Chris Stewart Class: Senior Hometown: Spring, TX High School: Klein Height / Weight: 6-5 / 330 Position: Offensive Guard Birthdate: 09/12/1987

CAREER:Settled in nicely at offensive guard for the Irish in 2008 after bouncing between both offensive and defensive lines for his first two seasons ... began Notre Dame career as an offensive lineman but tried playing defensive line during spring of 2007 before returning to offensive line during '07 training camp ... played in 16 games over the past two seasons and started 10 games (all in 2008) ... moves from right guard to left guard in `09 and opens the season as the starter ... ranked by Phil Steele as the 13th-best offensive guard in the nation for 2009.

2008 (JUNIOR): Started all 10 games he played in (did not play against Boston College, Navy, or Syracuse due to a knee injury)... earned his first career start against San Diego State at right guard ... helped the offense rush for 122 yards while allowing no sacks in season-opening win vs. the Aztecs ... was a spark plug for the Irish offensive line, allowing the Irish to rush for over 200 yards against Purdue ... provided great pass support in victory over Stanford, allowing the Irish aerial attack to compile 347 yards against the Cardinal secondary ... started at right guard vs. Washington, helping the Irish amass 459 total yards of offense ... logged 242:53 of playing time with 41 special-teams appearances.

2007 (SOPHOMORE):Started spring practices as a nose tackle but moved back to the offensive line prior to the start of the season ... did not play in the first six games but played in each of the last six games on special teams and as a reserve offensive lineman ... earned playing time as a guard and tackle and finished the season as the backup right tackle ... registered 46:44 of playing time and made 25 special-teams appearances.

2006 (FRESHMAN): Strong freshman guard who did not play as rookie but was a valuable member of the show team.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Klein High School in Klein, Texas ... second-team offensive lineman on USA Today prep All-America squad for 2005 ... selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl prep all-star game ... played for Klein High School in Klein, Texas ... rated 33rd on list of top 100 players in Texas by Dallas Morning News ... second-team Texas Class 5A all-state pick in '05 by Texas Sportswriters Association, after 102 pancake blocks ... 57 pancake blocks and only two sacks allowed as junior in '04 ... all-area pick as sophomore and junior ... also plays basketball ... brother played basketball at Texas Southern as 6-11, 320-pound starting center ... mother Lusia was member of United States silver medal-winning basketball team at 1976 Summer Olympic Games ... enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2006 ... born Sept. 12, 1987 ... son of George and Sandra Stewart ... high school coach was Stan Labay ... graduated in three and a half years with a history degree from the College of Arts and Letters ... earned a 3.533 grade-point average in `06 fall semester, a 3.583 in '07 fall semester, a 3.834 in `09 spring semester and finished his undergraduate studies a 3.536 cumulative average.

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