Stephen Daley
Indiana Hoosiers
91
Elite

Stephen Daley

Indiana HoosiersElite
DEDefenseElite
Projected Starter

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Stephen Daley is the projected starter at DE for Indiana Hoosiers.

Graduate student · #9 · 6'1", 273 lbs

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Depth at DE · Indiana Hoosiers

  1. 1991Stephen DaleyStarter
  2. 2885Josh Burnham
  3. 3779Chiddi Obiazor
  4. 44168Keishaun Calhoun

Indiana Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the Big Ten

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Handley, ranked #2,166 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 35 tackles, 19 TFL, 5.5 sacks. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 99th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,166 NatlTeam Share7%Percentile99th
Winchester, VA
Jersey
#9
Class
GR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
273 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
202535195.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8117
National Rank
#2166
High School
Handley
Hometown
Winchester, VA

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 99th-percentile production (×0.99 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 99% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.99)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 17LOSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 19-15

Oct 10WNEBTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-17

Oct 4WRUTGTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 47-15

Sep 26WNUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
3
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 29-23

Sep 12WHOWTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 55-0

Sep 5WUNTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-16

Stephen Daley's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

35 tkl · 19 TFL · 5.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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