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<\/a><\/p>\nThis is a basic “Jet Sweep” and it doesn’t go far on this play. \u00a0Stewart was utilized fairly often on these types of plays, since he showed a good ability to find spaces, akin to a running back. \u00a0However, Ole Miss has this play bottled up from the start, and there are a couple of missed blocks that lead to a short gain.<\/p>\n
2.<\/strong> \u00a0 It’s a running play and Stewart (slot to the left of the formation) is not involved in the play, but he runs a crisp route here and would be wide open if this is a pass play. \u00a0This is one of the harder aspects of scouting players in colleges, because teams play defense based on systems. \u00a0On most teams, there is little chance that Calvin Ridley and ArDarius Stewart would be one on one with off coverage. \u00a0However, since Alabama runs the ball so often, teams hedge their bets at times. \u00a0Notice the space maintained by Stewart on the break, which is produced by a quick cut to the outside. \u00a0Stewart does show some tendencies to “round off” his routes later in the game, but he also does show the ability to make quick cuts as well in his routes.<\/p>\n 3.<\/strong> \u00a0 The good on this play: \u00a0Stewart (outside receiver to the right of formation) shows good speed and good hands on this play. \u00a0He is slating to the inside as he’s running, which makes the CB (already facing inside) to remain facing the middle of the field, and spin around to the outside. \u00a0The CB loses momentum with the spin around, allowing Stewart more time to create separation. \u00a0It doesn’t matter much on this play, because of the cushion he had in the first place, but in tighter coverage with the NFL, this will come in handy if he can do this consistently. \u00a0 He also makes a very good catch, because this ball is thrown somewhat high and he goes up and and gets this ball. \u00a0The bad on this play: Notice how he rounds his cut to the outside, which allows the CB to close the gap, and hit him as he’s coming down with the ball. \u00a0If it was tighter coverage, the rounded cut would have let the CB back in the play.<\/p>\n 4.<\/strong>\u00a0 This is a staple play from Alabama (and a lot of colleges with some variety- you will see a bunch if you look at Baylor games) where there is an outlet receiver that acts as insurance. \u00a0This play goes for bare minimum because the blocking is off on the play. \u00a0The lead blocker (hard to tell the number from the tape) abandons his block early, leaving the defender free to attack Stewart (outside receiver to right of formation). \u00a0 Cooper Bateman started this game for Alabama (later Jake Coker takes over) and he misses a huge opportunity to the left side of the field. \u00a0Although, this play should have been more successful because there is only one defender near two Alabama players. \u00a0Unfortunately, the lead defender abandons his block for some reason, and blows the play.<\/p>\n 5.<\/strong> \u00a0 The defense is in zone coverage, and Stewart (outside receiver to the right of formation) is on his way to being open in coverage, but the QB decides to throw it up into double coverage instead.<\/p>\n 6.<\/strong>\u00a0 Even though he ends up being tackled before the end zone, Stewart (slot receiver to the right of formation) shows very good hands here because the ball is thrown behind him. \u00a0He has to completely turn around to catch this ball, and does a 360 degree spin in the middle of this route. \u00a0 It also doesn’t help that one Alabama player fell down, which freed his defender to come and tackle ArDarius Stewart.<\/p>\n 7.<\/strong>\u00a0 On this play, there seems to be major miscommunication. \u00a0Stewart (second slot receiver to the right of formation) runs a double move, while the QB throws the ball as if the play call only called for a single move to the outside and up the field. \u00a0 There is a chance that the QB is throwing the ball to the outside receiver, but he is nowhere near the ball, and Stewart’s trajectory at the time of the QB’s release matches up with where the ball eventually landed. \u00a0There are a few instances in this game, and during the year where Stewart did not seem to be in-sync with his QB, especially on deep passes.<\/p>\n 8.<\/strong>\u00a0 Stewart (outside receiver to right of formation) is wide open on one of those safety valve routes. \u00a0However, QB ignores him and throws an incomplete pass instead.<\/p>\n 9.<\/strong>\u00a0 The CB playing Stewart (outside receiver to the right of formation) gives him a big cushion to start this play, and Stewart takes advantage. \u00a0He runs a comeback route and stops extremely well. \u00a0He’s not involved in the pass, but this is a very good comeback route by Stewart, and he is wide open had the QB chosen to pass him the ball.<\/p>\n 10<\/strong>.\u00a0 Stewart (outside receiver to the right of formation) is facing zone defense on this play, and he finds open space for a target. \u00a0Notice the route path, because there is an outside CB that he has to worry about in zone, but he splits the CB and LB, which causes the CB to stay further up field. \u00a0If he runs the same route adjacent to the CB, then it’s more likely the CB floats backwards to cover the back end of his zone. \u00a0Stewart does a very good job with the route, and makes a decent cut to the outside, but the ball is wildly overthrown, as it lands out of bounds.<\/p>\n 11.<\/strong>\u00a0 This play goes for an incomplete pass, but Stewart (slot receiver to the left of the formation) is wide open on this play. \u00a0Notice how he sets up this route by slanting his route path to the inside, which causes the defender to turn his hips to the inside. \u00a0Once the defender turns his hips, Stewart goes outside, which forces the defender to turn around, and therefore lose momentum. \u00a0We have now seen a couple of instances where Stewart has adeptly manipulated the hips of defenders to his advantage. \u00a0He is open for the pass, but isn’t involved in the play.<\/p>\n 12.<\/strong> \u00a0 On this play, Stewart is running a “Jet Sweep” again, but with \u00a0a twist. \u00a0As most of you know by now, ArDarius Stewart played QB in HS before moving full time to WR. \u00a0On this play, he is to throw a pass on this “Jet Sweep” but he realizes that the CB hasn’t disengaged from the receiver, and has safety help over the top, thus he decides to run with the ball for minimal gain. \u00a0He showed superior\u00a0play\u00a0recognition than Ryan Fitzpatrick on this play.<\/p>\n 13<\/strong>. \u00a0 This play has Stewart going in motion right before the ball is snapped, and the whole set up is to have three players (OJ Howard, Stewart, and Drake from backfield) match up against two defenders to the right side of the formation. \u00a0However, the QB gets a blitz and looks at the wrong side of the field, which causes an incomplete pass. \u00a0Once again, Stewart was open for an easy pass.<\/p>\n 14.<\/strong> \u00a0 Stewart (outside receiver to the right of the formation) shows off his speed on this play, as he runs by his defender down the field. \u00a0He shows explosive speed and is a good two steps past his defender. \u00a0Unfortunately for him, the QB gets flushed out of the pocket and forced to scramble.<\/p>\n 15<\/strong>. \u00a0 This is a hot read from Coker and Stewart (slot to the right of the formation), so as soon as the defense shows blitz, they have a quick pass option set up. \u00a0It’s a good route and catch, but what is impressive is the last ditch effort to gain an extra yard with the flip at the end. \u00a0Scouts have noted that Stewart doesn’t go down easily, so it’s good to see the effort to gain an extra yard.<\/p>\n 16.<\/strong>\u00a0 Stewart (outside receiver to the right of formation) scores a TD on this play. \u00a0This is a play you have seen before, because if you are reading diligently this far down the article, you have also watched all of his highlight tapes as well. \u00a0This TD is featured on most highlight reels, although it’s not quite as impressive as they make it out to be. \u00a0It’s a simple route, and good catch. \u00a0However, the play is really made by the horrible angle taken by the defender. \u00a0If the defender takes a straight angle to the receiver, he probably has a good chance of tackling him, but the defender takes the outside angle, which allows Stewart to move inside. \u00a0Stewart makes a great cut to avoid the safety, so the run after the catch and his open field ability to make the cut is impressive. \u00a0However, the root problem for this TD is really the defender, who seems to realize he’s on an island and wants to cut off the outside turn as much as possible.<\/p>\n 17.<\/strong>\u00a0 Stewart (outside receiver to the right of formation) runs a double move again, and once again it seems like the QB assumed that it was a single move route. \u00a0The QB did face pressure again, but this is another example where the QB and receiver just aren’t on the same page.<\/p>\n 18<\/strong>. \u00a0 This is a great catch and route by Stewart (outside receiver to the right of the formation), as he sets up the defender brilliantly again. \u00a0Once again, notice the angle of the route and the hip direction of his defender. \u00a0Stewart slants the route inside enough to keep the primary CB facing the field, so when he makes his cut to the outside, the defender has to turn around again. \u00a0He also makes a great catch on this play, as he’s going out of bounds. \u00a0This is an expertly run route and he shows off good hands.<\/p>\n 19.<\/strong> \u00a0 On this play Stewart (outside receiver to the right of the formation) runs right by his defender. \u00a0He shows very good speed and explosion and gets two steps on his defender, but the ball is under-thrown. \u00a0Good thing he has Robby Anderson on the team, they can share their experiences with each other.<\/p>\n 20.<\/strong> \u00a0 Stewart (slot receiver to the left of formation) isn’t involved in the play, but he runs a good route and is open for the pass, but the QB throws the ball to the other side.<\/p>\n 21<\/strong>. \u00a0 On this play, Stewart (outside receiver to the right of formation) runs a simple crossing route, and is open for the pass, but the QB rushes with the ball. \u00a0Again, 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