Player Career

Nick Stephens Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Nick Stephens story

Nick Stephens built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a quarterback from Flower Mound, TX wearing No. 17, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Nick Stephens' career was his passing role: 982 passing yards, 5 touchdown passes, and 143 attempts across 9 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Tennessee. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. With 9 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tennessee.

The arc is straightforward: Nick Stephens moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Tennessee

    2008-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonTennessee79051.412.6
2009 Regular SeasonTennessee14282.3-648

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Memphis

Week 10 · W 56-28

Win with 98 yards of offense and 67.3 efficiency.

98

Total Offense

83.7 takeover

98 total offense with 67.3 efficiency.

#2

vs Western Kentucky

Week 1 · W 63-7

44

Total Offense

71 takeover

Win with 44 yards of offense and 97.2 efficiency.

44 total offense with 97.2 efficiency.

#3

@ Georgia

Week 7 · L 14-26 · Conference game

193

Total Offense

60.7 takeover

Loss with 193 yards of offense and 50.3 efficiency.

193 total offense with 50.3 efficiency.

#4

vs Mississippi State

Week 8 · W 34-3 · Conference game

153

Total Offense

54.1 takeover

Win with 153 yards of offense and 65.8 efficiency.

153 total offense with 65.8 efficiency.

#5

vs Northern Illinois

Week 6 · W 13-9

130

Total Offense

54 takeover

Win with 130 yards of offense and 58.8 efficiency.

130 total offense with 58.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · Tennessee

790 primary output · 51.4 efficiency · 12.6 usage

63.3

#2

2009 Regular Season · Tennessee

57

142 primary · 82.3 efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

4

Above avg efficiency