Brandon Stephens

Position:
DB
Cl-Exp:
SR-1L
Height:
6-0
Weight:
206
Hometown:
Plano, Texas
Previous School:
UCLA / Plano

Senior (2020): Played and started all 10 games... Registered 43 tackles (36 solo), including one for loss... Had a conference leading 10 PBUs and one interception... Added one fumble recovery and one QBH... AWARDS: NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Invite... NFF Hampshire Honor Society... Preseason: Phil Steele Fourth-Team All-AAC.

Junior (2019): Started all 13 games... Registered 49 tackles (38 solo), including 2.5 TFLs... Led the team with 12 pass breakups (2nd AAC)... AWARDS: American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

2018 (at UCLA): Saw action in two games.

2017 (Sophomore at UCLA): Saw action in 12 games… Registered 182 yards on 46 carries… Scored one touchdown… Had a season-high 83 rush yards and 20 carries against Cal… Caught eight passes for 69 yards.

2016 (Freshman at UCLA): Saw action in seven games… Had a season-high 71 rushing yards against UNLV… Caught four passes four 39 yards.

Prep: A four-star recruit by Scout.com and three-star by ESPN and Rivals.com… Rushed for 1,389 and 15 touchdowns on 222 attempts as a senior… An All-State selection… Registered seven 100-yard rushing games and three 200-yard games… Caught 11 passes for 151 yards… Had 196 carries for 1,268 yards and 21 TDs as a junior and added 991 yards as a sophomore.

Personal: Member of the Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll in high school… Relative Alexis Hornbuckle won an NCAA women’s basketball title (Tennessee) and a WNBA title (Detroit Shock).