Skip To Main ContentPrior 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
