Steve Stephens: DB · Oregon · #7.
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Steve Stephens
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The six seasons at Oregon span three head coaches: Mario Cristobal, Bryan McClendon and Dan Lanning. One game to point at: 12 tackles against Washington — Week 14, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 81-7vs Portland State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-30@ Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-10vs Hawai'i | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-6vs No. 19 Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-6@ Stanford | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 33-36@ No. 7 Washington | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-24vs Washington State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-6@ No. 13 Utah | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 63-19vs California | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 36-27vs USC | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-13@ Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-7vs No. 15 Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 31-34vs No. 3 Washington | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
 Bowl | W 45-6vs No. 18 Liberty | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 33 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Week 10 · 2023
W 63-19
vs California
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 44-point win at home against California.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
56tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL56 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Pass share
54.8%
513 pass / 423 run
Plays / game
66.9
14 games
Team sack rate
1.0%
524 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
56 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Six seasons at Oregon, 145 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mario Cristobal → Dan Lanning. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
