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Oregon Ducks wide receiver Evan Stewart is undoubtedly acrobatic with a unique perspective as a transfer and a top Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) player in college football.

Oregon Ducks on SI spoke with Stewart about his latest NIL partnership, his emotions after winning the Big Ten Conference Championship, how Oregon compares to Texas A&M and the SEC, his NFL Draft targets and how the Ducks can win the Rose Bowl and College Football Playoff.

The experience It was unlike anything the Star Wide Receiver had ever experienced in his life. Stewart said he has never won anything of that magnitude before.

“I was a little bit confused because I had never won before. I thought, where’s the confetti? And actually I was just standing there enjoying the moment. I thought about how this wasn’t the last match. It was party quickly and like coach Lanning says, we try to celebrate for three to four days afterward.”

– Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart

Texas A&M at College Station and the University of Oregon Eugene They couldn’t be two completely different places anymore. When asked what the biggest cultural difference is between the schools, Stewart pointed out that Oregon’s physicality is more intense than that of the SEC’s Texas A&M.

“For the football side, A&M is SEC ball. Just like South ball. Here, because it has a West Coast atmosphere, a lot of things are more relaxed, but they both have a common factor: physicality. They come here to play Oregon, things are a lot more physical than they were at A&M during my time there and that was a big shock.”

– Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart

“As far as living arrangements go, it’s College Station. You’re right down the street from Houston. You don’t go too far to Dallas, Austin. You have Northgate. It’s a community and opportunities to meet new people. here in Oregon there isn’t much to do. You’re going to win a match, you’re going home, you’re happy about it.

– Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart

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Stewart recently signed an NIL deal with Mountain Dew and 7-Eleven to promote their Blue Shock Slurpee. In honor of the nostalgic flavor, Stewart along with five other college football athletes formed the “Mountain Dew Blue Shock Slurpee Squad” to drive excitement around tailgating and gameday this college and professional football season.

Stewart said he is a die-hard Mountain Dew Blue Shock Slurpee fan and visits 7-Eleven all season long. He will continue to do this during the holidays, as long as the drink is still available. When asked what is the craziest thing he has spent his NIL money on, he brought up his new car.

“I didn’t spend much. I saved a lot, but I would probably say my car. One of my cars got stolen while I was at Texas A&M, so I had to buy a new one. It’s an AMG GLE 63S Mercedes, my dream car when I was growing up.”

– Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart

Oregon coach Dan Lanning has a lot of talent on the offensive end, but Stewart’s speed, especially right from the start, plus his ability to catch 50/50 balls at the wideout position, is special. Despite the plethora of different offensive threats the Ducks possess, he continues to find ways to make himself stand out.

“Like you said, our team is pretty good. It’s not like you just need that one person to keep making this play, or this one person to make that play. Everyone’s going to have their days, or someone new will have his or her life.” to dawn. I just play my role.”

– Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart

In his junior campaign, Stewart has totaled 613 passing yards and caught five touchdowns on 48 receptions. He gives a lot of credit to his own success with the work done during the low season.

“My hands weren’t as confident at A&M, if that makes sense. I’ve had a few missed passes over the last few seasons, balls that I shouldn’t have dropped. That was definitely one of the things I keyed into this.” My hands, my hand-eye coordination, the placement of how I catch and secure the ball. We see the difference this season.”

– Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart

Stewart dreams of playing in the NFL future and know that he is not perfect. If a scout were to ask him what part of his game he needs to improve to succeed at the next level, Stewart would say he needs to get stronger and live in the weight room.

“I would say my strength. I’m talking on multiple levels. Like in the run game, because coaches like people who can block. In the NFL, not everyone is the same size. You’ve got Fred Warner’s running around. Defensive backs are getting bigger too. You have the Jalen Ramsey’s. Just being stronger in the style of play, with running routes and breaking tackles.”

– Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart

Stewart and the Ducks now await the winner of the No. 9 Tennessee Volunteers versus the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes, which will take place in Columbus on Saturday, December 21 at 5 PM PT. The Rose Bowl Game is scheduled for Wednesday, January 1 at 2:00 PM PT.

Stewart discussed what it will take to continue Oregon’s ways to win during the College Football Playoff.

“Everyone is at their best. Especially with some transfers and some seniors. A lot of people haven’t gotten that far yet. Everyone is about to take their first steps in the water that is the College Football Playoff. As long as we have “If we have the same mentality as we did every week this season, we will give our best 60 minutes of football every game.”

– Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart