Defensive end, Baylor (from Syracuse, Texas Tech), 2019–24
Steve Linton
Lettered 2023 at Texas Tech; 2024 at Baylor (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 10
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 237 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Dublin, GA
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Steve Linton played defensive end at Syracuse (2019–22), Texas Tech (2023) and Baylor (2024).
Career highs
3sacks, career highat Baylor, 2023Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Syracuse | 10 | DE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Syracuse | 10 | DE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Syracuse | 10 | DE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Syracuse | 10 | DE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 10 | DE | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Baylor | 10 | DE | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′5″ | 237 |
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
2024 Baylor 9 games, 26 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Tarleton State | W 45–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Utah | L 12–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Air Force | W 31–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Colorado | L 31–38 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Iowa State | L 21–43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Texas Tech | W 59–35 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 38–28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. TCU | W 37–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at West Virginia | W 49–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Texas Tech 7 games, 22 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Wyoming | L 33–35 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Oregon | L 30–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atWest Virginia | L 13–20 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Houston | W 49–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Baylor | W 39–14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Kansas State | L 21–38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at BYU | L 14–27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Syracuse 9 games, 22 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Louisville | W 31–7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at UConn | W 48–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Purdue | W 32–29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Virginia | W 22–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Wagner | W 59–0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Clemson | L 21–27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Notre Dame | L 24–41 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Wake Forest | L 35–45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Boston College | W 32–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Syracuse 4 games, 6 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | vs.Wake Forest | L 37–40 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Virginia Tech | W 41–36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atLouisville | L 3–41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | at NC State | L 17–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Syracuse 7 games, 14 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at North Carolina | L 6–31 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 37–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Duke | L 24–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atClemson | L 21–47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Boston College | L 13–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atLouisville | L 0–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.NC State | L 29–36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Syracuse 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16 | atDuke | W 49–6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3¾″ | |
| Weight | 242 lb | |
| Arm length | 34¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| Wingspan | 81¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.81 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.25 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.45 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UFL | Birmingham Stallions |
| 2026– | UFL | St. Louis Battlehawks |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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