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#9

Payton Stevens

Defensive Line
Class
Junior
Height
6-4
Hometown
Polk, Neb.
Previous School
High Plains HS
Honors and Awards

-2021 Honorable Mention All-GPAC
-2021 Omaha World-Herald Honorable Mention All-Nebraska

#9

Payton Stevens

Defensive Line
Junior, 6-4

2021: Fifth-Year Senior
Started all 10 games at defensive end ... registered 35 tackles, six tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and seven quarterback hurries ... posted 11 tackles and 1.5 sacks and forced a fumble in the win over Doane on Nov. 6 ... credited with six tackles in the win at Hastings on Nov. 13.

2020: Senior
As part of the defensive line rotation, collected eight tackles (0.5 for loss) ... recorded three tackles in the win over Jamestown.

2019: Junior
Saw an increased role on the defensive line ... piled up 22 tackles, 3 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, and a forced fumble on the season ... hit his season high of 4 tackles on three different instances against Hastings, Briar Cliff, and Dordt. 

2018: Sophomore
Moved to defensive line and recorded 7 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

2017: Freshman
Punted 12 times, averaging 36.4 yards per attempt ... landed four punts inside the 20.

High School
Prepped at High Plains High School (Neb.) for head coach Greg Wood … lettered and started three times at the varsity level.

Personal
Born in Polk, Neb., on January 9, 1999 … son of Arlo and Stephanie Stevens … enjoys hunting.

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