Last confirmed: Cincinnati, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 188 lb · Euclid, OH · Fork Union Military Academy
Linden Stephens: CB · Cincinnati · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Linden Stephens
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Linden Stephens has been at Cincinnati through two head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 8 tackles against UConn — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 8 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 51 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2016 | Cincinnati | 36 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2015 | Cincinnati | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| 2014 | Cincinnati | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 87 | 55 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 15 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 26-14vs Austin Peay | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-36@ No. 8 Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-17@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | L 32-42@ Navy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-38vs Marshall | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-51vs No. 25 UCF | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-33@ No. 18 South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-31vs SMU | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 17-16@ Tulane | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-35vs Temple | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-48@ East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 22-21vs UConn | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this season51 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 8 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
54.7%
434 pass / 359 run
Plays / game
66.1
12 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Cincinnati, 87 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tommy Tuberville → Luke Fickell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
