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Aycen Stevens

DL · Virginia Tech · So. · #42

Returning to Virginia Tech for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Aycen Stevens

DL · Virginia Tech · So · #42

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#633 national
CFB
College
Virginia Tech
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Virginia Tech6-7HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Virginia Tech1430.50.0------
2024Virginia Tech321.00.01----
Career1751.50.01----

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Virginia Tech

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Virginia Tech

Returning around him

  • 50% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +0 net (27 in / 27 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Virginia Tech · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #30

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anthony Jones’s 2023 season.

Indiana · 2023

#2

Jacob Mangum-Farrar

Indiana · 2023

79%
#3

James Head Jr.

Indiana · 2022

77%
#4

Jahzon Jacks

Fresno State · 2024

77%
#5

Jacob Mangum-Farrar

Stanford · 2022

77%

Matches Anthony on

Sack rate
TFL rate
Hurry rate

Differs from Anthony on

Class year (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kenyon Agurs's sophomore season at Colorado State (2025).

Kenyon Agurs

81%match

Colorado State · 2025

#2

Anthony Jones

Indiana · 2023

78%
#3

Fred Johnson

South Carolina · 2025

78%
#4

Femi Oladejo

California · 2022

77%
#5

Aaron Chiles

Florida · 2025

75%

Matches Kenyon on

Class year
TFL rate
Weight

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #13109

Final rank
#13173
Avg #13254.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #13109 this season.