Northwest RB has the burst
The northwest area of the country is a much underrated area for football talent. One of the best running backs in the nation hails from the Evergreen State of Washington and this running back is Jonathan Stewart (5-10, 220, 4.5) from Olympia (Wash.) Timberline.
Stewart blew up the NIKE Camp held in Eugene this past June and walked away with the camp MVP award.
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Being named MVP wasn’t anything new for Stewart as he was his League’s MVP as a junior after rushing for 2,600 yards and scoring 36 touchdowns. He was also an all-state selection as a junior.
Pound for pound, Stewart is one of the strongest running backs in the nation. He benches 360 and squats 575. Though he clocked a 4.5 at the NIKE Camp, his best 40 is 4.35.
Stewart has offers from Arizona, ASU, Cal, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington State, Washington, and Duke. He has a current top four schools of Washington State, Oregon, Cal and Florida State.
The scouting report on Stewart is he’s a back who has great balance, vision and breakaway speed. He also has that burst that all the great ones have. Sounds like a perfect recipe for a running back destined for the D-I level.
Though Timberline doesn’t throw the football, Stewart is an every down back because he also has a good set of hands.
Is there a back that people say that Stewart reminds them of?
“People say that I remind them of Walter Payton,” Stewart said. “I don’t like when they do because Payton was really, really good and he performed that way on the highest level of competition.”