In 2002, as a sophomore, despite an ankle injury causing him to miss almost half of the season, he rushed for 1,609 yards on 153 carries (10.5 avg.)

[3] As a University of Oregon collegiate, Stewart competed in the 60-meter dash, recording a personal-best time of 6.88 seconds at the 2007 MPSF Championships, where he placed fifth.

[4] In a national recruiting battle, Stewart chose the University of Oregon over USC, Notre Dame, Nebraska, California, Ohio State, and other schools.

[8] Stewart finished his freshman campaign with nine total touchdowns (six rushing, one receiving, and two kickoff returns) despite touching the football only 72 times.

Stewart also caught 20 passes for 144 yards including a touchdown and he again finished near the top nationally in kickoff returning (sixth in the country).

[10] In the final regular season game against rival Oregon State, Stewart rushed for 94 yards and three touchdowns.

[12] Stewart and the Ducks opened the 2007 campaign 4–0, with wins over Houston, Michigan (in Ann Arbor), Fresno State, and Stanford.

[16] In Oregon's showdown against Cal, Stewart ran for 120 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries, in a 31–24 loss to the Golden Bears.

[18] Stewart had a career-high 32 carries for 251 yards and two touchdowns, the latter being the second highest single game total in Oregon's history.

[19] Stewart continued his impressive play with a 103-yard, 25 carry, two touchdown performance against USC in Oregon's 24–17 home win.

[21] Stewart concluded his record setting season with a career-high 39 carries against rival Oregon State, accumulating 163 yards along the way.

On January 11, 2008, Stewart announced his decision to forgo his senior season at Oregon and to enter the Draft.

[29] Stewart, was ranked among the top three running backs entering the April NFL Draft, along with Darren McFadden and Rashard Mendenhall.

[35] In Week 14 against division rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he ran for 115 yards on 15 carries with two rushing touchdowns.

[37] Stewart added his first postseason rushing touchdown in a 33–13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in the Divisional Round on January 10.

[39] In Week 13, Stewart made his first career start for an injured Williams, and recorded 120 yards on 26 rushes and a touchdown in a 16–6 victory over Tampa Bay.

Stewart finished the season with 1,133 yards and 10 touchdowns on 221 carries, slightly outperforming Williams in both categories.

[44] In a year where Carolina finished 2–14, Stewart managed to rack up 770 yards rushing and two touchdowns in 14 games played and seven started, the worst statistical performance of his career.

[47] Behind rookie quarterback Cam Newton, Williams, and Stewart combined, the Panthers had the third-best rushing attack in the NFL in the 2011 season.

[55] In the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, Stewart had 24 carries for 123 rushing yards and one touchdown in a 27–16 victory over the Cardinals.

[61] In the Divisional Round, Stewart rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries to key Carolina's 31–24 win over the Seahawks.

[63] In Super Bowl 50, Stewart rushed for 29 yards on 12 carries and scored the lone touchdown for the Panthers.

[65] Stewart again began the 2016 season as the Panthers starting running back, but missed three games following a hamstring injury in Week 2.

[77] On February 28, 2018, Stewart was released by the Panthers after 10 seasons with the team, leaving as the franchise's all-time leading rusher.

[82] On February 6, 2019, the Giants declined the option on Stewart's contract, making him a free agent at the start of the league year.

[84] On March 9, 2017, Stewart's wife, Natalie Hills, gave birth to their first child, a baby girl named Kaia Grey.