Cornerback, Cincinnati, 2014–17
Linden Stephens
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 188 lb
- Hometown
- Euclid, OH
- Born
- Mar 21, 1995
Linden Stephens played cornerback at Cincinnati (2014–17).
Career highs
8tackles, career hightwice; last vs. UConn, 2017Team titles: American champions, 2014
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Cincinnati | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 2015 | Cincinnati | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 2016 | Cincinnati | 36 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 51 | 31 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Career | 87 | 55 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | |
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.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 of 13 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Cincinnati | 9 | CB | ||
| 2015 | Cincinnati | 9 | CB | ||
| 2016 | Cincinnati | 9 | CB | ||
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 9 | CB | 6′0″ | 188 |
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
2017 Cincinnati 12 games, 51 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Austin Peay | W 26–14 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Michigan | L 14–36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Miami (OH) | W 21–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 23 | at Navy | L 32–42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Marshall | L 21–38 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. UCF | L 23–51 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at South Florida | L 3–33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs. SMU | L 28–31 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Tulane | W 17–16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Temple | L 24–35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at East Carolina | L 20–48 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs. UConn | W 22–21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Cincinnati 12 games, 36 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. UT Martin | W 28–7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Purdue | W 38–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Houston | L 16–40 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 27–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs.South Florida | L 20–45 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | atUConn | L 9–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs.East Carolina | W 31–19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | atTemple | L 13–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs. BYU | L 3–20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atUCF | L 3–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Memphis | L 7–34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Tulsa | L 37–40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 Cincinnati 2 games, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs.UCF | W 52–7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 20 | atSouth Florida | L 27–65 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2014 Cincinnati 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | vs.South Florida | W 34–17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
In the NFL
2 seasons, 7 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Miami Dolphins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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