Defensive back, SMU (from UCLA), 2015–20
Brandon Stephens
- Number
- No. 26
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 206 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Plano, TX
- Born
- Dec 29, 1997
Brandon Stephens played defensive back at UCLA (2015–18) and SMU (2019–20). The Baltimore Ravens took Stephens in round 3, No. 104 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
83rushing yards, career highvs. California, 20179tackles, career highat Navy, 2019Defense
Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UCLA | 26 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2016 | UCLA | 26 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2017 | UCLA | 26 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2018 | UCLA | 26 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2019 | SMU | 26 | DB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2020 | SMU | 26 | DB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 206 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2020 SMU 10 games, 43 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Texas State | W 31–24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 19 | at North Texas | W 65–35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 50–7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Memphis | W 30–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 16 | at Tulane | W 37–34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Cincinnati | L 13–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Navy | W 51–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at Temple | W 47–23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | at Tulsa | L 24–28 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at East Carolina | L 38–52 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2019 SMU 13 games, 49 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Arkansas State | W 37–30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 7 | vs.North Texas | W 49–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 14 | vs.Texas State | W 47–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at TCU | W 41–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at South Florida | W 48–21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Tulsa | W 43–37 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Temple | W 45–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | at Houston | W 34–31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | atMemphis | L 48–54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 9 | vs.East Carolina | W 59–51 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atNavy | L 28–35 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Tulane | W 37–20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | at Florida Atlantic | L 28–52 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2017 UCLA 10 games, 182 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Hawai’i | W 56–23 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | atMemphis | L 45–48 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. Colorado | W 27–23 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | at Arizona | L 30–47 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. Oregon | W 31–14 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | at Washington | L 23–44 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. Arizona State | W 44–37 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at USC | L 23–28 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. California | W 30–27 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Kansas State | L 17–35 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2016 UCLA 6 games, 95 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. UNLV | W 42–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at BYU | W 17–14 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. Utah | L 45–52 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. Oregon State | W 38–24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs.USC | L 14–36 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | atCalifornia | L 10–36 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅛″ |
| Weight | 213 lb |
| Arm length | 32″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 76¾″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.44 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38″ |
| Broad jump | 10′7″ |
| Bench press | 19 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.99 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.29 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 81 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Baltimore Ravens | 17 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Baltimore Ravens | 11 | 34 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 70 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Baltimore Ravens | 17 | 69 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | New York Jets | 16 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New York Jets | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 81 | 334 | 2 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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