Chad Stephens
Chad Stephens
Wins his gap play after play. He has spent four seasons in the East Carolina defensive front. The receipt: 4 tackles against Navy — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at East Carolina, 7 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Houston.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Carolina | 36 | 14 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 39 | 19 | 11.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 34 | 20 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 17 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 126 | 63 | 24.5 | 7.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Dashaun Mallory’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Matt Lawson's graduate season at New Mexico State (2024).
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