No. 1 general 2026 possibility Stewart to transfer

Eli Lederman, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 6, 2024, 02:50 PM ET

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Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World.Five-star protective end Jahkeem Stewart, ESPN’s No. 1 general prospect in the class of 2026, is no longer enrolled in New Orleans’ St. Augustine High School, ESPN confirmed Friday afternoon, opening the door to a seismic in-season transfer and a potential reclassification into the 2025 class.Stewart, the 6-foot-6, 275-pound high school junior, verified his departure from St. Augustine and told ESPN he prepares to sign up with a brand-new program instantly, considering schools both in and out of Louisiana with hopes of enrolling as soon as Monday. The decision comes as Stewart is considering reclassifying into the 2025 class, providing the possibility that he might finish his high school career this fall and land on a college campus as soon as January.”St. Augustine assisted me end up being a way better male than I was going in there– it taught me a great deal of things,”Stewart said.

“My strategy is to discover a school that I’m looking for to really just help with my decision– a location that will much better me and help decide I’m trying to make.”An elite defensive line prospect, Stewart held offers from a list of power conference programs even before his freshman season at St. Augustine

, where he emerged as an overwhelming pass-rushing force from on the edge and the interior. Stewart ended up with 85 total takes on (33 for loss)and 20 sacks in his junior season last fall and played in the program’s season opener last Friday.If Stewart decides to reclassify this fall, he will instantly end up being ESPN’s leading uncommitted possibility in the 2025 cycle. Stewart launched his top 15 schools previously this year in a list loaded with SEC and Big 10 programs in addition to Miami, Florida State and Colorado.Stewart’s list of summertime check outs included trips to Ohio State, LSU, Oregon, Texas and Auburn, and he remained in Las Vegas in Week 1 for the neutral site opener in between USC and LSU.

Stewart does not prepare to take any school gos to in Week 2. “We simply wish to chill this weekend, potentially find a school, “he stated.”I need to be going to school somewhere Monday or Tuesday. “