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Jersey Number 66
Daniel Stephens
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 304
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Duluth, GA
- High School:
- Peachtree Ridge
Bio
2016 (Senior)
• Named Second Team All-C-USA
• Named Second Team All-C-USA by Phil Steele
• Named to the Rimington Watch List
• Started all 13 games at center
• Had 958 snaps with a season-high 88 against Vanderbilt
• Part of an offensive line that had the most pass attempts in C-USA and the fewest sacks allowed
• Integral part of an offense that produced a 1,000-yard rusher, 1,000-yard receiver and set single-season records in points, touchdowns and total yards
2015 (Junior)
• Played and started all 13 games
• Second among offensive linemen in snaps played with 963
• Was integral in the Blue Raider offense setting single-season records in total offense, scoring and passing yards while helping produce the first 4,000-yard passer and two 1,000-yard receivers in the same season for first time in school history
2014 (Sophomore)
• Played in 11 games and earned 10 starts
• Was fourth among linemen with 760 snaps played
• Had 80 or more snaps in a game four times
• Missed the USM game due to an ankle injury
• Helped anchor a line that allowed the Raiders to rush for 209.7 yards a game and 243.9 in conference play (second most in league)
• Part of a line that produced seven 200-yard rushing games, including two of 300 or more
2013 (Freshman)
• Played in nine games and had two starts
• Finished with 368 snaps played on the season
• Was part of a line that produced five different 100-yard rushers and seven games of 200 or more yards on the ground
• Made his first collegiate start against ECU and played a season-high 71 snaps
• Had 40 or more snaps six times
High School
• Rated a two star recruit by Rivals
• Named all-region and all-county for Peachtree Ridge High School
• Voted team’s best lineman in 2012 and played in the Gwinnett All-Star Game
• Led the team in pancake blocks as a junior and senior while grading out over 80 percent combined over his last three years
• Was the state runner-up in weight lifting
• Played for Coach Mark Fleetwood
Personal
• Full name: Daniel A. Stephens
• Parents: Micheal and Sharon Stephens
• Born: 5/5/95
• Major: Marketing
• Named Second Team All-C-USA
• Named Second Team All-C-USA by Phil Steele
• Named to the Rimington Watch List
• Started all 13 games at center
• Had 958 snaps with a season-high 88 against Vanderbilt
• Part of an offensive line that had the most pass attempts in C-USA and the fewest sacks allowed
• Integral part of an offense that produced a 1,000-yard rusher, 1,000-yard receiver and set single-season records in points, touchdowns and total yards
2015 (Junior)
• Played and started all 13 games
• Second among offensive linemen in snaps played with 963
• Was integral in the Blue Raider offense setting single-season records in total offense, scoring and passing yards while helping produce the first 4,000-yard passer and two 1,000-yard receivers in the same season for first time in school history
2014 (Sophomore)
• Played in 11 games and earned 10 starts
• Was fourth among linemen with 760 snaps played
• Had 80 or more snaps in a game four times
• Missed the USM game due to an ankle injury
• Helped anchor a line that allowed the Raiders to rush for 209.7 yards a game and 243.9 in conference play (second most in league)
• Part of a line that produced seven 200-yard rushing games, including two of 300 or more
2013 (Freshman)
• Played in nine games and had two starts
• Finished with 368 snaps played on the season
• Was part of a line that produced five different 100-yard rushers and seven games of 200 or more yards on the ground
• Made his first collegiate start against ECU and played a season-high 71 snaps
• Had 40 or more snaps six times
High School
• Rated a two star recruit by Rivals
• Named all-region and all-county for Peachtree Ridge High School
• Voted team’s best lineman in 2012 and played in the Gwinnett All-Star Game
• Led the team in pancake blocks as a junior and senior while grading out over 80 percent combined over his last three years
• Was the state runner-up in weight lifting
• Played for Coach Mark Fleetwood
Personal
• Full name: Daniel A. Stephens
• Parents: Micheal and Sharon Stephens
• Born: 5/5/95
• Major: Marketing
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