Dylan Stewart Named to The Sporting News 2025 All-America Team

University of South Carolina sophomore edge rusher Dylan Stewart has been named to The Sporting News 2025 preseason All-America first team, the national publication announced today.

Stewart, a 6-5, 245-pounder from Washington, D.C. earned FWAA Freshman All-America honors last season after recording 10.5 tackles for loss including 6.5 sacks in his first season with the Garnet & Black. He was also a finalist for the Shaun Alexander National Freshman of the Year award and was a member of the SEC All-Freshman team in 2024. This season, Stewart has been named a preseason All-SEC first team selection by the media and is on the watch list for the Walter Camp Player of the Year and the Bronko Nagurski Award.

Stewart and the Gamecocks will open the 2025 season in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday, August 31, when they face the Virginia Tech Hokies out of the ACC. Game time is set for 3 pm and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN.

The entire Sporting News All-America team can be found here.