Tony Stevens

WR · Auburn 2016 · #8

Last confirmed: Auburn, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · Orlando, FL · Evans

Tony Stevens: WR · Auburn · #8.

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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Tony Stevens

WR · Auburn · #8

Beats you over the top. This is his third year in the same receiving corps at Auburn. On tape: 109 receiving yards and 4 receptions against UL Monroe, Week 5, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Auburn in the news

Xavier Atkins dismissed from AuburnOct 21
Auburn ends losing streak to GeorgiaUSA Today Oct 18
Georgia starter ruled out for AuburnOn3 Oct 17
Jared Benko hired as AD at Iowa StateOct 16

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Auburn	31	487	15.7	3
2015	Auburn	14	177	12.6	1
2014	Auburn	1	22	22.0	0
Career		46	686	14.9	4

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 13-19vs No. 2 Clemson	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 2	W 51-14vs Arkansas State	4	75	18.8	2	25	2 TD catches
Wk 3	L 16-29vs No. 17 Texas A&M	8	86	10.8	0	18
Wk 4	W 18-13vs No. 18 LSU	4	58	14.5	0	24
Wk 5	W 58-7vs UL Monroe	4	109	27.3	1	48	Season-high 109 yds
Wk 6	W 38-14@ Mississippi State	3	64	21.3	0	36
Wk 11	L 7-13@ Georgia	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 12	W 55-0vs Alabama A&M	4	44	11.0	0	22
Bowl	L 19-35@ No. 7 Oklahoma	2	21	10.5	0	13
Total		31	487	15.7	3	48

Signature game

Week 2 · 2016

W 51-14

vs Arkansas State

4 rec · 75 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 37-point win at home against Arkansas State.

With S. White — 244 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.7 · 60 rush yds (10 car) · K. Johnson — 124 rush yds (18 car) · 2 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · UL Monroe · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +4.62Sean White pass complete to Tony Stevens for 48 yds for a TD, (Daniel Carlson KICK)
Week 2 · Arkansas State · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.62Sean White pass complete to Tony Stevens for 25 yds to the ArkSt 44 for a
Week 2 · Arkansas State · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +3.27Sean White pass complete to Tony Stevens for 24 yds for a TD, (Daniel Carlson KICK)
Week 4 · LSU · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.91Sean White pass complete to Tony Stevens for 21 yds to the LSU 38 for a
Week 3 · Texas A&M · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.87Sean White pass complete to Tony Stevens for 18 yds to the TexAM 34 for a
Week 2 · Arkansas State · 1st and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.32Sean White pass complete to Tony Stevens for 8 yds for a TD, (Daniel Carlson KICK)

4 more plays

Week 6 · Mississippi State · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.05Sean White pass complete to Tony Stevens for 12 yds to the MisSt 30 for a
Week 4 · LSU · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.00Sean White pass complete to Tony Stevens for 24 yds to the LSU 41 for a
Week 1 · Clemson · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.89Sean White pass complete to Tony Stevens for 16 yds to the Aub 39 for a
Week 12 · Alabama A&M · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.87Jeremy Johnson pass complete to Tony Stevens for 22 yds to the Aub 43 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Gus Malzahn, all run-heavy offenses — 23-16 over that span.

2014Auburn8-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy

2015Auburn7-6HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy

2016Auburn8-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (83rd percentile). Strength: yards / catch (83rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#113 / 674 · 83rd pct

17.8%

Yards / catch#118 / 674 · 83rd pct

15.7

EPA / target#125 / 674 · 82nd pct

0.75

TD rate#184 / 674 · 72nd pct

6.7%

Catch rate#303 / 674 · 55th pct

68.9%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#122 / 524 · 77th pct

15.7

Rec yards#210 / 524 · 60th pct

487

Rec TDs#199 / 524 · 56th pct

Receptions#259 / 524 · 50th pct

Long catch#267 / 524 · 48th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

54th → 82nd percentile

Explosive rate

32nd → 83rd percentile

Catch rate

14th → 55th percentile

TD rate

51st → 72nd percentile

Yards / catch

66th → 83rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.2	64.7	16.4	0.5
Road2g	2.0	39.0	17.6	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.7	61.3	17.0	0.4
Weeks 8+2g	2.5	29.0	12.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Gus Malzahn

Pass share

31.1%

286 pass / 634 run

Plays / game

70.8

13 games

Team sack rate

5.8%

311 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

31 catches in 9 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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Tony Stevens

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Auburn in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

31 catches in 9 games

Four seasons at Auburn

His moves

2013