Linden Stephens

Cornerback for Cincinnati. 2017: 1 interception, 8 pass breakups, 51 tackles.

CB · Cincinnati · #9

6′0″ · 188 lb · Euclid, OH

Cincinnati 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 19 nationally · Joined Cincinnati

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 cornerback for Cincinnati. 2017: 1 interception, 8 pass breakups, 51 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Cincinnati, 87 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2014

Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of Fork Union Military Academy

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#19 national

CFB

College

Cincinnati

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014–2016

Tommy Tuberville

Cincinnati

2017

Luke Fickell

Cincinnati

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Tommy Tuberville → Luke Fickell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Cincinnati9-4HC: Tommy Tuberville · Balanced

2015Cincinnati7-6HC: Tommy Tuberville · Balanced, fast tempo

2016Cincinnati4-8HC: Tommy Tuberville · Balanced

2017Cincinnati4-8HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (95th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#104 / 2682 · 95th pct

Tackles#639 / 2682 · 76th pct

Solo tackles#638 / 2682 · 76th pct

Interceptions#309 / 795 · 31st pct

QB hurries#1249 / 2682 · 27th pct

Sacks#1345 / 2682 · 25th pct

0.0

Tackles for loss#2125 / 2682 · 18th pct

0.5

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

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	5.7	0.1	0.0	0.2
Road6g	2.8	0.0	0.0	1.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.3	0.1	0.0	0.9
Weeks 8+5g	5.6	0.0	0.0	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Satterfield

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Cincinnati	51	31	0.5	0.0	8	1	--
2016	Cincinnati	36	24	0.0	0.0	7	2	--
2015	Cincinnati	--	--	--	--	--	2	--
2014	Cincinnati	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		87	55	0.5	0.0	15	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017

W 26–14

vs Austin Peay

0 TFL · 6 TOT

With J. Smith — 42 AVG · 64 LONG · 6 NO · H. Moore — 151 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 67.0 · 9 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 26-14vs Austin Peay	6	0	0.5	—	0
Wk 2	L 14-36@ Michigan	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 21-17@ Miami (OH)	3	3	0.0	—	4
Wk 4	L 32-42@ Navy	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 21-38vs Marshall	5	5	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	L 23-51vs UCF	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 3-33@ South Florida	2	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 28-31vs SMU	8	6	0.0	1	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 10	W 17-16@ Tulane	5	4	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	L 24-35vs Temple	4	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 20-48@ East Carolina	3	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 22-21vs UConn	8	4	0.0	—	0
Total		51	31	0.5	1	8

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2014

2017 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays