Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Akron
De'Javion Stepney
DB • 6'0" • 192 lbs • Macomb, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
De'Javion Stepney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
18
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Central Michigan • Marshall • Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Hampshire
Player Story
De'Javion Stepney built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Macomb, MI wearing No. 24, spending time with Akron, Central Michigan, and Marshall. The clearest part of De'Javion Stepney's...
Read the storyDe'Javion Stepney, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Central Michigan. De'Javion Stepney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 62
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 9
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
De'Javion Stepney quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · DB
- Career Tackles
- 62
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Central Michigan
- Top game
- New Hampshire
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 6 tackles · DB 678th (top 70%) · Mid-American 315th (top 55%) · National 3,428th (top 56%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 11 | 40 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | 52.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 17.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Akron | 3 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.1 |
Related Context
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De'Javion Stepney played DB for Central Michigan, Marshall, and Akron. Across 5 tracked seasons, De'Javion Stepney recorded 114 rushing yards, 3 receiving yards, and 62 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Central Michigan paired 10 primary output with 24.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Central Michigan, Marshall, Akron.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Hampshire
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Central Michigan
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
12.4
Usage
3
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
New Hampshire
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 0. New Hampshire: 1. Buffalo: 0. Akron: 1. Ball State: 0. Western Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 3 by 12.5. New Hampshire: 4 by 26.7. Buffalo: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 0 by 10. Ball State: 4 by 16.7. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 2 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
New Hampshire
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs New Hampshire
Player Story
De'Javion Stepney story
De'Javion Stepney built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Macomb, MI wearing No. 24, spending time with Akron, Central Michigan, and Marshall. The clearest part of De'Javion Stepney's career was his defensive production: 62 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 9 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Central Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but De'Javion Stepney's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 114 rushing yards, 3 receiving yards, and 231 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Akron, Central Michigan, and Marshall.
The arc is straightforward: De'Javion Stepney moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Central Michigan
2021-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Marshall
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Akron
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20212022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 10 | 24.2 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 2 | 12.4 | 3 | -8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 0.5 | 8.8 | 1.7 | -1.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Hampshire
Week 2 · W 45-42
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
74.5 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma State
Week 1 · L 44-58
2
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Akron
Week 7 · W 28-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Bucknell
Week 3 · W 41-0
2
Havoc Plays
48 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.
#5
vs South Alabama
Week 2 · L 24-38
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Havoc Plays
38.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Central Michigan
10 primary output · 24.2 efficiency · 3.2 usage
52.5
#2
2025 Regular Season · Akron
40.1
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Central Michigan
33.3
0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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