Stewart was rated as the No. 17 overall player and the No. 3 edge-rusher in the draft class by Bleacher Report's NFL Scouting Department. He played three collegiate seasons at Texas A&M where he recorded 65 total tackles and 4.5 sacks in his career.

Bengals first-round pick Shemar Stewart did not participate in on-field work during Cincinnati’s rookie minicamp on Friday because the edge rusher remains unsigned.

Two of of the Cincinnati Bengals' top draft picks were observers during the team's rookie minicamp on Friday. Defensive end Shemar Stewart, a first-round pick, and linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr., a second-round pick,