Clint Stephens: DB · Bowling Green · #2.
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Clint Stephens
Erases the deep middle of the field. The four seasons at Bowling Green span three head coaches: Dino Babers, Mike Jinks and Carl Pelini. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Ohio — Week 8, 2018.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 8 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bowling Green | 43 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2017 | Bowling Green | 25 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 |
| 2015 | Bowling Green | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| 2014 | Bowling Green | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 |
| Career | 68 | 42 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 16 | 11 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-58@ No. 24 Oregon | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45vs Maryland | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-35vs Eastern Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-38vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-63@ Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 36-52@ Toledo | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-42vs Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-49@ Ohio | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 28-35vs Kent State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-44vs Buffalo | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 43 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL43 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 8 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Carl Pelini
Pass share
49.5%
405 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
68.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Bowling Green, 68 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Dino Babers, Mike Jinks, and Carl Pelini. Multi-era developmental context.
