Steve Stephens

DB · Oregon · Sr. · #7

Oregon 2023 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Steve Stephens

DB · Oregon · Sr · #7

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Oregon

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches

2021

Bryan McClendon

Oregon

2022

Dan Lanning

Oregon

era →

2023

Dan Lanning

Oregon

Coaching transition mid-career: Bryan McClendon → Dan Lanning. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Oregon10-4HC: Bryan McClendon · Run-leaning

2022Oregon10-3HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning

2023Oregon12-2HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Oregon	56	33	2.0	2	2	--
2022	Oregon	40	21	0.0	2	--	--
2021	Oregon	33	14	2.0	1	--	--
Career		129	68	4.0	5	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 38–30

at Texas Tech

1 SOLO · 1 TOT

Edged out Texas Tech on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Greg Eisworth’s 2021 season.

Greg Eisworth

90%match

Iowa State · 2021

All-Big 12

Brandon Bishop

Liberty · 2023

86%

Dell Pettus

Troy · 2022

85%

Anthony Johnson Jr.

Iowa State · 2022

82%

Trevon Flowers

Tennessee · 2022

82%

Matches Greg on

Interceptions

Class year

Tackle volume

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Taj Ward's senior season at Cincinnati (2023).

Taj Ward

91%match

Cincinnati · 2023

Max DiDomenico

Army · 2024

All-AAC

90%

Zion Childress

Kentucky · 2023

89%

Isaac White

Wyoming · 2024

88%

Te'Rai Powell

Massachusetts · 2023

88%

Matches Taj on

Class year

PD rate

Tackle volume