Zion Steptoe
Minnesota Golden Gophers
73
Average

Zion Steptoe

Minnesota Golden GophersSolid
WR-SLOffenseAverageTRANSFER · Tulsa
2nd String / Backup

Is Zion Steptoe starting?

Zion Steptoe is listed 2nd string at WR-SL for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Zion Steptoe is listed WR-SL #2 for Minnesota at 73 OVR.

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Depth at WR-SL · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 11182Javon TracyStarter
  2. 22573Zion SteptoeYou

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Frisco Memorial, ranked #756 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 21 catches, 272 yards, 0 TD. That's 11% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 73 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #756 NatlTeam Share11%
Little Elm, TX
Jersey
#25
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
190 lbs
Transfer
Tulsa

Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
—212720

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
0.8711
National Rank
#756
High School
Frisco Memorial
Hometown
Frisco, TX

Why this rating?

On a 78-rated offense; 59th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.86 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 73.

Team offense (SP+)
78
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 59% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 27% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.86)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role; −6 depth penalty

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

Sep 4WEIUYDS 0
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
6
AVG
6.0
TD
0

Final W 59-7

Zion Steptoe's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

21 rec · 272 yds · 0 TD
Usage / Involvement61%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.