2019 Football Roster
Roster
D'Carrious Stephens
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Union City, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Union City HS
- High School:
- Union City HS
Awards and Honors
- Yearly Honors
- Phil Steele All-OVC fourth team (2021)
- Weekly Honors
- 2x OVC Defensive Player of the Week (9/12/21 and 10/17/21)
- Preseason Honors
- Phil Steele Preseason All-OVCÂ third team (2020)
2021: Two-time OVC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12 and Oct. 17)…Tabbed to Phil Steele All-OVC fourth team…Played and started in all 13 games for the Skyhawks at linebacker…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Compiled 77 total tackles, including 32 solos and 45 assists…Notched 7.0 tackles for loss totaling 23 yards…Recorded a sack against No. 8 Montana State (Dec. 4)…Tallied a season-high 10 tackles against No. 10 Montana State (Dec. 4)…Eclipsed seven or more tackles in five games…Had a season-high 1.5 tackles for loss against Samford (Sept. 11)…Recorded interceptions against Samford (Sept. 11) and No. 10 Missouri State (Nov. 27)…Returned a blocked punt 34 yards for a touchdown against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 16)…Tallied a season-high two pass breakups against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 16)…Named to Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC third team.
2020-21: Played and started in all seven games for the Skyhawks at linebacker…Compiled 29 total tackles, including 15 solos and 14 assists…Notched 6.0 tackles for loss totaling 10 yards…Had five or more tackles in three contests…Posted a season-high seven tackles against Tennessee State (March 28) and Southeast Missouri (Apr. 3)…Notched a season-high 2.5 tackles for loss against Tennessee State (March 28)…Recovered a fumble against Tennessee Tech (Apr. 11)…Tallied a quarterback hurry against Eastern Illinois (March 7)…Notched a pass breakup against Murray State (Feb. 28).
2019: Played in nine games for the Skyhawks while starting eight contest at linebacker…Compiled 24 total tackles, including 11 solos and 13 assists…Notched 3.0 tackles for loss totaling 12 yards…Recorded on sack against Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 5)…Forced a fumble against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 12)…Tallied three interceptions against Southern Illinois (Sept. 14), Eastern Illinois (Oct. 19) and Southeast Missouri (Oct. 26)… Returned an interception 26 yards for a touchdown against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 19)…Recorded three quarterback hurries against Murray State (Sept. 28), Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 5) and Eastern Illinois (Oct. 19)…Tallied three pass breakups, including a season-high two against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 19).
2018: Played in six games for the Skyhawks primarily on special teams…Saw action against Missouri (Sept. 1), Middle Tennessee (Sept. 8), Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 13), Southeast Missouri (Oct. 27), Jacksonville State (Nov. 3) and Tennessee State (Nov. 17).
2017: Played in one game for the Skyhawks on special teams…Saw action against No. 20 Tennessee State (Sept. 23).
2016:Â Redshirted.
BEFORE UTM: Was a reliable option for head coach Darren Bowling at the highly successful Union City High School program…Helped lead the Golden Tornadoes to an 11-1 mark in 2015, extending the program’s winning streak to 38 games before a second-round playoff loss…Earned Class 1A all-state honors by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association as a defensive back, picking off two passes after tallying seven interceptions in 2014…Gained 973 rushing yards on just 50 carries, scoring 17 touchdowns on the ground while adding a pair of receiving scores…Was part of back-to-back state championship squads in 2013-14
PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 22, 1998…Son of Shyretha Stephens…Has three siblings, Nisha, Shyon and Jakyron…Graduated with a degree in sports management from UT Martin and is currently pursuing a Master's degree.
