cleveland Browns and former UCLA QB Dante Moore presumably takes over as the starter. Oregon went 13-0 in the regular season and won the Big Ten title before losing to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff.