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2024 Football Roster

3 Kobey Stephens

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wewoka, Okla.
  • Highschool Wewoka

Biography

Senior All-MIAA defensive back and veteran leader of the program ... Three-year starter in the defensive backfield ... Talented athlete that can make a play on the ball and disrupt the pass game ... Doesn't get beat deep and contends for every ball ... Knows how to make a tackle when needed ... Also handles kickoff return duties and is a threat to score on every play ... Has played in all 33 games for Central Oklahoma since arriving on campus as a true freshman in 2021 and has started 30 games in that time.

2023: Played in and started all 11 games as a junior ... Finished the season with 36 tackles, including 25 solo stops and 11 assisted tackles ... Had five pass breakups and one interception ... Also blocked one field goal attempt ... Broke up four passes and had three tackles in Week 2 game at Central Missouri ... Recorded at least five tackles in a game five times ... Season-high seven tackles in win at Northeastern State, when UCO won a ninth consecutive President's Cup game ... Grabbed lone interception in Week 10 win against Washburn ... Also a contributor in the return game, taking back 10 kickoffs for 196 yards ... Took off for a season-long 27-yard kickoff return at Northwest Missouri.

2022: Played in all 11 games as a sophomore and made 10 starts ... Finished the season with 33 tackles (18 solo and 15 assisted) ... Made 1.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage for a combined loss of five yards ... Forced one fumble on the year in Week 9 against Pittsburg State ... Made two interceptions ... Had one in Week 1 against Missouri Western and another in Week 7 against Fort Hays State ... Broke up four passes on the season ... Made season-high eight tackles Week 3 at Missouri Southern ... Had a tackle in every game and made multiple tackles in 8 of 11 games ... Fielded 19 kickoff returns on the season and totaled 444 yards for an average of 23.4 yards per return ... Season-long 52-yard kickoff return to open Central Oklahoma's Week 10 win over Central Missouri ... Named Third Team All-MIAA and was also named to the MIAA Honor Roll.

2021: Played in all 11 games as a true freshman with nine starts ... Made 28 tackles ... Had 20 solo stops and eight assisted tackles ... Made two tackles behind the line of scrimmage ... Season-high five tackles twice ... Forced one fumble in Week 11 at Central Missouri ... Recovered one fumble in Week 2 at Emporia State ... Had seven pass breakups in 11 games ... Broke up two passes in back-to-back road wins at Northeastern State and at Fort Hays State ... Helped Central Oklahoma beat Northeastern State for a seventh consecutive season to retain the President's Cup.

High School: Prep standout at Wewoka High School.

Personal: Business Administration major ... Birthdate is Dec. 4, 2001.

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2021Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 175 lbs
    23
  • 3

    2022Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2023Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2024Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 175 lbs
    3
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