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15 Tyler Stewart

  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Simi Valley, Calif.
  • High School Sierra Canyon HS

Biography

NEVADA
SENIOR (2016) – Started the first eight games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury in the Wyoming game (10/22) … Through his eight games played he ranked first in the Mountain West having thrown just three interceptions and ranked 33rd in the nation in completion percentage … Eclipsed 1,000 passing yards for a second straight season … Finished the year completing 63 percent of his passes (110-of-174) and threw nine touchdown passes … Rushed the ball 53 times for 95 yards and recorded two rushing touchdowns … Threw to nine different receivers in week one vs. Cal Poly (9/2), which was the most players to catch a pass in a game in the Brian Polian era and the most since 2012 vs. South Florida … Threw for over 200 yards once this season, at Hawai’i (10/1), where he finished 19-of-33 and threw one touchdown … Posted a season-long throw of 46 yards twice, first in the opener against Cal Poly (9/2) and at San Jose State (10/15) … Helped Nevada to a passing offense that ranked seventh in the Mountain West, averaging 208.2 passing yards per game … Finished his Wolf Pack career with 3,551 passing yards in 29 games played … Completed 59 percent of his passes (317-of-537) in his career and threw 27 touchdowns to just 12 interceptions … Rushed for 438 yards in his career on 157 attempts to average 2.8 yards per rush … Named Nevada’s offensive player of the week after the season opening win over Cal Poly … Letter winner.

JUNIOR (2015) - Started in all 13 games at quarterback, leading Nevada to a winning record and a victory in the 2015 Arizona Bowl … Completed 186-of-326 passes for 2,139 passing yards with 15 touchdowns compared to seven interceptions … Also rushed 97 times for 323 total yards and four touchdowns … Averaged 189.3 yards of total offense per game, ranking sixth in the Mountain West … Also ranked fifth in the MW in passing touchdowns (15), sixth in passing yards per game (164.5) and seventh in pass efficiency (123.1) … Commanded and engineered Nevada’s rushing attack in its spread pistol system as the Wolf Pack averaged 210 rushing yards per game, which ranked 25th in the nation … Completed 13-of-20 passes for 163 yards and a score while being named Nevada’s offensive player of the week after a season-opening win against UC Davis … Competed 18-of-32 passes for 160 yards and two scores against Pac-12 foe Arizona … In Nevada’s first-ever SEC game, eclipsed 200-yards passing with two touchdowns … Completed 12-of-21 passes and helped Nevada rush for 289 yards in a win at Buffalo … Completed 20 passes for 202 yards with a career-high 61 yards rushing against rivals UNLV … Tallied a season-high 84.2 completion percentage (16-19) with a season-high four touchdowns in a win over New Mexico … Set career-highs with 25 completions and 287 passing yards at Wyoming … Completed 12 passes for 128 yards and one score with 50 rushing yards in a win over Hawai’i … Passed for 206 yards and a touchdown in a win at Fresno State … Set a season-high with three touchdowns while engineering a game-tying drive late in regulation and a game-winning drive in overtime against San Jose State … Completed eight passes while helping Nevada rush for 209 yards at Utah State … Passed for 228 yards with 12 completions at San Diego State … Engineered a last-minute, game-winning touchdown drive in Nevada’s victory in the 2015 Arizona Bowl … In the preseason, was named to Phil Steele's All-MW fourth team … Earned Academic All-Mountain West honors … Letter winner.

SOPHOMORE (2014) - Held the No. 2 spot on the depth chart behind Cody Fajardo throughout the regular season … Made his season debut in Nevada’s finale at UNLV, recording one rushing attempt in a 49-27 Wolf Pack rivalry victory.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013) - Played in seven games as a redshirt freshman and led the Pack to a win over Hawaii in his first career start … Completed 21-of-37 overall for 251 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions … First playing time came in Nevada’s win over UC Davis … Inserted into the Florida State game after Devin Combs left with a knee injury and he completed 7-of-15 for 49 yards against the eventual national champions … Letter winner.

FRESHMAN (2012) - Joined the team as a true freshman and redshirted his first season at Nevada.

HIGH SCHOOL - A graduate of Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth, Calif. … Led the team to conference, division and state championships as a senior … Named first-team all-state among small schools in 2011 … Was a three-year letter winner.

PERSONAL - Born Tyler James Stewart on March 26, 1994 … Son of Tracy Stewart … Has a brother, Trevin … Chose Nevada over Colorado State, Fresno State and San Jose State … Majoring in communication studies … Enjoys cooking in his free time.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2012Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'4" 215 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2013Redshirt Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'4" 220 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2014Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'4" 220 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2015Junior

    Quarterback
    6'4" 220 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2016Senior

    Quarterback
    6'4" 220 lbs
    15