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Brandon Stephens

SMU · Cornerback · 2019-20

INT
1
PD
22
TKL
92

Career totals · 2 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2019 to 2020, Stephens recorded 92 tackles. In 2020, Stephens also had 1 interception.

Stephens was the No. 104 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 69 overall, the 3rd-highest cornerback rating at SMU since 1990 and No. 128 among all cornerbacks of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2021
    • No. 104 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Brandon Stephens season-by-season statistics at SMU
SeasonTklPDInt
201949120
202043101
Total92221

Seasons with tracked stats at SMU. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

SMU Teammates

  1. 80Rashee Rice2019-22WR
  2. 75Brashard Smith2024RB
  3. 74Isaiah Nwokobia2021-25S
  4. 74Kevin Jennings2022-26QB
  5. 74Preston Stone2021-24QB
  6. 71Elijah Roberts2023-24EDGE
  7. 71Tanner Mordecai2021-22QB
  8. 70Danny Gray2020-21WR
  9. 70Kobe Wilson2023-24LB
  10. 68Kylen Granson2018-20TE

Full SMU all-time roster

Top Cornerbacks of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 98Travis HunterColorado · 2023-24CB
  2. 90Clark Phillips IIIUtah · 2020-22CB
  3. 90Cooper DeJeanIowa · 2021-23CB
  4. 90Patrick Surtain IIAlabama · 2018-20CB
  5. 90Sauce GardnerCincinnati · 2019-21CB
  6. 90Nohl WilliamsCalifornia · 2023-24CB
  7. 90Beanie BishopWest Virginia · 2023CB
  8. 88Coby BryantCincinnati · 2017-21CB

Best college cornerbacks since 1990Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Brandon Stephens) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.