Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 0-68@ Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 3-45@ Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-22vs Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#24
De'Javion Stepney
Senior defensive back on Akron's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 192 lb · Macomb, MI
CFB Index 47 · #175 of 322 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Akron for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 953 nationally · Signed with Central Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Akron's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Central Michigan in 2021.
- Transferred from Central Michigan to Marshall in 2024.
De'Javion Stepney
Erases the deep middle of the field. Three head coaches in five seasons, at three different programs. His first career honor landed in 2022: All-MAC. The receipt: 3 tackles against Nebraska — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20213 games
- Signed with Central Michigan3-star out of Dakota
202211 games
The role got bigger.
- All-MACthird
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Oscar Rodriguez
Akron
Coaching transition mid-career: Oscar Rodriguez → Joe Moorhead. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Central Michigan9-4HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
2023Central Michigan5-7HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
2024Marshall10-3HC: Charles Huff · Run-leaning
2025Akron5-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
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 | Akron | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Marshall | 3 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 13 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 40 | 25 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8 | -- | 2 |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 62 | 38 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 9 | -- | 2 |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Akron
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (15 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Akron · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #121 · 2026 recruiting class #132
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
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His 2022 production profile sits closest to Warren Burrell’s 2021 season.
85%match
Matches Warren on
Tackle volume
Height
PD rate
Differs from Warren on
TFL rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ryan Cooper Jr.'s sophomore season at Oregon State (2023).
91%match
Matches Ryan on
Class year
Weight
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like De'Javion Stepney
The secondary · Akron
- #18DiMarco Johnson53 tackles · 2025
- #20Mehki Flowers42 tackles · 2025
- #3Alex Branch33 tackles · 2025
- #4Justin Anderson31 tackles · 2025
- #24De'Javion Stepney6 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · Akron team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology