2021 Football Roster
Roster
Stephens IV, Steve

Jersey Number 7
Steve Stephens IV
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fresno, Calif.
- High School:
- Edison HS
Bio
As A Senior (2023)
Made eight starts while playing all 14 games in final season as a Duck … Finished with career-highs for total tackles (56), solo tackles (33), tackles for loss (2.0), interceptions (2), passes defended (4) and forced fumbles (1) … Played 662 total defensive snaps, earning a 76.6 overall grade from Pro Football Focus with a 78.5 tackling grade and a 79.6 coverage grade … At least one tackle in all 14 games with 11 multi-tackle performances … at Stanford (Sept. 30): Racked up eight total tackles, including six solo … at No. 7 Washington (Oct. 14): Forced a fumble, assisted on a TFL and made seven total tackles in top-10 road showdown … vs. California (Nov. 4): Pulled in first interception of the season while making six total tackles with a TFL … vs. USC (Nov. 11): Assisted on a TFL and finished with three tackles … vs. No. 3 Washington (Dec. 1): Set a new career-high with 12 tackles, six solo, in the Pac-12 Championship Game … vs. No. 23 Liberty (Jan. 1): Helped Oregon to a dominant win in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl with second interception of the season and three total tackles.
As A Junior (2022)
Played in all 13 games for the Ducks, making 10 starts … Made a career-high 43 total tackles (23 solo) with a pair of pass breakups … Played 596 total defensive snaps … Earned a solid 70.1 tackling grade from Pro Football Focus … at Washington State (Sept. 24): Finished with a career-high eight total tackles, including two solo … vs. No. 9 UCLA (Oct. 22): Made a season-high four solo tackles while finishing with seven total tackles … vs. North Carolina (Dec. 28, Holiday Bowl): Recorded three tackles and broke up a pass in Oregon’s Holiday Bowl win.
As A Sophomore (2021)
Started Oregon’s first eight games at safety before sustaining a season-ending injury … Finished with a career-high 33 total tackles, including 14 solo … Notched two tackles-for-loss, the first of his career … Played 532 total snaps, including 449 on defense … vs. Fresno State (Sept. 4): Matched his then-career-high with five tackles in the season opener … Earned a season-best 83.7 tackling grade from Pro Football Focus … at No. 3 Ohio State (Sept. 11): Helped Oregon pull off a historic upset win at Ohio Stadium with a career-high seven tackles, including two solo … vs. Arizona (Sept. 25): Matched his career-high with seven tackles (three solo) and recorded his first career tackle-for-loss … at Stanford (Oct. 2): Tallied a tackle-for-loss for the second straight game … at UCLA (Oct. 23): Made five tackles, three solo, and broke up a pass.
As A Sophomore (2020)
Made first career start at California (Dec. 5) … Saw time in three games … Totaled eight tackles, including six solo … Made a career-high five tackles at Cal.
As A Redshirt Freshman (2019)
Hauled in first career interception and returned it 38 yards against Nevada (Sept. 7) … Played in 13 games … Totaled seven tackles.
As A Freshman (2018)
Utilized a redshirt … Played in three games … Made three tackles.
High School
Signed during December early signing period … Enrolled in January of 2018 … Consensus four-star and top 250 prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Top 15 player in California by ESPN and Rivals … Ranked the No. 102 overall prospect and No. 10 safety by Rivals … Pegged the No. 7 safety, No. 14 player in California and No. 115 overall in the ESPN300 … Finished with a 247Sports composite rating of No. 137 overall to go along with the No. 11 safety and No. 19 in California … Advanced to the final roster for Nike’s The Opening … A 2018 Under Armour All-American Game selection … Named the California Metro Area Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … Recorded 53 tackles, including four tackles for loss and one sack, as a senior … Broke up 14 passes and led the team with four interceptions … Scored two touchdowns as Edison’s punt returner, averaging 21 yards per return … A dual-threat on offense and defense, catching 12 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns as a senior … Chose Oregon over Arizona State, Boise State, California, Colorado, Eastern Washington, Fresno State, LSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon State, USC, Washington State and others.
Made eight starts while playing all 14 games in final season as a Duck … Finished with career-highs for total tackles (56), solo tackles (33), tackles for loss (2.0), interceptions (2), passes defended (4) and forced fumbles (1) … Played 662 total defensive snaps, earning a 76.6 overall grade from Pro Football Focus with a 78.5 tackling grade and a 79.6 coverage grade … At least one tackle in all 14 games with 11 multi-tackle performances … at Stanford (Sept. 30): Racked up eight total tackles, including six solo … at No. 7 Washington (Oct. 14): Forced a fumble, assisted on a TFL and made seven total tackles in top-10 road showdown … vs. California (Nov. 4): Pulled in first interception of the season while making six total tackles with a TFL … vs. USC (Nov. 11): Assisted on a TFL and finished with three tackles … vs. No. 3 Washington (Dec. 1): Set a new career-high with 12 tackles, six solo, in the Pac-12 Championship Game … vs. No. 23 Liberty (Jan. 1): Helped Oregon to a dominant win in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl with second interception of the season and three total tackles.
As A Junior (2022)
Played in all 13 games for the Ducks, making 10 starts … Made a career-high 43 total tackles (23 solo) with a pair of pass breakups … Played 596 total defensive snaps … Earned a solid 70.1 tackling grade from Pro Football Focus … at Washington State (Sept. 24): Finished with a career-high eight total tackles, including two solo … vs. No. 9 UCLA (Oct. 22): Made a season-high four solo tackles while finishing with seven total tackles … vs. North Carolina (Dec. 28, Holiday Bowl): Recorded three tackles and broke up a pass in Oregon’s Holiday Bowl win.
As A Sophomore (2021)
Started Oregon’s first eight games at safety before sustaining a season-ending injury … Finished with a career-high 33 total tackles, including 14 solo … Notched two tackles-for-loss, the first of his career … Played 532 total snaps, including 449 on defense … vs. Fresno State (Sept. 4): Matched his then-career-high with five tackles in the season opener … Earned a season-best 83.7 tackling grade from Pro Football Focus … at No. 3 Ohio State (Sept. 11): Helped Oregon pull off a historic upset win at Ohio Stadium with a career-high seven tackles, including two solo … vs. Arizona (Sept. 25): Matched his career-high with seven tackles (three solo) and recorded his first career tackle-for-loss … at Stanford (Oct. 2): Tallied a tackle-for-loss for the second straight game … at UCLA (Oct. 23): Made five tackles, three solo, and broke up a pass.
As A Sophomore (2020)
Made first career start at California (Dec. 5) … Saw time in three games … Totaled eight tackles, including six solo … Made a career-high five tackles at Cal.
As A Redshirt Freshman (2019)
Hauled in first career interception and returned it 38 yards against Nevada (Sept. 7) … Played in 13 games … Totaled seven tackles.
As A Freshman (2018)
Utilized a redshirt … Played in three games … Made three tackles.
High School
Signed during December early signing period … Enrolled in January of 2018 … Consensus four-star and top 250 prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Top 15 player in California by ESPN and Rivals … Ranked the No. 102 overall prospect and No. 10 safety by Rivals … Pegged the No. 7 safety, No. 14 player in California and No. 115 overall in the ESPN300 … Finished with a 247Sports composite rating of No. 137 overall to go along with the No. 11 safety and No. 19 in California … Advanced to the final roster for Nike’s The Opening … A 2018 Under Armour All-American Game selection … Named the California Metro Area Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … Recorded 53 tackles, including four tackles for loss and one sack, as a senior … Broke up 14 passes and led the team with four interceptions … Scored two touchdowns as Edison’s punt returner, averaging 21 yards per return … A dual-threat on offense and defense, catching 12 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns as a senior … Chose Oregon over Arizona State, Boise State, California, Colorado, Eastern Washington, Fresno State, LSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon State, USC, Washington State and others.
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