Prior to Stanford

  • Played at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, Florida for head coach Dave Dunn
  • A four-star recruit by both ESPN and Rivals
  • Ranked No. 93 nationally in the country from Rivals and No. 8 at outside linebacker 
  • No. 16 ranked prospect in the state of Florida per Rivals, and No. 30 by ESPN
  • Consensus top-five outside linebacker in Florida, ranked as high as No. 2 by Rivals
  • Also competed in track and field in high school
  • Recorded 41 sacks in four years of varsity football, while adding 193 tackles, 37 tackles for loss, 11 forced fumbles and two defensive touchdowns
  • 2024 NBC All-American Bowl participant
  • 2023 CBS Miami Nat Moore Trophy nominee
  • Two-time MaxPreps All-American
  • Adidas All-American
  • 2022 Rivals Camp MVP
  • 2020 Gatorade FBU Camp MVP
  • State champion as a junior and senior
  • Team Captain
  • National Honor Society member
  • Principal’s Honor Roll student-athlete
  • All-County Academic Athletic Achievement Award

Personal

  • Son of Tino and Tanyika Stephenson
  • Younger brother to Darian Stephenson, who played football at the University of Miami
  • Grandfather Malcolm Simmons also played for Miami
  • Cousin Khara Vassel played women’s soccer at North Carolina and is now on staff at Miami as a Mental Health Fellow
  • Enjoys reading and playing video games
  • Interested in majoring in Management Science and Engineering; Economics; or Philosophy