Texas A&M edge rusher Shemar Stewart was unable to finish the defensive linemen drills at the NFL’s Scouting Combine due to injury but he still managed to impress on Thursday

Texas A&M edge rusher Shemar Stewart left a lasting impression on league scouts and media personnel despite having to bow out of the drills at the NFL’s Scouting Combine. The defensive lineman and linebackers took to the field at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Thursday, marking the start of the NFL’s annual scouting event.

Stewart was one of the standout names. The 21-year-old came in at 6-foot-5 and weighed 267 pounds, shedding 14 pounds since the Senior Bowl.

He clocked a 4.60 in his first 40-yard dash and improved to a 4.59 in his second attempt, ranking him 4th among the defensive linemen. His athletic testing also saw him score a perfect 10.00 RAS (Relative Athletic Score), a grading scale that shows what percentile a player falls into compared to their peers.

However, Stewart, who is 20th on the Mirror US 2025 NFL Draft Big Board, was unable to participate in the remaining drills. It has been confirmed that the Texas A&M star, projected to be a first-round pick, tweaked his hamstring during his first 40-yard dash attempt.

NFL Network’s Stacey Dales reported: “You may have wondered why you didn’t see Texas A&M edge rusher Shemar Stewart, the electric guy off the edge who ran the 4.59 40 here today. Well, I just spoke with him, and he had an MRI.

“He told me on his first 40 he actually tweaked his hamstring. He wasn’t overly concerned and really in good spirits. But that is why you didn’t see him continue on in the drill work. Disappointing because we all loved watching him. Certainly will be ok.”

NFL.com draft analyst Chad Reuter was just one of the various media personnel left impressed by Stewart’s performance in Indianapolis prior to his MRI. Reuter wrote in his winners stock up/stock down column from day one: “Stewart made a splash on Thursday.

Stewart left a lasting impression despite suffering an injury during the event ( 
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“He posted a 40-inch vertical (second-best among combine defensive linemen), 10-foot-11 broad jump (best among combine D-linemen), and excellent 4.59-second 40 (fourth-fastest among combine DLs).

“He tweaked his hamstring running the 40, per NFL Network Senior National Reporter Stacey Dales, and the injury kept him out of the position workouts. The drills could have given him a platform to show he has the agility and change-of-direction skills to become a more productive player in the pros (4.5 sacks in three seasons at Texas A&M), but he did more than enough in the athletic testing to help himself.”