Usage Score
4.1
Player Dossier
2019-2024East 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.
Efficiency
16.3
Consistency
13.9
Season Value
11.4
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
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.3 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: Charlotte
Loss 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
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2024 Postseason · East Carolina
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
16.3
Usage
4.1
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 0. Unknown: 0.5. Old Dominion: 0. App State: 1. Liberty: 0.5. UTSA: 0.5. Charlotte: 2. Army: 0. Temple: 0. Tulsa: 0. North Texas: 0. Navy: 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. NC State: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 4 by 21.7. Old Dominion: 4 by 16.7. App State: 4 by 26.7. Liberty: 3 by 17.5. UTSA: 4 by 21.7. Charlotte: 3 by 32.5. Army: 4 by 16.7. Temple: 3 by 12.5. Tulsa: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 1 by 4.2. Navy: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Wins0.1 · n=6 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=5 · +0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Charlotte
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Charlotte
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ NC State | W 26-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Navy | L 20-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ North Texas | W 40-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/15 | @ Tulsa | W 38-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Temple | W 56-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Army | L 28-45 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Charlotte | L 24-55 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs UTSA | W 30-20 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Liberty | L 24-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs App State | L 19-21 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Old Dominion | W 20-14 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Unknown | — | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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East Carolina
2019-2024
Opening stop
Season Progression
2019202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | East Carolina | 3 | 16.8 | 6.2 | 3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | East Carolina | 1.5 | 17.2 | 5.7 | -1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | East Carolina | 11.5 | 23.3 | 8.5 | 10 |
| 2023 Regular Season | East Carolina | 15 | 26 | 10.1 | 3.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | East Carolina | 4.5 | 16.3 | 4.1 | -10.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | East Carolina | 4.5 | 16.3 | 4.1 | 0 |
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.