Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 28-31vs Buffalo | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-28vs Central Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |
#23
Maurice Stephens
Freshman wide receiver on Kent State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 175 lb · Louisville, KY · Ballard HS
Returning to Kent State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 1477 nationally · Signed with Kent State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 wide receiver on Kent State's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kent State in 2025.
Maurice Stephens
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
His career
2025
- Signed with Kent State3-star out of Ballard
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush tds (85th percentile).
Box-score rates
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | 1 | 31 | 81 | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 31 | 81 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Kent State
Returning around him
- 64% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #122
Background
2025 (Freshman) Played in 2 games with 1 carry for 31 yards and 1 TD Scored a 31-yard rushing TD vs Buffalo Returned 4 kicks for 81 yards (20.3 avg) Prior to Kent State Tallied 700 receiving yards on 46 receptions and caught eight touchdowns Was a regional finalist as well as an All-Conference pl...
The receiver room · Kent State
- #6Wayne Harris383 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Ardell Banks205 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Da'Realyst Clark108 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Jay Jay Etheridge30 receiving yards · 2025
- #23Maurice Stephens2 games · 2025
11 more on the roster · Kent State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology