Had a chance to talk to Oregon’s Jonathan Stewart recently and my latest CSTV column talks about his Heisman chances for 2007.
In 2005, he was the No. 1 high school running back in the nation. He utilized a rare combination of size and speed to become the state of Washington’s all-time leading high school rusher.
But the last two years, the main determinant of Stewart’s fate hasn’t been his power or his quickness, but the resiliency of his lower legs. Nagging ankle sprains have slowed his development to the point where the focus going into his junior season is, above all, to stay healthy.
“I’ve got to get over these bumps and bruises,” said Stewart, who checks in at No. 15 on Heismanpundit’s pre-spring Heisman Trophy watch list. “That’s been the main thing this off-season — to get stronger and faster and to get my ankle to be more flexible.”
Expect big things from Jonathan Stewart if he can stay healthy
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