Usage / Role
56%
Regular defensive contributor
Player Dossier
2011-2012Northern Illinois
S • 6'0" • Brampton, ON, Canada
Courtney Stephen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Usage / Role
56%
Regular defensive contributor
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a safety
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Snapshot
Player Story
Courtney Stephen built his college career from 2011 through 2012 as a safety from Brampton, ON wearing No. 14, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Courtney Stephen's career was his return-game...
Read the storyCourtney Stephen, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Courtney Stephen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 50 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.3 |
Related Context
Courtney Stephen played S for Northern Illinois. Across 2 tracked seasons, Courtney Stephen recorded 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Northern Illinois.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
—
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Massachusetts
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1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Massachusetts
Best efficiency game
20 vs Massachusetts
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/3 | vs Massachusetts | W 63-0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Player Story
Courtney Stephen built his college career from 2011 through 2012 as a safety from Brampton, ON wearing No. 14, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Courtney Stephen's career was his return-game role: 16 return yards and 1 return touchdown across 2 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Northern Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 2 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northern Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Courtney Stephen moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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Northern Illinois
2011-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
#1 Featured game
vs Massachusetts
Week 10 · W 63-0 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
vs Army
Week 1 · W 49-26
0
Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
1 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
73.3
#2
2011 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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