Sooners coaches Ben Arbuckle, John Kuceyeski elevated Tennessee Titans No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward at Washington State; now they hope to do the same with OU's John Mateer.

Despite his less-than-stellar production, Stewart impressed at the NFL Scouting Combine when he ran a 4.59 40-yard dash and recorded a 40-inch vertical. B/R's NFL Scouting Department ranked him as the No. 3 edge rusher in its draft big board and predicted that he would land with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the No. 19 pick in its mock draft.

Ward, now a quarterback for the Tennessee Titans, credits UNT coach Eric Morris with giving him a chance to succeed.