Brandon Stephens Class: Senior Hometown: Strongsville, OH High School: Strongsville Height / Weight: 5-10 / 199 Position: Defensive Back

SCOUTING REPORT: Could earn his fourth varsity letter in 2010 ... he came out of spring drills as the starter at cornerback ... continues to show improvement ... must not give up big plays.

2009: A starter in all 12 games at cornerback, his 57 tackles ranked him sixth among the RedHawks ... he recorded 10 tackles vs. Bowling Green, nine stops vs. Toledo and eight tackles vs. Northern Illinois ... had back-to-back games with interceptions at Boise State and Western Michigan ... recorded six pass break-ups, 2.5 TFLs and one forced fumble.

2008: Started six RedHawk games, playing in 10 contests altogether ... averaged five tackles per game through his first five ... had career-best six tackles in games at Michigan and at Cincinnati ... recorded one tackle for loss and two pass break-ups.

2007: Enrolled at Miami in January of 2007 and used his extra time on campus to move up on the depth chart ... played in all 13 games, recording 14 tackles, one fumble recovery, one quarterback hurry and one pass break-up ... he had four solo tackles at Colorado and three stops vs. Syracuse.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner who played cornerback, wide receiver and kick returner at Strongsville ... helped the team to a 36-13 record over four season, winning a pair of Pioneer Conference titles ... also lettered four years in basketball and three times in track ... coached by Russ Jacques.

PERSONAL: Born December 14, 1987 ... son of Vince and Veronica Stephens ... majoring in family studies.