Jonathan Stewart, one of the most highly-touted running backs eligible for this April's NFL draft, is going to be out for 4-6 months following surgery on his big toe on Wednesday, according to NFL Network's Adam Schefter.

Many mock drafts had Stewart as the second-best running back on the board behind Arkansas' Darren McFadden as a sure-fire first round pick. The time table of the injury suggests that Stewart could be ready before training camp, but there's no doubt it is going to drop his value down a bit.  It is very similar to what happen with Adrian Peterson last year at this time.  However, Stewart is not as talented as Peterson, who may have been the No. 1 overall pick had he not have been coming off surgery. It would not be surprising to see Stewart drop to the second round now.

Stewart decided to skip his senior season at Orgeon to enter the draft and now it may turn out to be a costly decision.

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