Peyton Stevenson is a safety who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Rice.
Stevenson plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at Rice: Mike Bloomgren and Scott Abell. On tape: 10 tackles against Texas State, Bowl, 2025.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-12@ Louisiana | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-35vs Houston | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-17vs Prairie View A&M | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-17@ Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-21@ Navy | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27vs Florida Atlantic | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-61@ UTSA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-34vs UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-17vs UAB | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-56vs No. 22 North Texas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-52@ South Florida | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-41vs Texas State | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 26 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL57 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Pass share
26.0%
224 pass / 636 run
Plays / game
66.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
214 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
57 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #254 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #18 of 38 American Athletic Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 1,671 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the American Athletic as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Bloomgren, Pete Alamar, and Scott Abell. Multi-era developmental context.
