Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Toledo
John Stepec
DE • 6'3" • Willoughby Hills, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
John Stepec shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
85
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Toledo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Toledo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maine
Player Story
John Stepec built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive end from Willoughby Hills, OH wearing No. 10, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of John Stepec's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Toledo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
John Stepec, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Toledo. John Stepec shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 71
- TFL
- 14
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 15
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
John Stepec quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Toledo · DE
- Career Tackles
- 71
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Toledo
- Top game
- Maine
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lake Catholic · Toledo
- High school pipeline
- Lake Catholic · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 71 tackles · DE 2nd (top 1%) · Mid-American 36th (top 7%) · National 320th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Toledo | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 80.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Toledo | 13 | 66 | 14 | 4.5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 80.8 |
Related Context
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John Stepec played DE for Toledo. Across 4 tracked seasons, John Stepec recorded 71 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Toledo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Toledo paired 36.5 primary output with 50.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 50.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maine
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Toledo
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.8
Efficiency
50.8
Usage
16.8
Consistency
72.2
Best Game by takeover score
Maine
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. App State: 2. Arkansas State: 2. Maine: 4. Fresno State: 4. BYU: 1. Eastern Michigan: 4. Bowling Green: 4. Central Michigan: 2. Ohio: 4. Akron: 3. Northern Illinois: 3. Ball State: 3.5. Western Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. App State: 5 by 40.8. Arkansas State: 8 by 53.3. Maine: 6 by 65. Fresno State: 5 by 60.8. BYU: 5 by 30.8. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 52.5. Bowling Green: 5 by 60.8. Central Michigan: 4 by 36.7. Ohio: 5 by 60.8. Akron: 2 by 38.3. Northern Illinois: 7 by 59.2. Ball State: 9 by 72.5. Western Michigan: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins3.3 · Games = 9 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 4 · -1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Maine
Best efficiency game
72.5 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/17 | vs App StateSplash game | L 28-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | @ Western Michigan | L 35-55 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/17 | vs Ball StateSplash game | W 37-19 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 11/10 | @ Northern IllinoisSplash game | W 31-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/2 | @ AkronSplash game | W 48-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/27 | vs OhioSplash game | L 26-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Central MichiganSplash game | W 31-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Bowling GreenSplash game | W 42-35 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Eastern MichiganSplash game | W 35-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ BYU | L 53-55 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Fresno StateSplash game | W 52-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs MaineSplash game | W 45-3 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Arkansas StateSplash game | W 31-10 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
John Stepec story
John Stepec built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive end from Willoughby Hills, OH wearing No. 10, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of John Stepec's career was his defensive production: 71 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Toledo. 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 John Stepec's production has multiple signals. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Toledo.
The arc is straightforward: John Stepec 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
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Toledo
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Toledo | 36.5 | 50.8 | 16.8 | 36.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Toledo | 36.5 | 50.8 | 16.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Maine
Week 2 · W 45-3
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Ohio
Week 9 · L 26-31 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Bowling Green
Week 7 · W 42-35 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Fresno State
Week 3 · W 52-17
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Ball State
Week 12 · W 37-19 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Toledo
36.5 primary output · 50.8 efficiency · 16.8 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Toledo
80.8
36.5 primary · 50.8 efficiency · 16.8 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Toledo
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
11
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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