Ten Years, Ten Best Players - #10: Samuel Stewart

It's time to officially begin the countdown of the ten best players from the first ten years of Cy Woods football.

#10: Samuel Stewart, RB, 2011-13

College: Rice

Notable games

2010 vs. Katy Taylor - first freshman to appear in a varsity football game for Cy Woods

2011 vs. Cy Lakes - 8 rush, 43 yards, TD; 3 catches, 141 yards, 2 TD

2011 vs. Cy Creek - 13 rush, 178 yards, TD

2011 vs. Eisenhower - 11 rush, 93 yards, TD; 4 catches, 66 yards, TD

2013 vs. Cy Lakes: 23 rush, 247 yards, 2 TD; at the time, he set a school single-game record for rushing yards.

When I first saw Sam, he didn't look like a typical freshman. In contrast to the gawky assemblages of limbs, he was already well-built. Sam looked like someone who could become a cornerstone player for the program and he did just that. As a sophomore, Sam led the team in rushing yards; to this day, he is still the only sophomore to lead Cy Woods in rushing yards in a single season. And just like any other running back at Cy Woods, Sam turned himself into a weapon. He lined up as a slot receiver during his sophomore year and showed that he could have been a fine wideout. 

Sam finished his Cy Woods career with 1,784 rushing yards, which puts him in fourth place all-time. With 21 rushing touchdowns, he's tied with Fredrick Anderson for third place in that statistic. Sam also held the Cy Woods single-game record for most rushing yards in a game with 247 against Cy Lakes in 2013, a record that has since been broken. He also caught 12 touchdown passes, which puts him in a tie for second with Jeff Bogan in Cy Woods history. He could have owned those records had he not battled injuries during his junior year.

After concluding his outstanding career at Cy Woods, Sam played for the Rice Owls. Unfortunately, a neck injury he suffered in 2017 ended his career.