Awards and Honors:
2023 Preseason All-MAC (second team by Phil Steele College Football Preview; third team by Athlon Sports and Pro Football Focus)
2021 Ray Louthen Most Improved Award

Possesses great size and length to anchor the Cardinals' offensive line at left tackle ... 18 career starts combine with LG Damon Kaylor (23), C Ethan Crowe (22) and RT Tommy Lorincz (3) for 66 career starts on the offensive line ... head coach Mike Neu on Stewart: "Corey has a chance to be elite."

2022: Started all nine games he played, contributing to Ball State offensive line that ranked fifth in the country with only 3.6 TFL allowed per game ... started the season's first three games then missed three due to injury.

2021: Appeared in 12 games and earned multiple starts at both left and right tackle ... helped pave the way for freshman running back Carson Steele to post a 1,000 all-purpose yard season, one of only six true freshmen in the country to accomplish the feat in 2021 ... guided an offensive line that allowed just 4.31 tackles-for-loss per game, which was 17th-best in the nation ... made first career appearance in the season opener vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 2) ... earned first career start vs. Toledo (Sept. 25).

2020: Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played two years on the varsity squad for head coach Brian Waite at East Nashville High … 2-star recruit via 247Sports … team captain as a senior … all-city honorable mention as a senior … also played basketball for four years for the Eagles.

PERSONAL: Son of Michelle Stewart … has two brothers and one sister.

Corey Stewart