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Stephens

Stephens (6’6"/315) is a technically polished, zone-scheme interior lineman whose consistency and production give him a reasonably high floor. Stephens delivered an outstanding 2025 campaign with a 91.6 PFF pass-block grade, 83.0 run-block grade, and 99.3 percent pass-block efficiency, allowing just 4 pressures and 0 sacks on 304 pass-blocking snaps. He wins with timing, balance, and hand placement, showing quickness out of his stance and an advanced feel for angles while consistently locating targets on pulls and combo blocks. Stephens has logged extensive experience at both guard spots and plays with a steady, assignment-sound approach, committing just two penalties over the last two seasons, reinforcing his clean, dependable profile. His athletic profile (7.74 RAS) is solid but not elite, and his 31 3/4” arms and average play strength can show up when asked to sustain blocks or handle longer interior defenders. With advanced pass-pro skills and a veteran work ethic, Stephens projects as a zone scheme guard with early rotational value and a path to starting snaps in the right system.

6-foot-6, 320-pounds, and comes from Blue Springs, Missouri? Yeah, that sounds like an Iowa offensive linemen. As most Hawkeye OL are, Stephens is a massive player with the length and strength to solidify himself as a solid bookend in due time. Stephens also had offers from other solid programs such as Arkansas, Indiana, and Iowa State, but ultimately decided on the OL factory in Iowa City.