Jacob Stephens brings size, NJCAA production, and disruptive upside to Duquesne’s front
In the 2023 season at Lackawanna College, Jacob Stephens logged six tackles, three tackles for loss, and a pass breakup in six games, then arrived at Duquesne as a 6-foot-2, 300-pound defensive lineman with real interior heft and proven disruption potential. The appeal is the blend: power at the point of attack, gap-penetrating juice, and enough backstory to suggest he has kept climbing rather than plateauing. He did not see game action in 2024, so the key question is whether that junior-to-senior leap turns his raw tools into steady weekly impact.
