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2026 Football Roster

16 Gabe Stephens

  • Position Linebacker
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 240
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
  • Highschool Mountain Island Charter School

Biography

2025 (at Eastern Kentucky): Played 12 games, tallying 16 total tackles (10 solos), including 4.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovered ... Notched three total tackles (two solos) and a QB hurry versus Austin Peay (Oct. 11) ... Had three solo tackles and a sack at Central Arkansas (Nov. 1) ... Produced two total tackles (one solo), a sack and a forced fumble versus Abilene Christian (Nov. 15).

2024 (at Eastern Kentucky): Saw action in 13 contests (four starts), producing 35 total tackles (19 solos), including 6.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and two pass breakups ... Made his season debut at Mississippi State (Aug. 31), registering four total tackles (one solo) and a QB hurry ... Notched five total tackles (three solos), two sacks and a forced fumble versus Morehead State (Sept. 21) ... Tallied five solo tackles, a sack and a forced fumble versus Central Arkansas (Nov. 9).

2023 (at Eastern Kentucky): Appeared in 11 games (one solo), registering 12 total tackles (five solos) and a sack ... Made his season debut at Cincy (Sept. 2), tallying two total tackles (one solo) ... Had three tackles, including a half sack, versus Austin Peay (Nov. 4) ... Recorded two total tackles (one solo) versus Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 18). 

2022 (at UNC): Did not play.

2021 (at UNC): Redshirted, did not play.

High School: A four-star prospect in high school ... Listed as the nation’s No. 11 athlete and the No. 14 player in North Carolina in the 247Sports Composite ... Ranked as the No. 19 outside linebacker and the No. 13 player in the state by Rivals ... Tabbed as the nation’s No. 20 safety and the No. 23 player in the state according to ESPN ... An SI All-America candidate prior to his senior season ... Named to the Butkus Award watch list prior to his senior season ... A second-team All-Gazette and All-Southern Piedmont 1-A selection ... A three-sport student-athlete (football, basketball and track & field).

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