Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-42@ Memphis | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs West Georgia | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
#23
Robert Stevens
Senior linebacker for Arkansas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 216 lb · Washington, DC
Returning to Arkansas State for 2026
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles for loss: 91st percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
15
tackles · 2026
2.5 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 9 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 sacks, at Memphis
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Arkansas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearRobert Stevens
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The receipt: 9 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Memphis — Week 1, 2026.
15 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Arkansas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Arkansas State1-1HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles for loss (91st percentile). Strength: sacks (87th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 7.5 TKL/g, 1.2 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 15 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 15 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–7
vs West Georgia
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arkansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Arkansas State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -12 net (25 in / 37 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arkansas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #91 · 2026 recruiting class #85
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Charlie Thomas’s 2020 season.
Matches Charlie on
Solo tackle rate
Class year
Hurry rate
Differs from Charlie on
Height (lower)
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tim Frizzell's junior season at App State (2020).
87%match
Matches Tim on
Solo tackle rate
Weight
TFL rate
The linebacker corps · Arkansas State
- #22Nigel Nelson54 tackles · 2025
- #9Kam Moore4 tackles · 2025
- #23Robert Stevens2 games · 2026
- #28Daniel Demeryno box-score line yet
- #25Keoni Dennyno box-score line yet
4 more on the roster · Arkansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology