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{{Infobox NFL player
|name=David Stewart
|image=
|currentteam=Tennessee Titans
|currentnumber=76
|currentpositionplain=[[Offensive tackle]]
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1982|08|28}}
|birth_place=[[Decatur, Georgia]]
|heightft=6
|heightin=7
|weight=315
|debutyear=2006
|debutteam=Tennessee Titans
|highschool=[[Lawrence County High School (Alabama)|Moulton (AL) Lawrence County]]
|college=[[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]]
|draftyear=2005
|draftround=4
|draftpick=113
|pastteams=<nowiki></nowiki>
* [[Tennessee Titans]] ({{NFL Year|2005}}–present)
|status=Active
|highlights=<nowiki></nowiki>
* Second Team [[All-Pro]] selection ([[2008 All-Pro Team|2008]])
|statweek=
|statseason=2012
|statlabel1=Games played
|statvalue1=104
|statlabel2=Games started
|statvalue2=104
|statlabel3=Fumble recoveries
|statvalue3=5
|nfl=STE760662
}}
'''David Stewart''' (born August 28, 1982) is an [[American football]] [[offensive tackle]]. He is currently playing for the [[Tennessee Titans]], starting as their right tackle. Stewart played [[college football]] for the [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State Bulldogs]].

==High school career==
Stewart attended [[Lawrence County High School (Alabama)|Lawrence County High School]] in [[Moulton, Alabama]], where he was a two-way tackle and three-year letterman. He earned Class 4A All-State on the offensive line by the ''[[Birmingham News]]''. Stewart also recorded 120 tackles, including 28 quarterback sacks during his junior and senior years while on defense.<ref name="USA Today">{{Citation |work=[[USA Today]] |date=May 18, 2005 |title=Draft Profile: David Stewart, OT, Mississippi State |url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/2005draft/Stewart,David-OT-Mississippi%20State.htm }}</ref>

He was rated with the top offensive linemen in the western half of the southeast region (Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas) by Bobby Burton in his ''[[Rivals.com]]'' preseason recruiting magazine and said to have "as much potential as anyone in the state" by that publication.<ref name="USA Today" />

==College career==
After [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirting]] his initial year at Mississippi State, Stewart appeared in six games during the [[2001 NCAA Division I-A football season|2001 season]], starting vs. Louisiana State, Arkansas and Troy State. The following year, he took over the right tackle slot and went on to start the next 35 contests. He graded 82 percent for blocking consistency as a sophomore and produced 76 knockdown blocks the following season.

As a senior, Stewart graded a career-high 84.8 percent and also totaled 69 knockdowns, which earned him All-Southeastern Conference honors. In his last 35 games, Stewart recorded 218 knockdowns and had 25 touchdown-resulting blocks.<ref name="USA Today" />

==Professional career==
===Tennessee Titans===
After being inactive all 16 games in his rookie season in {{NFL Year|2005}}, Stewart became the starting right tackle in {{NFL Year|2006}}, replacing [[Michael Roos]] who was moved to left tackle, and was part of an offensive line that spearheaded the fifth ranked rushing attack in the NFL. {{As of|2009|2}}, Stewart has made 45 consecutive starts at right tackle for the Titans, including all 16 games over the past two seasons. He was a member of an offensive line that allowed an NFL-low 12 [[quarterback sack]]s in {{NFL Year|2008}} and was named to the [[2008 All-Pro Team|2008 All-Pro Second Team]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.titansonline.com/team/roster/David-Stewart/2c3413e1-7330-4230-9172-71648bc30947 Tennessee Titans bio]

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| NAME              = Stewart, David
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football offensive tackle
| DATE OF BIRTH     = August 28, 1982
| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Moulton, Alabama
| DATE OF DEATH     =
| PLACE OF DEATH    =
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, David}}
[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Decatur, Alabama]]
[[Category:American football offensive tackles]]
[[Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs football players]]
[[Category:Tennessee Titans players]]