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

10.1

Efficiency

26

Consistency

47.5

Season Value

30.3

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

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 26 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: Rice

Loss with 3.5 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 Regular Season · East Carolina

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

26

Usage

10.1

Consistency

47.5

Best Game by takeover score

Tulsa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 1. Marshall: 1. App State: 1. Unknown: 0. Rice: 3.5. SMU: 1.5. Charlotte: 0.5. UTSA: 3. Tulane: 0. Florida Atlantic: 3. Navy: 0. Tulsa: 0.5

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. Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Marshall: 2 by 18.3. App State: 2 by 18.3. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Rice: 4 by 51.7. SMU: 2 by 23.3. Charlotte: 8 by 38.3. UTSA: 4 by 46.7. Tulane: 2 by 8.3. Florida Atlantic: 4 by 46.7. Navy: 3 by 12.5. Tulsa: 5 by 25.8

Split Comparison

Losses1.2 · n=10
First Half1.3 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · n=6 · -0.2 vs First Half
All Games1.3 · n=12

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Rice

Best efficiency game

51.7 vs Rice

Result
Sat 11/25vs TulsaL 27-29500.5000
Sat 11/18@ NavyL 0-1033000
Sat 11/11@ Florida AtlanticSplash gameW 22-743210
Sat 11/4vs TulaneL 10-1321000
Sat 10/28@ UTSASplash gameL 27-4142210
Sat 10/21vs CharlotteL 7-10830.5000
Thu 10/12vs SMUL 10-312010.500
Sat 9/30@ RiceSplash gameL 17-24432.5010
Sat 9/23vs Unknown10000
Sat 9/16@ App StateL 28-4322100
Sat 9/9vs MarshallL 13-3121100
Sat 9/2@ MichiganL 3-3021100

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

Chad Stephens quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

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