Player Dossier

2018-2023

Oregon

Steve Stephens IV

DB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Fresno, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Steve Stephens IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.1

Efficiency

21

Consistency

14.3

Season Value

13.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Oregon

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Oregon
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: California

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Steve Stephens IV, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Oregon. Steve Stephens IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Oregon paired 0 primary output with 14.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 21 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: California

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Postseason · Oregon

Games

14

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

21

Usage

6.1

Consistency

14.3

Best Game by takeover score

Liberty

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Liberty: 1. Unknown: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Hawai'i: 0. Colorado: 1. Stanford: 0. Washington: 0.5. Washington State: 1. Utah: 0. California: 2. USC: 0.5. Arizona State: 0. Oregon State: 0. Washington: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Liberty: 3 by 22.5. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2. Hawai'i: 3 by 12.5. Colorado: 2 by 18.3. Stanford: 8 by 33.3. Washington: 7 by 34.2. Washington State: 3 by 22.5. Utah: 4 by 16.7. California: 6 by 45. USC: 3 by 17.5. Arizona State: 1 by 4.2. Oregon State: 1 by 4.2. Washington: 12 by 50

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=11 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=2 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=7 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=7 · +0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

California

Best efficiency game

50 vs Washington

Result
Mon 1/1vs LibertyW 45-6320010
Sat 12/2@ Washington10+ tacklesL 31-34126000
Sat 11/25vs Oregon StateW 31-711000
Sat 11/18@ Arizona StateW 49-1310000
Sun 11/12vs USCW 36-27320.5000
Sat 11/4vs CaliforniaSplash gameW 63-19611010
Sat 10/28@ UtahW 35-642000
Sat 10/21vs Washington StateW 38-2432001
Sat 10/14@ WashingtonL 33-36750.5000
Sat 9/30@ StanfordW 42-686000
Sat 9/23vs ColoradoW 42-621001
Sun 9/17vs Hawai'iW 55-1032000
Sat 9/9@ Texas TechW 38-3011000
Sat 9/2vs Unknown22000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Oregon

    2018-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20182019202020212022202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonOregon04.20.7
2019 Regular SeasonOregon171.61
2020 Regular SeasonOregon014.62.7-1
2021 Regular SeasonOregon323.94.93
2022 PostseasonOregon214.42.4-1
2022 Regular SeasonOregon214.42.40
2023 PostseasonOregon6216.14
2023 Regular SeasonOregon6216.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

California

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.3 takeover score.

#2

Arizona

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.3 takeover score.

#3

UCLA

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.

#4

Stanford

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44 takeover score.

#5

Nevada

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Oregon

0 primary output · 14.6 efficiency · 2.7 usage

39.1

#2

2018 Regular Season · Oregon

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Oregon

13.1

6 primary · 21 efficiency · 6.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.943

Edison · Fresno, CA

Committed To
Oregon
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

145

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 45 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Steve Stephens IV quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
145