Cole Steward

Position:
Tight End
Class:
Junior
Height:
6-4
Weight:
250
Hometown:
Salem, Ill.
High School:
Salem Community
Major:
Graduate Student in Kinesiology

2021 (SENIOR)

Played in 12 games and made 2 starts (SEMO and at Northern Iowa)
Caught 3 passes for 15 yards, including 2 catches for 10 yards at Northern Iowa

2020 (COVID YEAR)

Played in all 10 games
Caught 2 passes, including a 3-yard TD pass from kicker Nico Gualdoni on a fake field goal at Weber State

2019 (SOPHOMORE)

Played in 11 games and made 1 start (at Arkansas State)
Had 1 catch for 5 yards vs. Youngstown State

2018 (FRESHMAN)

Played in all 11 games as the team's long snapper
Recorded 1 tackle on the season (Indiana State)

2017 (REDSHIRT)

Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL

Three-time All-Apollo Conference selection ... Played in the Illinois East-West Shrine Game ... Three-year starter piled up 73 receptions for 867 yards and five touchdowns ... 137 total tackles ... Also was an All- Apollo Conference baseball player and was a captain on the baseball and basketball teams ... Member of the FFA and National Honor Society.

PERSONAL

Full given name is Cole Scott Steward ... Son of Tracie and Scott Steward ... Has two older sisters, Megan and Mallory ... Father (Scott) was an SIU Football graduate assistant coach (1985-1987) under then-head coach Ray Dorr ... Born Sept. 3, 1998 ... Graduated in December 2020 ... Pursuing masters degree in kinesiology.