Usage / Role
63%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2020SMU
Brandon Stephens
DB • 6'0" • 206 lbs • Plano, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandon Stephens shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
75
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- UCLA • SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Player Story
Brandon Stephens built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a defensive back from Plano, TX wearing No. 26, spending time with SMU and UCLA. The clearest part of Brandon Stephens' career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 41
- Overall
- No. 104
- NFL Team
- Baltimore Ravens
Brandon Stephens, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · SMU. Brandon Stephens shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 92
- TFL
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 22
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Brandon Stephens quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · DB
- Career Tackles
- 92
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- North Texas
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 3 · Pick 41 · Baltimore Ravens
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 43 tackles · DB 82nd (top 11%) · American Athletic 41st (top 9%) · National 395th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | UCLA | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | UCLA | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UCLA | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 33.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Postseason | SMU | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 54.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 13 | 44 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 54.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | SMU | 10 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 49.5 |
Related Context
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Brandon Stephens played DB for UCLA and SMU. Across 6 tracked seasons, Brandon Stephens recorded 277 rushing yards, 108 receiving yards, and 92 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with UCLA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
SMU paired 14.5 primary output with 26.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UCLA, SMU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2020 Regular Season · SMU
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
30.9
Usage
4.5
Consistency
39.8
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 3. North Texas: 3. Stephen F. Austin: 1. Memphis: 3. Tulane: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Navy: 0. Temple: 1. Tulsa: 0. East Carolina: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas State: 6 by 55. North Texas: 5 by 50.8. Stephen F. Austin: 3 by 22.5. Memphis: 2 by 38.3. Tulane: 5 by 20.8. Cincinnati: 2 by 8.3. Navy: 1 by 4.2. Temple: 5 by 30.8. Tulsa: 8 by 33.3. East Carolina: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.6 · Games = 7 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Texas
Best efficiency game
55 vs Texas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/28 | @ East CarolinaSplash game | L 38-52 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/15 | @ Tulsa | L 24-28 | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Temple | W 47-23 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Navy | W 51-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/25 | vs Cincinnati | L 13-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/16 | @ Tulane | W 37-34 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | vs MemphisSplash game | W 30-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Stephen F. Austin | W 50-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/19 | @ North TexasSplash game | W 65-35 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/5 | @ Texas StateSplash game | W 31-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Brandon Stephens story
Brandon Stephens built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a defensive back from Plano, TX wearing No. 26, spending time with SMU and UCLA. The clearest part of Brandon Stephens' career was his defensive production: 92 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 22 passes defended across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 277 rushing yards and 108 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brandon Stephens' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
UCLA
2015-2018
Opening stop
- 2
SMU
2019-2020
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | UCLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | SMU | 14.5 | 26.8 | 3.1 | 14.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 14.5 | 26.8 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | SMU | 13 | 30.9 | 4.5 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ North Texas
Week 3 · W 65-35
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas State
Week 1 · W 31-24
3
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Arkansas State
Week 1 · W 37-30
3
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#4
vs East Carolina
Week 11 · W 59-51 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
56.4 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Memphis
Week 5 · W 30-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
50.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · SMU
14.5 primary output · 26.8 efficiency · 3.1 usage
54.2
#2
2019 Regular Season · SMU
54.2
14.5 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 3.1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · SMU
49.5
13 primary · 30.9 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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