Player Dossier

2019-2024

East Carolina

Chad Stephens

DL • 6'1" • 270 lbs • Greensboro, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Chad Stephens shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.5

Efficiency

23.3

Consistency

51.2

Season Value

27.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · East Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
East Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

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.

Chad Stephens, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · East Carolina. Chad Stephens shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

East Carolina paired 15 primary output with 26 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 23.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

Loss with 3 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.

2022 Regular Season · East Carolina

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

23.3

Usage

8.5

Consistency

51.2

Best Game by takeover score

Houston

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. NC State: 0. Old Dominion: 1. Unknown: 0. Navy: 1. South Florida: 2. Tulane: 3. Memphis: 0.5. UCF: 0. BYU: 0. Cincinnati: 2. Houston: 2

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. NC State: 1 by 4.2. Old Dominion: 0 by 10. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Navy: 3 by 22.5. South Florida: 8 by 53.3. Tulane: 7 by 59.2. Memphis: 2 by 13.3. UCF: 4 by 16.7. BYU: 2 by 8.3. Cincinnati: 3 by 32.5. Houston: 3 by 32.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=5 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · n=5 · +0.9 vs Wins
First Half1.2 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · n=5 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Tulane

Best efficiency game

59.2 vs Tulane

Result
Sat 11/19vs HoustonSplash gameL 3-4232200
Sat 11/12@ CincinnatiL 25-2732110
Sat 10/29@ BYUW 27-2421000
Sat 10/22vs UCFW 34-1341000
Sat 10/15vs MemphisW 47-45200.5000
Sat 10/8@ TulaneSplash gameL 9-24752.500.500
Sat 10/1@ South FloridaW 48-2886110
Sat 9/24vs NavyL 20-2332100
Sat 9/17vs Unknown10000
Sat 9/10vs Old DominionW 39-2100001
Sat 9/3vs NC StateL 20-2111000

Career Arc

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

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    East Carolina

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2019202020212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonEast Carolina0
2020 Regular SeasonEast Carolina316.86.23
2021 Regular SeasonEast Carolina1.517.25.7-1.5
2022 Regular SeasonEast Carolina11.523.38.510
2023 Regular SeasonEast Carolina152610.13.5
2024 PostseasonEast Carolina4.516.34.1-10.5
2024 Regular SeasonEast Carolina4.516.34.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Tulane

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.5 takeover score.

#2

Rice

3.5

Primary metric

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.

#3

UTSA

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

#4

Charlotte

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

#5

Florida Atlantic

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · East Carolina

15 primary output · 26 efficiency · 10.1 usage

30.3

#2

2022 Regular Season · East Carolina

27.9

11.5 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 8.5 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · East Carolina

11.4

4.5 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 4.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8033

Southeast Guilford · Greensboro, NC

Committed To
East Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

139

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 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

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
139