Linden Stephens: CB · Cincinnati · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Linden Stephens
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches at Cincinnati: Tommy Tuberville and Luke Fickell. One game to point at: 8 tackles against UConn — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 8 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 26-14vs Austin Peay | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-36@ No. 8 Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-17@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | L 32-42@ Navy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-38vs Marshall | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-51vs No. 25 UCF | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-33@ No. 18 South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-31vs SMU | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 17-16@ Tulane | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-35vs Temple | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-48@ East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 22-21vs UConn | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this season51 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 8 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
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
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
54.7%
434 pass / 359 run
Plays / game
66.1
12 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Cincinnati, 87 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tommy Tuberville → Luke Fickell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
