Steelers Depot has published a detailed scouting report on Virginia Tech running back Terion Stewart ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft. The sixth-year senior stands at 5-foot-9 and 222 pounds, noted for his physical running style but limited by age and receiving skills. Analysts project him as a late Day Three pick.
Terion Stewart, a 24-year-old running back from Virginia Tech who transferred from Bowling Green after five seasons, features prominently in a new Steelers Depot scouting report for the 2026 NFL Draft. Born on November 29, 2001, he will turn 25 during his potential rookie year. His career stats include 480 carries for 2,836 yards and 23 touchdowns at 5.9 yards per carry, plus 9 receptions for 68 yards across 43 games. In 2025, he managed 82 carries for 469 yards at 5.7 yards per carry with no touchdowns in 10 games, alongside 4 catches for 19 yards. He forced 39 missed tackles that year and 223 career, averaging 4.87 yards after contact per attempt in 2025 and 4.60 career. Stewart set a Bowling Green record with 6 yards per carry there, earning First-team All-MAC in 2024 and Second-team in 2023, plus watch list nods for the Maxwell and Doak Walker Awards. High school accolades include two-time First-Team All-Ohio, Sandusky Bay Conference MVP, and Northwest District Offensive Player of the Year, with 6,175 rushing yards and 93 touchdowns. A dual-sport athlete, he ran a 10.95-second 100-meter dash and helped set a 4x200 relay school record. He took 2022 off for academic and mental health reasons, later earning a 3.4 GPA, and speaks openly about mental health. An aspiring rapper known as “DaRealBully,” his nickname “The Bully” stems from high school. Strengths highlighted include strong contact balance, violent leg drive, effective stiff arm and spin moves, short-area acceleration, and willingness in pass protection. Weaknesses encompass impatience, lack of breakaway speed and receiving skills, poor hands, and technical flaws in blocking like head dipping and lunging. Injuries include multiple ankle, foot, and shoulder issues, causing missed games. The report grades him 6.8 as a pure backup, projecting a two-down role in gap schemes, comparable to Zack Moss if he improves pass protection and receiving. Games reviewed: @ Georgia Tech (2023 – Bowling Green), @ Buffalo (2023 – Bowling Green), vs. Old Dominion (2025), @ NC State (2025).
