Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart was booked into Springfield Municipal Jail Sunday morning on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants, according to a jail representative who spoke to The Oregonian/OregonLive.
The representative said Stewart was booked around 7 a.m. Sunday and was released to a third party about an hour later. Online records through the Victim Information System in Oregon, or VISOR, also show that Stewart was booked into the jail and is no longer in custody.
UO Athletics did not immediately respond to a request for comment early Monday morning.
Springfield Police said Sunday that online rumors tying Oregon football players to street racing were unfounded. Police said several Oregon players were contacted early Sunday morning because they were in the area of a separate pursuit.
That pursuit led Springfield Police to an abandoned vehicle, but officials said it had nothing to do with Stewart’s alleged DUII arrest. Police also said they are no longer pursuing the case involving the abandoned vehicle.
Stewart did not play in Saturday’s 17-14 win over Nebraska at Autzen Stadium because of an undisclosed injury.
A fifth-year wide receiver, Stewart transferred from Texas A&M to Oregon in 2024 and quickly became one of the Ducks’ top targets. He missed the 2025 season after tearing his right patellar tendon in June, then returned this year and has 27 catches for 352 yards and four touchdowns in five games.
The arrest marks the second time this year that a member of the Oregon football program has faced DUII charges.
In April, Oregon running backs coach Ra’Shaad Samples, 31, was charged with DUII and reckless driving after he allegedly backed his Ford F-150 into a parked car near the intersection of Willamette and West Broadway in Eugene. Samples’ next court date is set for Oct. 27.
Oregon, which is 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten, plays at Illinois on Saturday.
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