Brandon Stephens: DB · SMU · #26.
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Brandon Stephens
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Jim Mora and Sonny Dykes. On tape: 8 tackles against Tulsa, Week 11, 2020.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 10 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-24@ Texas State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 65-35@ North Texas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 50-7vs Stephen F. Austin | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-27vs No. 25 Memphis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-34@ Tulane | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-42vs No. 9 Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 51-37vs Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 47-23@ Temple | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-28@ Tulsa | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 38-52@ East Carolina | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 43 | 36 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 |
Week 3 · 2020
W 65-35
at North Texas
1 interception · 5 tackles · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 30-point win on the road against North Texas.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
23%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL43 tackles · 1 for loss · 10 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
50.2%
374 pass / 371 run
Plays / game
74.5
10 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
400 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2020
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at UCLA and SMU, 92 tackles — drafted at #104 overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2020
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jim Mora, Chip Kelly and Sonny Dykes.
Next stop · NFL
Baltimore RavensEntering 6th NFL season
Baltimore RavensEntering 6th NFL season
