Washington State University Athletics

WASHINGTON STATE
SENIOR (2022): Enrolled in January as a graduate transfer from Nevada and participated in spring practice…appeared in seven games, five as a starter…made 38 tackles with 3.5 for loss and one forced fumble…made five tackles including 1.5 for loss in season-opening win over Idaho…made four tackles in win at No. 19 Wisconsin…made season-high six tackles including 1.5 for loss at No. 6 USC…made season-high eight tackles at Oregon State…made five stops against No. 14 Utah…made six tackles in Apple Cup…started, made four stops against Fresno State in LA Bowl.

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JUNIOR (2021): Named All-Mountain West Conference honorable mention…appeared in all 13 games with 11 starts…third on team with 86 tackles…recorded four pass breakups, five fumble recoveries and four forced fumbles…made three tackles including one for loss and forced a fumble against Idaho State…made seven stops at Kansas State…recorded eight tackles, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble at Boise State…had nine tackles including two for loss against New Mexico State…made eight stops and forced a fumble at Fresno State…made seven tackles against UNLV…recorded eight tackles at San Diego State…had 14 tackles with two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble at Colorado State…made nine stops against Western Michigan in the Quick Lane Bowl.
 
JUNIOR (2020): Played in all nine games, making 17 tackles and recovering a fumble ... Made a season-high 11 tackles (10 solo), with one for loss, against Fresno State (Dec. 5).
 
SOPHOMORE (2019): Had a breakout season for the Wolf Pack, playing in all 13 games … Recorded a career-high 40 tackles with 23 of them being unassisted … Named one of the team’s Newcomers of the Year … Finished with four tackles for loss, totaling 27 yards … Two of those TFLs came at Fresno State … Racked up five tackles against the Bulldogs … Recorded his first-career interception at UTEP … Led Nevada with nine tackles in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, a career-high for him … His nine stops in the bowl game were the seventh-most by a single player in a bowl game in Nevada history … Earned Academic All-MW honors.
 
FRESHMAN (2018): Played in all 12 regular season games for the Wolf Pack… Recorded four tackles total with two unassisted and two assisted … Member of Nevada’s 2018 Arizona Bowl victory team … Earned Academic All-MW honors.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas where he was a two-sport athlete in football and track & field … Helped his team to back-to-back state championships and to a track & field state championship in 2018 … Earned first team all-state honors his senior year after compiling 36 tackles, one sack, eight interceptions and scored three touchdowns.
 
PERSONAL
Son of Rhonda Lee and Jarred Stephens … two younger sisters, Chloe and Carter.