Player Profile

Zion Steptoe

WR • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Little Elm, TX, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Zion Steptoe reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

16.3

Efficiency

73.4

Consistency

55.1

Season Value

56.3

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Purdue

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Primary stop by seasons
Purdue
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Purdue
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Army

Zion Steptoe, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Purdue. Zion Steptoe reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Purdue paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 73.4 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 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Purdue, Tulsa.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Army

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Tulsa

Games

9

Receiving Yards / G

30.2

Efficiency

73.4

Usage

16.3

Consistency

55.1

Best Game by takeover score

UAB

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Navy: 3. Oklahoma State: 26. Tulane: 26. Memphis: 25. East Carolina: 57. Temple: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. Army: 76. UAB: 59

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. Navy: 1 by 20. Oklahoma State: 3 by 57.8. Tulane: 3 by 57.8. Memphis: 2 by 83.3. East Carolina: 4 by 95. Army: 5 by 100. UAB: 3 by 100

Split Comparison

Wins51 · n=2 · +26.7 vs Losses
Losses24.3 · n=7 · -26.7 vs Wins
First Half27.4 · n=5 · -6.4 vs Second Half
Second Half33.8 · n=4 · +6.4 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Army

Best efficiency game

100 vs UAB

Result
Sat 11/29vs UABL 24-3135914.419.70042
Sat 11/22@ ArmyW 26-2557615.215.20033
Sat 11/8@ Florida AtlanticL 21-403
Sat 10/25vs TempleL 37-385.7
Thu 10/16@ East CarolinaL 27-4145717.814.30019
Sun 10/5@ MemphisL 7-4522512.512.50015
Sat 9/27vs TulaneL 14-313268.78.70010
Fri 9/19@ Oklahoma StateW 19-123268.78.70016
Sun 9/14vs NavyL 23-42133303

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Purdue

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Tulsa

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonPurdue0
2023 Regular SeasonPurdue00
2024 Regular SeasonTulsa2037010.4203
2025 Regular SeasonTulsa27273.416.369

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Army

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

76

Primary metric

76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Unknown

88

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

88 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

UAB

59

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

59 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

East Carolina

57

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

57 receiving yards with a 95 efficiency score.

#5

East Carolina

31

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

31 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Purdue

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2025 Regular Season · Tulsa

56.3

272 primary · 73.4 efficiency · 16.3 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Tulsa

45.5

203 primary · 70 efficiency · 10.4 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.83

Laurel · Laurel, MS

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

475

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 22 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career receiving yards
475