Dylan Stephenson Season 2024

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