Shemar Stewart holds the RDE · Backup spot in Cincinnati Bengals’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Shemar Stewart played 8 games in 2025 with a 54% snap share.

Shemar Stewart is a 6'5", 267-pound right defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals, selected 17th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M over three seasons (2022-24), appearing in 37 games with 19 starts and totaling 65 tackles, 11 TFLs, and 4.5 sacks. In 2024, he earned third-team All-SEC honors after starting all 12 games, recording 5.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, and seven QB hurries. As a rookie in 2025, Stewart appeared in eight games with five starts before a knee injury sidelined him for five contests. In his final three games, he posted five tackles, one sack, and one pass defensed, including his first career sack on Dec. 28 against Arizona.

Texas A&M2022 – 2024

Bengals2025 — present

CollegeTexas A&MDraftRound 1 · No. 17 overall · 2025 · CINHometownMiami, FL